scholarly journals Theoretical Aspects of Future Social Workers’ Professional Self-Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karpenko Olena Karpenko Olena ◽  
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Victoria Ostapchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Professional Self

The article defines and reveals the essence of the concepts "professional self-development", "self-development", presents the essence and ways of forming professional self-development in the future social worker; "self-education" as a component in the development of the future social worker is revealed and substantiated. The authors point out that the most important thing in personal development is consistency. The authors present the ways of forming self-development of future specialists’ in the social sphere in the conditions of professional higher education institutions by means of extracurricular activities; theoretical directions of forming students’ professional self-development by use of forms and methods of extracurricular activity are given.

scholarly journals Socio-Pedagogical Conditionsof Future Social SpecialiststTraining for Successful Professional Career

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yaroslav Spivak ◽  
Svitlana Omelchenko ◽  
Mariana Mateeva Petrova ◽  
Svitlana Kurinna ◽  
Ian Kurinnyi
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Future

Problems of social protection have become one of the most discussed in the world. Specialists of various specialties work in the social sphere: psychologists, lawyers, doctors, sociologists, etc. However, the leading role belongs to social specialists. There is a lack of social specialists, and if there are any, they do not understand exactly what they should do. The article deals with singling out the socio-pedagogical circumstances of the future social specialistseducation for an effective professional career. The focus is on analyzing of the modern directions of vocational education of future social workers. It is singled out and substantiate the socio-pedagogical circumstances for of future social professionalseducation for an effective professional career, such as: actualization and development of students' motivation to build a successful professional career; taking into account the peculiarities of the practical activities of social specialists and their transformational influences on various subjects of communication activities; gaining practical experience based on self-development. The socio-pedagogical circumstances of future social spesialists education is defined in the work as set of external and internal cconditions,  which implemant in the process of vocational education of future social workers will ensure effective formation of hard and soft skills,  fundamental qualities for an effective professional career. It is found out possible ways to implement the selected socio-pedagogical conditions in the vocationaleducation of the future social professionals for an effective professional career. The using of the different methods allowed to obtain objective information about the socio-pedagogical conditions of vocationaleducation of future social specialists to a successful professional career. The statistical data of the research are represented  using diagrams, tables and figures.

FACTORS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS IN UNIVERSITIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Roksolyana Zozuliak-Sluchik
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Formal Approach ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethical Component ◽  
High Level

Unlike other types of activities, social workers deal with special people, their complex problems associated with difficulties in the implementation of life.From qualified specialists requires no formal approach but understanding of the clients and ability to empathize him. All of this implies the organic unity of professional knowledge and skills of a social worker and personally individual sacred qualities, a sense of high moral responsibility, and a willingness to fulfill his professional duty to protect human rights. Formation of professional and ethical competence of future social workers at universities is a process of purposeful and systematic influence on the motivational, cognitive and emotional sphere of students. One goal are the formation of a person who understands the importance of the ethical component of his professional duties, has the developed moral and personal qualities and practical skills of a social worker in the field of professional ethics, which ensures the choice of conscious ethical behavior in accordance with professional and ethical standards. Formation of professional ethics for future social workers of universities is facilitated by two classification groups of factors.The first of these is those that affect the level of formation; the second is the conditions for ensuring this level. Yes, the factors directly convert the properties of raw materials, materials into a set of properties necessary to meet some needs. Conditions, however, indirectly affect the quality, contributing to a more complete and effective influence of factors on the formation of properties of the desired quality. Three groups of factors are described in detail: professional, pedagogical, person-oriented (psychological). From the following groups of factors are distinguished: psychological compliance with the requirements of the profession; focus on activities in the social sphere (the presence of stable interest and propensity to the profession); development of creative activity of the future specialist; high level of professionalism, competence.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL ACMEOLOGY-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL MATURITY IN THE PROCESS OF MASTER'S TRAINING

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. O. Danylov
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Ideal Model ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Professional Self

In the article the author shows the peculiarities of the development of socio-professional maturity of the future pedagogue in the context of pedagogical acmeology. Therefore, there is an urgent need to optimize the process of professional training of future lecturers on the basis of a new methodology that would combine personal and professional development in the educational process, direct professional self-determination and self-improvement of the future specialist, promote their self-realization and professional development. We believe that the process of professional training of future pedagogues should be based on the developed acmeogram and professiogram, model the professional and personal development of the specialist in accordance with the content and objectives of professional activity. This will not only direct the process of professional training to a certain ideal model of the specialist, but also to actualize the professional self-determination and self-development of the future pedagogue.Key words: future pedagogue, activity, personality, self-determination, self-improvement, acmeology.

