Opening of the Second Season of the Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Club – from November 10
The second season of the supervisory Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Club is launching at the Scientific and Practical Center of Gerontopsychology of MSUPE. It is a professional platform for regular supervisory and curatorial support for specialists applying cognitive stimulation therapy in their work with older adults.
In the first season, three meetings of the Club were held. The participants analyzed cases from practice, discussed difficulties in working with CST groups, and exchanged professional experience. In the second season, the Club's work continues in the same format.
The Club was created for graduates of the advanced training program "Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Basic Principles and Practical Application in Gerontology and Geriatrics," implemented at Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE), as well as for specialists who are already introducing CST in institutions of social assistance, healthcare, and education.
Goals of the CST Club:
- supporting specialists in resolving complex professional situations when conducting CST;
- developing the professional competencies of CST group facilitators;
- forming a professional community of CST practitioners;
- accumulating and analyzing typical and unique cases of CST application;
- creating conditions for multicenter research on the application of the CST method in the Russian Federation.
Content of the meetings: The Club meetings are held in the format of group supervision and include:
- analysis of professional cases;
- discussion of difficulties in working with CST group participants;
- analysis of group and individual dynamics;
- discussion of the adaptation of CST programs;
- exchange of practical solutions and professional experience.
First meeting of the second season Date and time: November 10, 16:30 Format: online The meeting is led by the Club curators:
- Anna Alexandrovna Shvedovskaya, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor in the Department of Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova at MSUPE
- Marina Vitalyevna Kalantarova, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Neuro- and Pathopsychology at MSUPE
Conditions of participation
- Duration of the meeting: 60–90 minutes
- Frequency: once a month
- Group size: 5–8 participants
- Participation is free of charge, upon preliminary registration.
Contacts for participation inquiries:
- Anna Kirillovna Pavlova
- pavlovaak@mgppu.ru
- +7 916 587-11-84