The system of professional skills in the structure of readiness of future specialists in the social sphere for sustainable development of social groups

Keywords: sustainable development, social group, future specialists in the social sphere, readiness, professional skills, system, vocational training.

Abstract

In accordance with the purpose, the article describes the essence of readiness of future specialists in the social sphere for the sustainable development of social groups as well as substantiates the place of the system of professional skills in its structure. In the course of the scientific research the following methods were used: analysis, synthesis, systematization and generalization. As a result future social teachers’ and workers’ readiness for sustainable development of social groups is defined in the study as a stable integrative personal and professional ability, based on the acquired motivational, theoretical and practical values, significant personal and professional qualities and manifested in the active creative social and pedagogical activity aimed at sustainable development of social groups, considering the specific characteristics of different of them. The components (motivational-axiological, competence-creative, personality-reflexive) of the future social specialists’ readiness for sustainable development of social groups are determined. The system of professional skills of future specialist, which ensure the success of professional activity for sustainable development of social groups, is substantiated. The specified system is represented by: general pedagogical skills (intellectual-research, constructive-prognostic, information-cognitive, educational-methodological, reflexive-corrective), general skills of a social worker’s professional activity (to implement a social-educational, informative, advertising, preventive, correctional and rehabilitation work in the context of sustainable development) and specific skills (communicative-stimulating and organizational-managerial). The study shows that communicative and stimulating skills are necessary for realizing convincing influence on the motives, values, beliefs of representatives of different social groups in order to promote their sustainable development. Organizational and managerial skills provide the ability to coordinate the activities of different social actors to create spiritually full stimulating and creative environment in society in order to move the representatives of various social groups up to the level of self-organization and self-management. In conclusion the article describes the ways of formation of the future specialists’ identified skills in different types of activity during studying at a university.

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Author Biography


Natalia Kabus, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor
Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy
H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
29, Alchevskikh Str., Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61002
E-mail: kabusnatali9901@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0003-3665-8501

Published
2019-11-19
How to Cite
Kabus, N. (2019). The system of professional skills in the structure of readiness of future specialists in the social sphere for sustainable development of social groups. Professional Education: Methodology, Theory and Technologies, (10), 93-110. https://doi.org/10.31470/2415-3729-2019-10-93-110