Expert Discussion on Organizing Psychological Assistance for Students in Inclusive Education Held at MSUPE
On March 17, 2026, a webinar titled "Organization of Psychological Assistance for Students with Special Educational Needs in Inclusive Educational Organizations" was held at Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE).
The discussion was organized by the Federal Center for the Development of Inclusive General and Supplementary Education (FCIO MSUPE) with the support and participation of the All-Russian Public Organization "Federation of Educational Psychologists of Russia", the Scientific and Methodological Center for Support of Teaching Staff, and the MSUPE "Boiling Point" (Tochka Kipeniya) . The event was attended by 236 specialists – heads of educational organizations, educators, educational psychologists, homeroom teachers, and representatives of public organizations addressing issues of educational inclusion from 50 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Kazakhstan.
S.V. Alekhina, Director of the Federal Center for the Development of Inclusive General and Supplementary Education at MSUPE, Leading Researcher, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, outlined the features of developing the Concept and Model for organizing psychological assistance for students with special educational needs at the level of an inclusive educational organization. Svetlana Vladimirovna noted that the results of testing the Model of an inclusive educational organization – an educational organization for all, expert-analytical data supporting the implementation of the Interdepartmental Comprehensive Action Plan for the Development of Inclusive General and Supplementary Education, Children's Recreation, and Creating Special Conditions for Students with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs for the long-term period (until 2030), as well as the special educational conditions required in educational organizations for the education, upbringing, and development of target groups of children, became the basis for describing a systematic organization of psychological assistance for all children in need within inclusive education settings.
The system for organizing psychological assistance for students in inclusive educational organizations was presented during the webinar by Yu.A. Bystrova, Leading Researcher at FCIO MSUPE, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, and E.V. Samsonova, Leading Researcher at FCIO MSUPE, Candidate of Psychological Sciences.
Discussion experts included: N.V. Tkachenko, Associate Professor at the Department of Ethnopsychology and Psychological Problems of Multicultural Education, Faculty of Social Psychology, MSUPE, Candidate of Psychological Sciences; O.L. Yurchuk, Deputy Head of the Federal Coordination Center for Ensuring the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in the Education System of the Russian Federation at MSUPE, Candidate of Psychological Sciences; and L.E. Oltarzhevskaya, Scientific Director of the City Psychological and Pedagogical Center of the Moscow Department of Education and Science, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences.
At the conclusion of the webinar, S.V. Alekhina presented participants with ongoing developments and announced federal-level events organized by FCIO MSUPE, including the All-Russian Competition "Best Inclusive School in Russia."
A video recording of the event has been published on the resources of the MSUPE digital educational space.