Lectures by Professor Tartakovsky for students of the programme

Professor Evgeny Tartakovsky from Tel-Aviv University (Israel) gave several lectures for students of the Master's program "Applied social psychology"

During the lectures professor discussed the psychosocial processes of the immigrants’ adjustment in the receiving country. He also spoke about practical issues relevant to the immigrants’ adjustment in the new country: the new language acquisition, physical and mental health of immigrants, the effect of immigration on the family relationships, and adjustment of immigrant children in school.

Students learned about the psychosocial processes related to adjustment of immigrants in the new country and methods of working with immigrants at the individual, family, and community levels. Students also acquired theoretical knowledge and practical tools that will permit them to understand the immigration experience and to help immigrants better adjust to the new country.