Problems of psychology of extreme situations will be discussed by specialists from three countries at a conference in Vitebsk

May 16, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Problems of ensuring psychological safety of life activities in extreme situations will be discussed on May 17 in Vitebsk at the republican scientific-practical conference "Psychology of Extreme Situations: Problems of Theory and Practice" with the participation of specialists from Belarus, Russia, and Poland. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Sergey Bogomaz, Head of the Department of Psychology at Vitebsk State University named after P. Masherov, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor. The scientific forum on this topic will be held for the first time in the Vitebsk region, emphasized Sergey Bogomaz. About 80 scientists and specialists from educational and scientific centers, practitioners from medical and rehabilitation institutions, employees of law enforcement agencies and emergency rescue units showed interest in the event. The main goals of the conference are to highlight the problems of ensuring psychological safety of life activities in extreme situations, as well as to define approaches to the creation and application of modern technologies for regulating behavior and activities in extreme situations. During the plenary session and work in sections, issues of human behavior psychology in extreme situations, medical assistance in extreme conditions, and specifics of the activities of emergency rescue and law enforcement specialists in extreme situations will be considered. Problems of psychological safety of the educational environment, as well as issues of training professional personnel for work in extreme conditions, will be discussed separately. Specialists will consider aspects of social adaptation and psychological correction of individuals who have experienced a crisis state, and modern educational programs for training students and pupils for actions in extreme conditions. Practical sessions will be held at the Vitebsk State University Psychological Support Center and the Republican Center for Medical Rehabilitation of Veterans and Disabled persons of combat operations in other states. The organizers of the conference are the Ministry of Education and Vitebsk State University named after P. Masherov. -0-