Sustainable qualities of higher education for preparation of future social workers
Journal Title: Педагогіка формування творчої особистості у вищій і загальноосвітній школах - Year 2018, Vol 60, Issue 2
Abstract
The author emphasizes that competence is an integral concept, in which it is possible to distinguish several levels: competence – as the ability to integrate knowledge and skills and their use in conditions of rapidly changing environment requirements; conceptual competence; competence in the emotional sphere, in the field of perception; competence in certain spheres of activity. Professionals for social services should be prepared so that they were able to modify and eliminate negative social manifestations in society. This is possible only in educational institutions that build on learning new positions and take into account the trends of social policy in the country. By concentrating on the opinion that the activities of social workers should be oriented on work with all groups of people, children and adults, their families and the elderly; it should be aimed at enhancing socio-cultural and socio-educational functions of society, the family, the community and the individual. The social worker called to create a system of social care and self-identity, create the conditions most favored the psychological comfort. In order to achieve the goal – to help people – must unite the efforts of social workers, all specialists in social and social and educational fields. Analyzing the author observes that need very careful to use foreign experience, because the theory and practice of social and socio-educational activities in any country is conditioned by the cultural and historical traditions, socio-economic and political conditions. As for the general trends, it should be noted integrative and interdisciplinary nature of links with training in social work. A characteristic feature should be considered as a broad introduction of modern theoretical concepts based on this interactivity. The author emphasizes that competence is an integral concept, in which it is possible to distinguish several levels: competence – as the ability to integrate knowledge and skills and their use in conditions of rapidly changing environment requirements; conceptual competence; competence in the emotional sphere, in the field of perception; competence in certain spheres of activity. The article defines the competency as a specific ability to perform particular actions in the subject area efficiently, including specific subject knowledge, some subject skills of a special kind, ways of thinking, sense of responsibility for their actions and the article also reveals some peculiarities of a social worker professional competence of the social worker who should master the methods, techniques and technologies of social work, and the skills required for their application. It is proved that the social worker’s competence is a set of qualities which reflect the degree of qualification, level of knowledge and skills, willingness and ability, related to the implementation of social work skills and skills of self-regulation, self-organization which is the basis of self-improvement and professional growth.
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А. Д. Мекшун
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