The Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology The Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology Bratislava, Slovakia

 Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology is direct organisation of Ministry of Education, operates on national level.  Combines research with best practise and methodical services delivered to all kinds of educational institutions in Slovakia – schools, counselling centres etc.  We cover all main topics considering child development, child education, and professional services for educational, psychological, career counselling.  One department is Methodical - Research Cabinet of Educational and Psychological Counselling and Prevention that specializes on training of professionals – teachers, counsellors

 The institute publishes the journal Psychology and Pathopsychology of Child, which is the only one Slovak professional psychological journal.  The Information-Editing Center of VÚDPaP has a well- built scientific library that serves not only to research workers of our institute but also to external users - experts of affiliated professions, university teachers and students.  The Institute is in tight cooperation with facilities of psychological, educational and special-pedagogy counseling. The institute provides methodological and educational services, develops new psychodiagnostical tools.  The Research Institute for Child Psychology and Pathopsychology provides and guaranties study visits for students of Philosophical and Pedagogic Faculty of Comenius University, as are selective lectures and professional practicing. Informational, publication, methodological and training activities

 we provide methodical services to the network of centres of pedagogical and psychological counselling and prevention in Slovakia, and professionals working at schools in the field of counselling.  develop innovative methods and programs for pupils PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

EDUCATION FOR PROFFESIONALS  According to brand new law (from november 2009) there is set new credit education for proffesionals working in school area:  Updating education  Specialistic education  Inovative education

Foster tolerance in schools:  Develop long-term preventive and developing program for pupils (considering age, developmental level, typ of school and so on)  Implement program to education via etical or religious education  Prepare teachers to work with such a subject  Use activities of professionals services ( psychologist, prevention professionals and so on)  Cognitive and emotional level (role-playing) Foster tolerance

 Adapted from All Different – All Equal (European Youth Center, Strasbourg, 1995)  32 sessions (last grade of secondary school)  Topics: - identification of stereotype attitudes - identification of stereotype attitudes - analyzing racial prejudice - analyzing racial prejudice - equality independent on culture or ethnic origin - equality independent on culture or ethnic origin - fellowship and empathy - fellowship and empathyEvaluation  Psychological evaluation (impact on personality level, social acceptance, interpersonal level)  Impact – quantitative analysis showed impact on all monitoring levels - qualitative analysis showed changes in attitudes to tolerance, - qualitative analysis showed changes in attitudes to tolerance, personal openness and pupils emotion personal openness and pupils emotion Program Way to tolerance showed opportunities positive influent attitudes to tolerance, against racism and xenophobia Program Way to tolerance showed opportunities positive influent attitudes to tolerance, against racism and xenophobia Way to tolerance

 Thank you for your attention Eva Smiková, PhD.