All-Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League: New Cluster "Multicultural Approach in Psychological Counseling" Approved
On March 25, at a meeting of the Committee on Directions and Methods (Modalities) of Psychotherapy of the All-Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League (OPPL) , following the analysis of submitted documents, a demonstration of a counseling case, a multi-stage discussion, and the results of a vote, the overwhelming majority of modality and cluster leaders of OPPL decided to approve a new cluster within OPPL: "Multicultural Approach in Psychological Counseling."
Cluster Leaders are:
- Olga Sergeevna Pavlova, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Ethnopsychology and Psychological Problems of Multicultural Education at MSUPE, Full Member of OPPL, Ethnopsychologist, Supervisor, Narrative Practitioner, EMDR Therapist, Family Psychologist, Basic Consultant in Positive Psychodynamic Transcultural Psychotherapy.
- Marina Yurievna Chibisova, Associate Professor at Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPGU), Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Full Member of OPPL, Adlerian Psychologist, Supervisor.
- Ekaterina Andreevna Verchenova, Psychologist, Supervisor, Psychodrama Therapist, Body-Oriented Therapist, Sexologist, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist, Full Member of OPPL, Graduate of the Master's program "Psychology of the East" at MSUPE, Specialist at the platform "Pogovorim Online," and Instructor at the Institute of Psychological Professions "Psychemeia."
This is a crucial step in the professional training of graduates and students of the Department of Ethnopsychology, reflecting the growing demand for the department's specialists – interculturally competent psychologists who consider ethnocultural factors (linguistic, ethnic, religious, national, regional, etc.) that influence the process of psychological counseling in their professional activities.