On December 25 at 7:00 PM, the next session of the seminar "Psychological Development of Children and Adolescents" will be held.

Seminar Leaders:

• Yu.A. Kochetova, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Head of the Department of "Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova", Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor
• I.V. Shapovalenko, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Professor at the Department of "Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova", Associate Professor

Discussion Topic: "Bullying as a Systemic Phenomenon. From Understanding Mechanisms to Correctional Practice: Possibilities of Emotionally-Focused Imagery Therapy (EFIT)."

At the seminar, the phenomenon of bullying will be examined through the lens of a systemic approach as a problem of group dynamics. The focus will be not only on the phenomenology of roles (victim, perpetrator, bystanders) but also on the deep-seated mechanisms that trigger and reinforce this destructive dynamics: from environmental conditions and personal characteristics of participants to unconscious group mechanisms.

Main attention will be given to correctional and developmental work with the consequences of bullying. Based on real case studies, we will analyze:

• A differentiated approach to providing psychological assistance to the victim, perpetrator, and bystanders using Emotionally-Focused Imagery Therapy (EFIT) methods.
• Algorithms and techniques aimed at working through traumatic experience and forming a healthy life position.

Key Questions for Discussion:

• Bullying as a systemic phenomenon, its distinction from conflict
• Psychological roles in the bullying system and their dynamics
• Conditions for the emergence and maintenance of bullying: analysis of external and internal factors
• Long-term psychological consequences for all participants in the system
• Potential of Emotionally-Focused Imagery Therapy (EFIT) in psycho-correction of trauma consequences, overcoming destructive scenarios, and forming a healthy life position

Speaker: Olesya Yuryevna Drobinina, Clinical Psychologist, certified instructor at the N.D. Linde Institute of Emotionally-Focused Imagery Therapy (Moscow), full member of the Professional Psychotherapeutic League (OPPL).

The seminar will be held in webinar format. To participate, we invite you to register (MTS Link).