Yuliia Viacheslavivna Pikozh

Education:

• National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, professional qualifications: teacher of corrective pedagogy and special psychology; speech therapist; practical psychologist for special educational institutions;
• specialty: Corrective Education.

Areas of professional development:

• Training "Safe Educational Environment" — Brovary Public Organization;
• Advanced training under the All-Ukrainian seminar-practicum "Psychological and pedagogical approach in the educational activities of children with special educational needs";
• Professional development courses "Modern technologies of physical rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy (CP)" and "Speech therapy massage in work with children with CP";
• Online course "Introduction to Early Intervention";
• Training under the regional pedagogical studio program (Levchenko V.M., Zhaivoronok T.A.) on "Organizational and methodological aspects of the activities of newly established inclusive resource centers" for directors and specialists of inclusive resource centers and educational staff implementing inclusive education;
• Training course "Technology of Providing Early Intervention Services."

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• Early intervention: early detection of speech disorders (0–3 / 0–6 years), prevention of secondary disorders, work with parents;
• Correction of speech disorders;
• Speech development as a condition for learning: development of connected speech; vocabulary building; grammatical structure of speech;
• Correction of reading and writing;
• Psychological and pedagogical support for the family;
• Interdisciplinary collaboration;
• Professional development of the speech therapist.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• Besides speech therapy, my professional interests include child developmental psychology, inclusive education, and working with families of children with special educational needs.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• Going to the cinema, spending time with family, cooking, gardening.

Doctor's advice:

• Talk to the child constantly, do not correct them harshly, limit gadgets, develop fine motor skills, do not wait for them to "outgrow" it.