How we are building Neuroanatomy and Behaviour for rigorous and open science

Neuroanatomy and Behaviour was founded to be a journal for rigorous and open science. In 2021, all of the empirical papers published engaged in at least one open science practice, such as open data or open protocols. The papers published have been carefully reviewed by two experts, but may also be sent to additional specialist reviewers for specific tasks, such as checking references or statistical approaches. In 2021, Neuroanatomy and Behaviour reached a key milestone and was accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals, the world’s leading database of trustworthy open access journals. As we look towards 2022, we will continue improving our publication processes and working to share quality neuroscience without financial barriers for authors or readers.

THANATOLOGICAL COMPETENCE AS PART OF THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF A PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Актуальность развития танатологической компетентности в рамках подготовки практических психологов обусловлена социокультурным, профессиональным и индивидуально-психологическим аспектами, которые усиливаются вследствие пандемии коронавирусной инфекции. Приводится информация о зарубежном опыте реализации программ по повышению танатологической компетентности специалистов помогающих профессий (медиков, психологов, педагогов), рассмотрены данные об их эффективности и трудностях в их реализации. Отечественный опыт представлен образовательными дисциплинами в ряде высших учебных заведений и частными танатотерапевтическими курсами. В то же время ряд исследований обнаруживает актуальность развития танатологической компетентности среди будущих специалистов-психологов и запрос на включение данной проблематики в образовательную программу. В заключении автор обозначает перспективы реализации танатопсихологического направления в науке, практике и образовании. The article is devoted to the description of thanatological competence as mastering thanatological knowledge for making professional decisions in psychological practice and education. The relevance of the development of thanatological competence in the training of practical psychologists is due to the socio-cultural, professional and individual psychological aspects, which are amplified due to the coronavirus pandemic. The author provides information on the foreign experience of implementing programs to improve the thanatological competence of specialists in helping professions (doctors, psychologists, teachers), provides data on their effectiveness and difficulties in their implementation. Domestic experience is represented by educational disciplines only in some higher educational institutions and private thanatotherapy courses. At the same time, a number of studies reveal the relevance of the development of thanatological competence among future psychologists and a request to include this issue in the educational program, taking into account the coverage of the cognitive, activity and value-motivational component of thanatological issues. The main difficulties in the implementation of courses and disciplines of thanatological orientation are not only the ethical aspects of covering the issues of death in the educational program, but also the insufficient representation of research on death, dying and loss in domestic science. In conclusion, the author outlines the prospects for the implementation of the thanatopsychological direction in science, practice and educati on.