THE IMPORTANCE OF RESILIENCE IN PROMOTING THE PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL WORKERS

The publication is developed in the context of reflection on the problems of social work, which highlights the importance of the phenomenon of resilience in the professional everyday life of social workers in solving diverse problems. The purpose of this article is to reassess the importance of resilience in the professional activity of social workers, describing with what kind of methods and in what kind of way the development and strengthening of psychological resilience can reduce the risk of burnout of social workers at work, promoting their professional self-efficacy both in their daily work life and when dealing with client problems. The authors, based on the findings of the analysis of theoretical sources, describe the dominant qualities of the pillar of resilience in the professional activity in promoting the psychological resilience and self-efficacy of social workers. The survey data of social workers confirm that the difficulties in developing resilience are related to the lack of information about resilience, the risk of burnout and the resulting insufficient psycho-emotional resources of social workers. The publication highlights the potential of resilience methods in increasing the psychological resilience and self-efficacy of social workers in their professional activities.