Updated: 3/13/2025
Laboratory of Health Technologies in Education
Head of the Laboratory: Svitlana Dmytrivna Yakovleva, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor
Mission of the Laboratory
The Laboratory of Health Technologies in Education is dedicated to researching the psychophysical development of children with special educational needs and developing innovative approaches for organizing the educational and corrective process in both special and inclusive educational institutions. The main goal is to foster children's development while safeguarding their health.
Priority Areas of Activity
- Early intervention in the psychophysical development of children and assessing their psychophysical status to enable timely correction and rehabilitation.
- Determining cognitive potential in children with psychophysical developmental disorders to enhance their learning capacity.
- Developing and implementing innovative educational and corrective technologies for children with special educational needs.
- Creating methodologies for corrective and developmental work with children experiencing speech impairments.
- Designing and applying methodologies for working with children with intellectual disabilities.
Work Plan of the Research Laboratory
"Health Technologies in Special Education" (2025)
| No. | Activity | Timeframe | Responsible Parties |
|---|
| 1 |
Development of scientific and methodological recommendations for working with children with severe speech impairments |
May |
Laboratory staff |
| 2 |
Creation of programs for working with children with autism spectrum disorders |
April |
Laboratory staff |
| 3 |
Collaboration with teachers and their assistants in inclusive classes at School No. 33, Educational Complex No. 48, Special School No. 1, Preschool Institution No. 37, Regional Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities, and Preschool Institution No. 21 "Podolyanochka" (Ivano-Frankivsk City Council) to study the psychological condition of children with psychophysical and speech disorders |
Throughout the year |
Laboratory staff |
| 4 |
Publication of research findings in international and national scientific journals |
Ongoing |
Laboratory staff, students of Special Education (016) |
| 5 |
Student engagement in new projects on inclusive education and participation in the Student Research Competition |
Ongoing |
Laboratory staff, students of Special Education (016) |
| 6 |
Development of methodological recommendations for state certification of undergraduate and graduate students |
Ongoing |
Laboratory staff, Special Education (016) |
| 7 |
Peer review of scientific and methodological materials |
Throughout the year |
Laboratory staff |
| 8 |
Collaboration with the Inclusive Resource Center (IRC) – roundtable discussion on challenges in implementing inclusive education in city and regional institutions |
Ongoing |
Laboratory staff |
The work plan was discussed at the Department of Special Education meeting
(Protocol No. 1, dated August 27, 2024).