scholarly journals Integrating theory and practice in social work: An intervention with practitioners in Finland

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1200-1218
Author(s):  
Heidi Muurinen ◽  
Aino Kääriäinen
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Pilot Intervention

How could social workers apply theory in their everyday practice? According to John Dewey, theories are helpful instruments in analysing situations and forming hypotheses which are tested in practical experiments. Inspired by Dewey’s pragmatist philosophy, we designed a “Practice and Theory” pilot intervention group in which social workers were provided external, theory-driven supervision. This research is a three-case study of the pilot intervention group. Based on a thematic analysis of reflective discussions during the last group sessions and follow-up group interviews, we investigate the difficulties the social workers described in applying theoretical knowledge to practice. We explore what consequences they recognized when reflecting on and experimenting with theoretical knowledge. Our study demonstrates that the major barriers were lack of time and access to theories, difficulties in changing one’s own practice and establishing supportive structures, the lack of competence to understand the role theories and having become estranged theories. However, the positive consequences experienced in the three Practice and Theory groups suggest that the pilot intervention could serve as a potential model for integrating theoretical research into practice. The participants considered that reflecting theories enabled new understanding as well as allowed experimenting with new ways of operating. Participating in the group also improved social workers’ argumentation, helping them to recognize their own expertise. It also raised professional self-esteem and enabled self-development. In the group, the dialogical, reflective and experimental inquiry were key to understanding how theoretical knowledge can open new perspectives.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR SOCIAL WORKERS IN SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S RIGHTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
Ya. Spivak
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Young Person ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social

The analysis of the status of vocational training of social workers in European countries has shown that the training of specialists in the social sphere is based on social requirements and conceptual approaches, on the basis of which theoretical training of specialists is conducted taking into account the requirements of social practice. Social workers in European countries can work in a variety of institutions, regardless of their departmental affiliation, both in the field of social protection, in the healthcare, education, ministries for youth and sports, and other institutions. The activities of both social worker and social educator are oriented towards work with all categories of the population, children, adults, their families, the elderly; is aimed at activating socio-cultural and socio-pedagogical functions of society, family, community and individuals. Social workers in European countries face the same challenges and challenges in the process of their practical activity: — professionally advocate the interests of young people and citizens who can not do it on their own and need help; — show personal interest in organizing the control of the protection of a particular young person and to accompany the situation throughout the necessary period of life; — organize and support the stimulation of youth to develop constructive activity, own forces using personal reserves; — promote the emergence of a young man’s sympathy for other people who need help and intensify their activities in this direction; — take preventive measures in the social strata of young people and independently offer assistance; — pay attention to the authorities to factors that adversely affect certain social groups of the population and can have serious consequences, suggest ways of their prevention or mitigation; — influence local and central authorities in order to improve social protection of citizens. In order to successfully develop the system of vocational training of social workers in social protection of young people in Ukraine, it is necessary to study international experience, first of all European countries, as closer to certain factors of the mentality of societies and according to the state strategy of Ukraine for European integration. However, it is necessary to use the experience of European countries in the system of national higher education, taking into account political and socio-economic differences, including in cultural and historical traditions. The key goal of the social worker should be to create the greatest psychological comfort and protect the young person, and in the process of achieving this goal, it is necessary to unite the efforts of all specialists of the social-pedagogical and social sphere. The result of the work of social workers should be not only an effective system of social protection and assistance, but also ensuring the process of self-development of the individual.

scholarly journals Pedagogical System of the Future Social Workers’ Training for a Professional Mobility: Results of Experimental Work

2018 ◽  
pp. 214-224
Author(s):  
Hannа Ridkodubska
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Formative Stage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Content Provision

