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Kubyshko V.L. (2017). Improvement of psychological work in the system of moral and psychological support for the operational activities in the internal affairs personnel. National Psychological Journal, 4, 95–103
Abstract
Background. Since psychological work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is one of the professional activities, the departments must perform the tasks of the following two tiers: professionally-based and system-wide. Those tasks of the first tier perform the tree groups of individual and group diagnostics, personal and professional development, and professional and psychological support. When implemented they are determined by system-wide goals, with the main one shaping the patriotic worldview, corporate culture and the significantprofessionalproperties of the employees.
Objective. Within the framework of the approach mentioned above, the paper considers static and dynamic models of psychological work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation at the present stage, current issues and ways to resolve them are revealed.
Progress Report. Based on the brief analysis of the static model of psychological work it is concluded that there are forces and means for the successful accomplishment of the assigned tasks which is confirmed by the external indicators. When considering the on-line dynamic model issues, the issues of scientific and methodological character are identifiedand also the corporate personnel and the systemwide (worldview) typeof work are determined. Their essence and content are specified, and also the ways to constructively eliminate these issues are highlighted.
Research results. The author emphasizes that the worldviewissues require special consideration as their solution demand a set of measures connected with the extension of the functional duties of the psychologists working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Conclusion. In the conditions of negative information and psychological impact on the professional and corporate consciousness of the Ministry of Internal Affairs employees, the increased attention of some researchers to the negative moments of the history of the police when its heroic pagesare ignored, the psychologists should use the entiretoolkit of psychological approaches and methods to withstand the aforementioned destructive influences. Particular importance should be attached to the development of the employeemotivational sphere as the most important component of their career orientation.
Accepted: 12/14/2017
Pages: 95-103
DOI: 10.11621/npj.2017.0409
Sections: Military Psychology;
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Keywords: employees of internal affairs agencies; departmental training of psychologists; moral and psychological support of official activity; historical memories; psychology of understanding; static and dynamic model of psychological work;
Available Online 01.01.2018
Tabl. 1. Tasks of the psychological work units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
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№ |
Name/Title |
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1. |
The study of individual psychological personality features in candidates, trainees, promoted employees, the forecast of their career success |
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2. |
Ensuring a favorable social and psychological climate in corporate structures of service personnel |
|
3. |
Psychological training of personnel |
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4. |
Development of psychological and teacher-training competence of managers, psychological education of employees |
|
5. |
Psychological support of the personnel |
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6. |
Prevention of conflict situations |
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7. |
Psychological assistance to employees and their families |
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8. |
Introduction of best practices, using modern psychotechnologies |
Tabl. 2. Forces and resources of psychological work units
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№ |
Name/Title |
Amount |
|
1. |
Positions of psychologists according to the staff schedule |
2627 |
|
2. |
Certified posts out of the number mentioned above |
2003 |
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3. |
Without high psychological eduction |
162 |
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4. |
Those who took retraining programmes in the universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation |
144 |
|
5. |
Offices of psychological assistance |
982 |
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6. |
Psychologist offices |
2046 |
|
7. |
Psychological Rehabilitation Centers |
43 |
|
8. |
Movable office premises (Gasel Van) |
5 |
|
9. |
Computer polygraph |
589 |
|
10. |
Psychodiagnostic hardware and software |
378 |
Fig 1. Growth dynamics of special psychophysiological studies using a polygraph
Tabl. 3. Average values of optimally working test scores
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№ |
Test Score |
Test (p≤0.05) |
μ Employees |
|
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Efficient |
Inefficient |
|||
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1. |
Raven Progressive Matrices, number of correct answers |
0,01 |
24,59 |
21,14 |
|
2. |
Analogy, efficiency |
0,00 |
47,12 |
29,73 |
|
3. |
Vocabulary, number of correct answers |
0,00 |
16,54 |
12,04 |
|
4. |
Short Orientation Test, number of correct answers |
0,00 |
24,97 |
20,21 |
|
5. |
Method of Multilateral Personality Study, anxiety |
0,01 |
3,76 |
5,55 |
|
6. |
Method of Multilateral Personality Study, schizoid type |
0,00 |
2,90 |
5,32 |
|
7. |
Subjective Control Test, internal interpersonal relationship |
0,01 |
12,17 |
10,82 |
|
8. |
Subjective Control Test, internal family relashionship |
0,04 |
5,30 |
4,64 |
|
9. |
Legal awareness, business sphere |
0,04 |
5,48 |
4,54 |
Tabl. 4. Training of psychologists within the programs of additional vocational education
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№ |
Programme |
Further Training |
Retraining |
|||||
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
||
|
1. |
Heads of the psychological work units |
+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2. |
Psychocorrection of psychological trauma and PTSD |
|
+ |
|
|
|
|
|
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3. |
Integrative methods of psychologis work |
|
+ |
|
|
|
|
|
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4. |
STSI psychologists |
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
|
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5. |
Technologies of psychological regulation (remote training) |
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
|
6. |
Prevention and resolution of conflict situations |
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
7. |
Training technologies |
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
8. |
Work with those who demand increased attention |
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
9. |
Professional psychological selection |
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
10. |
Optimization of the social and psychological climate |
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
11. |
Basics of profiling for transport security |
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
|
12. |
Professional psychological selection |
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
|
13. |
Special psychophysiological studies using polygraph |
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
+ |
|
14. |
Technologies to ensure employee reliability |
|
|
|
|
|
+ |
|
1–8 – higher schools of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation: 1–- Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation; 3 – Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia; 4 – Oryol Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia; 5 – Ural Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia 6, 7 – All-Russian Institute for Advanced Training of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia; 8 – Kikotya Moscow University of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of Russia
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