Educational Psychology

Psychopedagogy focuses on “a person in a learning situation”. A Psychopedagogy professional (the psychopedagogist) is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and helping people regardless of their age, who for various reasons cannot learn like everyone else. The Psychopedagogist also trains and guides teachers so that they perform better in the classroom.

Why study Psychopedagogy?

Studying Psychopedagogy is for those people who like to help, since concepts are used to collaborate with regard to teaching and learning, both for children and other age groups, as it is a professional trained to improve learning difficulties at every stage of development. Studying this degree gives students the knowledge necessary to be able to work in their career with the necessary tools to solve the difficulties they observe and create an appropriate method to achieve it. The psychopedagogist also helps integrate kids with different abilities into a school or family group.

What is studied in Psychopedagogy? What scope does Psychopedagogy have?

Studying Psychopedagogy involves learning about the different branches or specialties that can be chosen within the coursework, such as workplace learning, and the career can also be practiced clinically or geared toward school institutions. The professional can cover both the public and private sectors to carry out their work. It is also a career found in much of the countries so you can work internationally. The psychopedagogist is the one who decides to pursue specific guidance for a given field or stay with the learning from the undergraduate degree. Students often decide to learn more about certain subjects that can expand their professional activity.

Is Psychopedagogy a university degree? How many years does it last?

Psychopedagogy is a university degree, according to most people oriented toward improving school teaching. Despite this, the degree offers different alternatives when taking it and specializing in a more particular branch. The average program lasts 4 years depending on the country where you live. In some countries like Peru the career can be part of a second specialization of an undergraduate degree like psychology, which is why the name given to the program depends greatly on the country where you decide to study.

Advantages of studying Psychopedagogy

One of the advantages of the degree is being able to satisfy the charitable side that we human beings have. Psychopedagogy tries to help others and bring out the best in them to achieve the desired results. Therefore it provides personal satisfaction that comforts the professional

Disadvantages of studying Psychopedagogy

The disadvantage goes hand in hand with the advantage, the frustration that can be felt when the goal for the other person is not achieved. On the other hand, job placement in the educational field is sometimes difficult, and it is also a career dependent on institutions that request the professional.

What is the Psychopedagogy degree for?

Psychopedagogy is linked to different or special education, it helps with observation, detection and treatment regarding physical disability, trouble paying attention, learning difficulties and hyperactivity in children. Throughout the degree, students are given the necessary tools so they can develop in their work. Psychopedagogy is useful for working in the personal and family fields as well as the educational field. Studying Psychopedagogy also gives professionals the possibility of conducting research on the teaching methods that can be used in the educational field, or on the use of innovative tools in the workplace.

What does a Psychopedagogue do for work? What tasks do they perform?

Psychopedagogues collaborate in the didactic area of learning, guide the parents of children who have difficulties understanding and absorbing knowledge, and help in the educational development of infants, adolescents and adults. They can dedicate themselves to teaching and they also work in the field of vocational guidance. A psychopedagogue can work in a private entity and have as a task intervening in the workplace and finding a method so that employees can achieve more effective productive performance.

At which universities can you study Psychopedagogy?

In Argentina the Bachelor's Degree in Psychopedagogy is offered at the Universidad del Museo Social Argentino (UMSA).

In Colombia the degree is called the same and is taught at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.

In Chile the Universidad UCINF offers as a professional title the psychopedagogue degree and as a related academic degree the Bachelor's Degree in Education.

In Spain: In Barcelona the Centro Universitario Internacional de Barcelona (UNIBA) offers the university master's degree in Psychopedagogy with a duration of 10 months and a total of 60 ECTS Credits and Online methodology.

In Mexico the Bachelor's Degree in Psychopedagogy is taught at the Universidad de Monterrey.

In Uruguay the Universidad Católica del Uruguay teaches the Bachelor's Degree in Psychopedagogy.

Originally this article was written by Ekhiñe and at this time it is in the process of being updated.