Approaches to the implementation of the Master's degree program «Guardianship and Trusteeship in Relation to Minors»

The article examines modern challenges related to the development of professional competencies of employees of guardianship and trusteeship in relation to minors. The necessary competenciescan be formedin the conditions of a master's program. This programcan be basedon a comprehensive, competency-based and research approaches. The experience of implementing the designated approaches within the framework of the master's program «Guardianship and Trusteeship in Relation to Minors» at Tomsk State Pedagogical University is presented.The article covers the practices of interdepartmental, cross-sectoral interaction with families and children in difficult life situations and socially dangerous situations as a way of implementing a comprehensive approach; activity-based formats of work with master's students as a way of implementing a competence-based approach; involving master's students in research work as a mechanism for responding to social challenges in changing conditions.Professional activity is considered from the perspective of social space, the national system of professional qualifications, the sectoral framework of qualifications, higher and additional professional education,thelabor market and competence deficits. Examples of successful government initiatives and programs aimed at preventing social orphanhood and family distress are given, and resources for project activities of socially oriented non-profit organizations in the field of child protectionare revealed.