Kurilenko L.V.
CONDITIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FUTURE SPECIALIST OF SOCIAL WORK ^{[№ 4 ' 2018]}
The need for professional-personal development of a specialist in social work is explained by the richness of the role repertoire resulting from a wide range of functions that make up the essence of his activity. A specialist in social work, helping the client to find a way out of a difficult life situation, on the one hand, must demonstrate a high level of professional competence, and on the other hand, taking into account the social nature of difficult life situations, an active life position, personal development. In this connection, in the process of preparing these specialists, it is necessary to create conditions that would facilitate the solution of this problem.
Immersion student in the research activity, which is a kind of «springboard» for the formation of general cultural, professional and professional competencies, is precisely one of the conditions for the professional and personal development of future specialists in social work. It is research activity that accumulates the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities of students, so necessary for them to carry out future professional activities.
Inclusion of students in research activity immerses them in the search situation, which gives an opportunity to develop not only intellectually, but also to improve in a personal way. Elements of theatrical pedagogy used by the teacher in the process of introducing students to research activity help to comprehend the most important methodological laws of research, its principles, methods and techniques, and to understand the logic and structure of the research without much difficulty. Mastering the methods and techniques of research activities with the help of elements of theatrical pedagogy contributes to the actualization of professional knowledge, skills and abilities of students-future specialists in social work, the realization of personal qualities necessary for solving difficult life situations of citizens.