PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE STUDENTS ‒ SPECIALISTS IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE (PRACTICAL CASES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL PROCESSES OF OLES HONCHAR DNIPRO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY)

The practical training of professional and qualified specialists in the social sphere is the key to the post-war recovery and rebuilding of communities and one of the conditions for the provision of qualified social services for people affected by the consequences of a full-scale invasion. The article aims to analyze practical tools for the professional development of future social workers. Methods applied: personality-oriented, situational, and psychoeducational methods for the professional development of future social workers to improve their competencies and practical skills. Descriptive and analytical methods have priority in the studying of the structural elements of the theoretical and analytical scheme for the development of professional competencies of future social workers. The publication described theoretical approaches that determine and stipulate the need to combine theory and practice in the training and educational process for future social workers. The author of the article highlights practical cases of practical work with students of the Department of Social Work and Management of Social Processes of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University based on the Theoretical – Analytical Scheme of Professional Development of future social workers. The article highlights practical cases of training for students of the Department of Social Work and Management of Social Processes of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University based on the Theoretical and Analytical Scheme of Professional Development of Future Social Work Specialists. Effective technologies for the development of professional skills of social workers are revealed and analyzed. As a result of the implementation of social and educational initiatives, students can study effective social technologies and methods of social work with victims of violence. Future specialists in the sphere of social work studied the work of non-governmental organizations that established safe spaces for people affected by the consequences of war.