The conception of education and the graduate's profile in the scope of the DIAGNOSIS AND PEDAGOGICAL TERAPY major. The graduate of higher professional studies on the faculty of pedagogy with the specialization in diagnosis and pedagogical therapy gains a professional title of licentiate. During the studies he will acquire basic general pedagogical, sociological and psychological knowledge defined in the standards of teaching and supporting it specialist knowledge indispensable to understand a social-cultural context of education, upbringing and social-care work, as well as constructing his own professional development.

 After completing professional studies comprising the subjects of general, basic, specialist and practical education, the graduate will possess solid theoretical and practical preparation presented by:

• perception and independent solving pedagogical problems,

 • skills in carrying out diagnostic research,

 • consciousness of permanent deepening his knowledge and improving professional qualifications.

 It is assumed that during 3-year education a student will master practical skills in the sphere of social communication, using diagnostic techniques, enriching and improving his knowledge and competences in the scope of practical working as well as creating his own methodological base. In the frames of specialist education the graduate will gain qualifications to lead pedagogical diagnostic and therapeutic activity, e.g. constructing observational sheets, leading categorized and non-categorized observation, leading collective and individual therapy.

Higher professional studies on the pedagogy faculty are the basis for gaining reliable professional preparation, developing the ability of reliable look at his own professional role as well as deepening understanding of educational reality.

The graduate of the pedagogy faculty, major of diagnosis and pedagogical therapy acquires professional qualifications necessary to work with children and the youth, in this with special educational needs.

 He will be prepared to work at schools and different kinds of  educational institutions (that is school-educational centres, community centres, clubs for children and youth), counseling service centres (where, according to legal regulations, people with higher professional education can be employed), and also in a character of a tutor in children-youth organizations.

Due to progressive educational dysfunction of a contemporary family as well as didactic-educational school problems, a role of a pedagogy teacher as a diagnostician and therapist is increasing.