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Legal Aspects of Psychologist's Professional Activity
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:01.08.2024 09:11:55
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_191 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ivans Jānis Mihailovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | None. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To improve students’ knowledge and understanding of the basics of psychologists’ professional activity, human rights and work at a level that meets the requirements of higher education in psychology, creating an idea of the impact of psychologists’ professional activity, human rights and work standards and principles on the impact on the relationship between the person (client) and the employer, the employer and the state, the person and the state, emphasizing respect for human rights standards in professional communication and work with clients. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of law, legal system. Interaction of law and ethics. Human rights: concept, system, role in professional activity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Freedom of expression and openness of information. Personal data protection. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Privacy. Equality. Availability of services. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Case studies. Human rights in professional activities. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Children’s rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Labour law: concept, system, regulatory framework. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Regulation of psychologist’s professional activity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Case studies. Legal aspects of psychologist - client relationship. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of law, legal system. Interaction of law and ethics. Human rights: concept, system, role in professional activity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Freedom of expression and openness of information. Personal data protection. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Privacy. Equality. Availability of services. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Case studies. Human rights in professional activities. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Children’s rights. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Labour law: concept, system, regulatory framework. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Regulation of psychologist’s professional activity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Case studies. Legal aspects of psychologist - client relationship. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | A report analysing the current legal aspects of psychologist’s professional activity; Preparation for seminars by finding and analysing cases. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in lectures and seminars (20%); a report (40%) analysing the current legal aspects of psychologist’s professional activity and exam (40%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students have a good knowledge of laws and regulation and key literature and understand the importance of law in psychologist's professional work. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students are able to identify and critically analyse the problem situation in psychologist’s professional activity, finding the necessary regulation and substantiating their opinion. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students are able to apply their knowledge in the field of law to solve a practical case, which is related to the professional activity of a psychologist, meeting the requirements of laws and regulations. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Psihologu likums | ||||||||
| 2 | Darba likuma komentāri. Rīga: Latvijas Brīvo arodbiedrību savienība, 2020. | ||||||||
| 3 | Psihologu ētikas kodekss. | ||||||||
| 4 | Psihologu profesionālā darbība Latvijā: saturs, organizācija, regulējums. Psihologu likuma komentāri. Autoru kolektīvs Kr. Mārtinsones vadībā. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2018. | ||||||||
| 5 | Ministru kabineta 2018.gada 29.maija noteikumi Nr.301 “Psihologu noteikumi”. | ||||||||
| 6 | Grāvīte I., Niedre R., Mihailovs I. J. Metodiskās rekomendācijas psihologa profesionālajai darbībai izglītības iestādē. Rīga: NordLynx, 2020. | ||||||||
| 7 | Elsiņa I., Martinsone B., Mihailovs I. J. Psihologa profesionālās darbības ētika: Teorētiskais pamats un praktiskās vadlīnijas. – Rīga: izdevniecība SIA “Drukatava”, 2022. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Informatīvais ziņojums „Par psihologu profesionālās darbības regulējuma nepieciešamību”. | ||||||||
| 2 | Slaidiņa V., Skultāne I. Darba tiesības. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2017. | ||||||||
| 3 | Psihologu sertifikācijas padomes materiāli. | ||||||||
| 4 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme | ||||||||
| 5 | Autortiesību likums | ||||||||
| 6 | Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likums | ||||||||
| 7 | Darba likums | ||||||||
| 8 | Iesniegumu likums | ||||||||
| 9 | Fizisko personu datu apstrādes likums | ||||||||
| 10 | Informācijas atklātības likums | ||||||||
| 11 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. VIII Cilvēka pamattiesības. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2012. | ||||||||
| 12 | Vispārīgā datu aizsardzības regula | ||||||||
| 13 | Girgensone B., Mihailovs I. J. Terminu skaidrojošā vārdnīca ģimenes un bērnu tiesībās. Rīga, Drukātva, 2017. | ||||||||
| 14 | Krimināprocesa likums | ||||||||
| 15 | Cilvēktiesības pasaulē un Latvijā. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2021. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Žurnāls „Jurista vārds”. | ||||||||
