Dr. Pashaeva Tarana – PhD, Grand PhD (Reading) (IUFS – Oxford ) – International University of Fundamental Studies
Abstract: The Logos Centre is Azerbaijan’s leading psychological centre, with a network of branches in cities across Azerbaijan for the implementation of psychological and social programmes, as well as educational and advisory activities.
Keywords: counselling methodology, social projects, public education, scientific and methodological developments.
Since March 2014, the Logos Psychological and Speech Centre has been providing services to the people of Azerbaijan, caring for the psychological, educational and speech health of the population, and earning the trust and respect of people through its educational activities and charitable psychological assistance marathons.
The centre’s mission: To ensure the psychological health of the country’s population and expand the process of psychological education.
The centre’s goal: To provide psychological services in accordance with international standards, to extend educational activities to the most remote regions of Azerbaijan, to increase the number of branches in the regions, to turn the centre into the country’s leading educational centre for training personnel, and to open representative offices abroad.
Areas of activity: Mental health services
Provision of psychological and speech therapy services for all age groups without restrictions.
Services offered – specialist consultations:
• Psychologist
• Speech therapist
• Teacher
• Sensory integration
• Therapeutic gymnastics
• Therapeutic massage
• Intelligence, attention and development tests
• BAK therapy
• Reflexology
• Stuttering treatment programme
• School preparation
• Inclusive education
Educational and methodological activities: Training and development of qualified personnel, teaching new methods, and organising advanced training courses at local and foreign educational institutions.
Publishing activities: Publishing magazines, books, teaching materials and methodological aids that play an exceptional role in educating specialists and parents.
International cooperation: The Logos Psychological and Speech Centre attaches great importance to international cooperation and is working consistently in this direction. The centre invites renowned professionals from Turkey and Russia with extensive experience in the field of psychology. Their training courses on current psychological topics are useful not only for Logos employees, but also for doctors working in hospitals throughout the republic, university and school teachers, and psychologists.
The centre cooperates with the Association of Positive Psychotherapy, the International University of Fundamental Education, the V.M. Bekhterev (St. Petersburg), the Institute of Perinatal Psychology and Resource Psychotherapy (St. Petersburg), the International Academy of Family, the Academy for Advanced Training of Education Workers (Moscow), the editorial board of the National Psychological Journal of Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the editorial board of the School Psychologist newspaper (Moscow).
The Logos Psychological and Speech Therapy Centre has been providing psychological, educational and speech therapy services to the public since 2014. In Baku, the centre has branches in the districts of Ganjlik, Yeni Yasamal, Ahmedli, 28 May, Khirdalan, and in the regions — branches in Sumgait, Ganja, Barda, Lankaran and Kuba, where professional, highly qualified specialists engaged in corrective activities work.
Since its foundation, the centre has earned recognition among the population and is actively working in the field of psychological, speech therapy and pedagogical education. In cooperation with local and foreign educational institutions, the centre regularly organises large-scale conferences, events, training courses and internship programmes for university students.
The main goal of the centre is to ensure the psychological health of the country’s population and to expand the process of psychological education. Since its inception, the centre has been organising free trips to regions where the population needs psychological support, providing free consultations and training with the participation of a professional team of specialists.
By combining a variety of services in one place, the Logos Psychological and Speech Therapy Centre creates a comfortable environment for those who come to us and offers high-quality services in the following areas: psychologist, speech therapist, teacher, sensory integration, reflexology, stuttering treatment programme, therapeutic gymnastics, therapeutic massage, school preparation, inclusive education, intelligence tests, bioacoustic correction, neurofeedback and others.
The centre also publishes magazines, books, printed materials, and develops and sells relevant teaching aids, playing an exceptional role in educating specialists and parents in the field of psychology.
Logos attaches great importance to international cooperation and is actively working in this direction. The centre invites world-renowned professionals from Turkey and Russia with extensive experience in psychology. Their training courses on current topics are attended not only by Logos employees, but also by doctors, university and school teachers, and psychologists working in the republic.
The centre cooperates with the Association for Positive Psychotherapy, the International University of Fundamental Education, the V.M. Bekhtereva Research Centre for Neuropsychological Psychiatry, the St. Petersburg Institute of Perinatal Psychology and Resource Psychotherapy, the International Academy of Family, the Baltic Humanitarian Institute, and other scientific and educational institutions. Bekhterev, the Institute of Perinatal Psychology and Resource Psychotherapy in St. Petersburg, the International Academy of Family, the Baltic Institute of Humanities, the Academy for Advanced Training and Retraining of Pedagogical Personnel in Moscow, the editorial board of the National Psychological Journal Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the editorial board of the School Psychologist newspaper, published in Moscow.
Remaining faithful to the traditions of education, Logos does not forget about charity. All branches of the centre regularly conduct free diagnostic tests for children from low-income families. Free events are organised in the regions for anyone who needs psychological support, regardless of age. Hundreds of people have already benefited from free consultations in areas such as Shamkir, Kazakh, Tovuz, Akstafa, Sheki, Gabala, Khachmaz, Lankaran, Zardab, Barda, Agdam, Neftchala and others. Seminars and conferences on relevant psychological topics are also organised for school psychologists, health and education workers.
Currently (2025), the role of the Logos Psychological Centre in the social and psychological space of Baku and other cities is significant and multifaceted, as evidenced by the feedback from participants in educational and awareness programmes. Since its inception in 2014, LOGOS has held more than 300 events, about 100 training programmes, and provided counselling to about 2,000 citizens of Azerbaijan in various cities across the country. The centre’s mission is to provide qualified and timely support to citizens in difficult socio-economic conditions. It also aims to raise the status of the centre as an organisation that provides qualified professional psychological and corrective services.
The centre has a staff of about 50 people. They are highly qualified professionals who are constantly improving their skills. The centre is popular and respected among the population.
The scientific and methodological support provided by the Logos Centre is of a high modern standard. All specialists are constantly supervised by higher-ranking specialists with academic degrees (Elmira Mirzoeva, Taran Pashayeva). During its work, the centre’s team has repeatedly received high praise from the administrations of Baku and other cities.
We believe that the scientific and organisational work of the centre has reached a stable and effective level, and the centre itself can be considered a methodological centre for psychological services in Baku and Azerbaijan.
Literature
Materials from conferences, symposiums, and congresses with the participation of specialists from the Logos Centre.
Materials from methodological developments of the Logos Centre.
