A training program in information stress management for socionomic professions

Introduction. The increase in information flows in general and in the work socionomic professions specialists in particular, as well as the psychological consequences of war can lead to exhaustion, cognitive disturbances, reduced productivity, burnout, and stress, including information stress. The socionomic professionals’ stress management ability development is a very relevant problem, although it has been poorly studied in Ukrainian psychology. Aim: to develop and test an information stress management training program for socionomic professions. Methods. The study used psychoeducational methods and methods of active socio-psychological training. Results. An information stress management training program for socionomic professions was developed to include five modules: 1) “Information stress and methods to manage it”; 2) “Development of the value-motivational component of the ability to manage information stress”; 3) “Development of the cognitive-reflective component of the ability to manage information stress”; 4) “Emotional-evaluative component of the ability to manage information stress”; 5) “Conative-regulatory component of the ability to manage information stress”. Each module revealed the content of the training program using introductory, diagnostic, and developmental components. The training program was designed for 30 hours and consisted of an introduction, five modules and a concluding part. Each module included various interactive techniques (mini-lectures, brainstorming, work in pairs and mini-groups, creative tasks, psychological games, etc.). Conclusions. The application of the proposed training program makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of employees' interaction with the information environment, develop their information hygiene skills, and improve the quality of their interpersonal communication. The training program was shown to be effective and can be recommended for use in educational institutions and in advanced training courses.