In the al-Farabi Kazakh National University had completed its work 1st Republic Winter Psychological School "Modern technologies in a consultative practice of the psychologist", which was held from 15 to 17 January 2016.

In the School was attended by about seventy professional psychologists from Health and Education institutions (schools, universities, centers), and students from different regions of Kazakhstan: Aktobe, Karaganda, Shymkent, Ust’-Kamenogorsk, West Kazakhstan, Kostanai, Pavlodar, and Almaty regions.

The aim of the School was the development and improvement of professional competence in the integration of scientific and practical knowledge in psychological operations.

The program of the Winter school of psychology was varied and rich.

Topics of offered master classes and training sessions - actual:

1) Saparova I.A. Stages of psychological counseling: from theory to practice

2) Sadykoвa A.T. Preventing emotional burnout

3) Loginova M.N. Metaphorical associative map in the work of psychologist

4) Kolmogorova E.A. Socio-psychological researches in judicial practice (techniques of psychological diagnosis of the family)

5) Khusainova I.R. Medical and social care in the oncology service. Features of psychological help in cancer hospital

6) Duisegaliev A.Zh. Application of the principles of the system approach in family consulting and personal relationships in the tradition of Eastern psychology.

After school, to participants were given the IAQ certificates of KazNU about professional development (total 36 hours).

Organizing Committee of the I-st Republican Winter psychological school were: Center for Psychological Support of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Institute of Advanced Training of KazNU.

Organizers-moderators of the event – Faizullina A.K., Kabakova M.P.