The article is devoted to the pedagogical system of the future social workers’ training for a professional mobility. The purpose of the article is to characterize the results of research and experimental work on the introduction of the pedagogical system of the future social workers’ training for a professional mobility. The benefit of the study is that the theoretical and applied questions of implementing the pedagogical system of training future employees of the social sphere for a professional mobility are researched. The author has designed the appropriate model of this process and schematically shown it in the article. The summarization and systematization of experimental data of the study has allowed determining the content of the pedagogical system of training for a professional mobility, which consists of three blocks: conceptual, technological and evaluative-productive. The conceptual block covered a social demand for social workers, the purpose of the pedagogical system (that was to train future social workers for a professional mobility), specific tasks, principles and methodological approaches to the future social workers’ training for a professional mobility. The technological block combines a content provision of educational disciplines, technologies, methods and forms of the training. The evaluation-productive block presents components, criteria, levels and indicators of the future social workers’ readiness for a professional mobility. In the author’s opinion, expanding the content of each block in training on a professional mobility will substantially enrich and refine the content of the future social workers’ training. Moreover, disclosing the content of the experimental work on the future social workers’ training for a professional mobility will improve the quality of their training under modern conditions. Basing onto the results of the pedagogical experiment formative stage, the author has determined that the implementation of the author’s pedagogical system of the future social workers’ training for a professional mobility during the educational process at higher education institutions is effective, as the positive dynamics in the level of students’ readiness for a professional mobility was revealed according to designed indicators, levels, components. The analysis of the results of the pedagogical experiment has also proved a high reliability of the received quantitative data.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL CULTURE IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

2020 ◽  
pp. 159-169
Author(s):  
Олена Макеєва
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Professional Culture ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
Selection Of

The research is devoted to the formation of professional culture in the future social workers in the process of professional training. Іn the work are revealed, the essence, peculiarities of content and structure of professional culture of social workers, criteria and indicators defining, the levels of formation are characterized. Professional culture in the social worker – is an individual integral characteristic of social work specialist personality, which is a set of professionally important knowledge, skills, values, moral and behavioral norms and professional outlook, based on a common personality culture, reflected in the work results and is a determining factor in achieving a high level of professionalism. The structure of the professional culture of the social worker includes: motivational-value, cognitive, communicative, organizational and behavioral components. There are criteria of the formation of professional culture - axiological, informational, interactive, organizational-activital, ethical. The pedagogical technology and pedagogical conditions for the formation of professional culture in the future social workers in the process of professional training have been created, theoretically substantiated and experimentally tested. Pedagogical technology is a specially organized system of pedagogical conditions, forms, methods and tools aimed at the formation of professional culture in future social workers in the process of professional training. Pedagogical technology provides: analysis of the curriculum, content of disciplines; selection of optimal forms and methods of training; increasing the share of independent work of students; intensification of practical professional training; attracting students to volunteer work; pedagogical diagnostics of the level of professional culture formation. The formation of professional culture in future social workers realizing with such a pedagogical conditions: promoting increased motivation for educational, cognitive and professional activities, the formation of professionally important values; updating the content of the training material; selection of optimal forms and methods of training; increasing the share of practical professional training, independent work of future social workers, attracting them to volunteer work.

scholarly journals SOCIAL LEADERSHIP: CRITERIA, INDICATORS AND LEVELS OF FORMATION IN FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Darya Bybyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Social Leadership

Nowadays it is extremely important for society to be aware of the professional and experienced professional training of the future social workers. The article is devoted to the main issue of formation the social leadership in the conditions of professional training the future social workers. Contemporary conditions indicate the need to highlight certain scientific approaches to leadership in social work. It is determined that the theoretical study of the phenomenon of “social leadership” as a social phenomenon at the present stage of development of society determines the search for criteria for its formation in future professionals in the social sphere. On the basis of substantiated criteria (motivational-value, cognitive, activity-behavioral) there are established the corresponding indicators that reflect the characteristic of the manifestation the levels of formation the social leadership at future workers in social work (reactive, active, proactive). The purpose of the research is to determine the criteria, indicators and levels that can further influence the dynamics of social leadership in students — future social workers to improve the current state of society, in particular in the field of social work. The realization of this goal involved the use of the following methods: scientific knowledge, analysis of scientific literature, synthesis, comparison, generalization, specification, classification, systematization as well as the descriptive method. Based on the analysis, it is characterized that the components of social leadership and substantiates the criterion, indicators and levels of its formation in accordance with the understanding of the factors of formation of social leadership of future social workers in terms of training.

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