МАГІСТЕРСЬКА ПРОГРАМА ПІДГОТОВКИ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ПРАЦІВНИКІВ: НОРМАТИВНО-ПРАВОВІ ЗАСАДИ

Abstract. This article explores the normative requirements for developing a master’s program in social work at a higher education institution. The general principles of educational program design are determined by the normative documents of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and social protection legislation. In line with the demands of employers, the focus is on theoretical and practical training in social work, enabling further employment, updating the system of professional self-education and career growth. The program allows students to master modern technologies and effective methods of social work in the community, socio-psychological rehabilitation, youth work, social-pedagogical mentoring in education, social management, and also to master a set of interrelated tasks and activities for implementing a system of social services aimed at preventing difficult life circumstances, overcoming or minimizing their negative consequences for individualsnbsp;/nbsp;families in difficult life circumstances. Along with a general focus on academic preparation for applied, managerial, and research activities, and the ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of professional social work, in accordance with national higher education legislation and local university documents, the issue of forming an individual educational trajectory for masters is regulated. In particular, there is an opportunity to focus on studying a selective package from the list: «Socio-psychological rehabilitation», «Youth work», «Social management», «Social pedagogy». Each selective package is updated with modern requirements and needs for specialists capable of performing such professional functions at the national level and in communities.