The impact of family dysfunctions on the process of child socialization in the activities of the psychological service of secondary education institutions

The article clarifies that the family is the primary center of personality formation, but in conditions of family dysfunction this process often undergoes significant deformations. A dysfunctional family is a family where normal interaction patterns are disrupted, which leads to chronic stress in the child. The most common consequences are: emotional disorders; aggressiveness or isolation; problems with adaptation in the team; low level of school motivation, etc. In the family, the child receives basic ideas about the world, himself and interaction with others. However, not all families provide the proper conditions for healthy development. Family dysfunctions (alcoholism, violence, emotional alienation, authoritarianism or excessive care) can deeply disrupt the process of socialization of the child. In this context, the role of the psychological service of secondary education institutions is extremely important. School is a place of acquiring knowledge, as well as an important institution of socialization. The child learns to interact with peers, adults, and learns role models. However, if the family does not support these processes or even opposes them, socialization can be distorted. In such situations, psychological services of secondary education institutions act as a kind of «buffer» that helps the child compensate for the deficits of primary socialization with the help of: psychodiagnostics; correctional and developmental work; psychoeducation of teachers and parents; interagency interaction. Family dysfunction is a significant obstacle to the socialization of the child, which can have long-term consequences. However, timely intervention by the school psychological service can significantly affect the negative consequences. Thanks to support, correction, understanding, and professional guidance, specialists help the child adapt to difficult life circumstances and form a healthy «I».