Facilitation method in the process of training future social workers for projective activity

The article considers facilitation in the process of training future social workers as a teaching method that contributes to increasing the effectiveness of group work and interaction between students, the formation of competencies necessary for professional activity in future social work specialists and which includes the macro-process level (goal, strategy, team building, strategic planning), the level of methods belonging to the problem-solving model («Search for the Future», «Dynamic Facilitation», «Summit of Positive Changes»), the micro-process level, individual techniques (brainstorming, Pareto analysis, creation of mental maps of Tosho). The project teaching method is characterized, namely: research projects of social problems of families, children, communities, vulnerable groups of the population; creative projects that are determined by the logic of joint activity of participants and their interests, involve the development of unique solutions and innovative approaches; cognitive projects are focused on the study of a specific object or process, which contributes to the development of teamwork, creative potential, improvement of critical thinking, communication skills, and the ability to cooperate; practice-oriented projects are focused on obtaining a specific practical result, which involve the creation of social initiatives or projects that have direct benefits for the community and reflect the social values of students.