The present-day knowledge society expects school education to ensure the development of higher-order thinking skills, such as novel problem solving. Experimental evidence shows that such skills can be developed in students by using classroom activities enhancing higher-order thinking skills more often. However, the impact of such activities on knowledge acquisition in specific disciplines, mathematics in particular, remains unclear. Data obtained in the longitudinal study Trajectories in
The article presents the experience of organizing a service for the provision of psychological assistance to children in the Kursk region through the student psychological club “Boomerang”. It tells the story of the need to create a club and the basic principles of activity. The main activities of the psychological service are revealed: psychological education, psychological prevention, psychological counseling and psychological development. An example of some psychological technologies is given. The article also analyzes the activities of the psychological service for children and youth and the region as a whole. Analysis of the results of the study of the effectiveness of the psychological services of the region through the student psychological club “Boomerang” allows us to conclude not only about the relevance of this form of psychological service, but also its importance in the life of the region. The article also discusses the prospects for the development of this form of psychological service for solving urgent problems of modern childhood.
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