Factors of Social Work Students’ Professional Identity Significance during Professional Training

Liubov Spivak (), Zhanna Melnyk () and Dmytro Spivak ()
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Liubov Spivak: Doctor of Sciences in Psychology, Professor at the Department of Psychosomatics and Psychological Rehabilitation, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Zhanna Melnyk: PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor at the Department of Social Pedagogic and Social Work, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi, Ukraine
Dmytro Spivak: Postgraduate Student at the Department of Social Pedagogic and Social Work, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi, Ukraine

Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 333-349

Abstract: The paper reveals the results of empirically study of factors of social work students’ professional identity significance during professional training. The respondents group consisted of 311 social work students of 1-4 years of Ukrainian higher education institutions. The low-level predominance of professional identity significance in the majority of students is defined. The development of students’ professional identity significance is due to various factors. In the 1st year – the position of students regarding to the status of a social worker in society and respect for the social worker in society; positive attitude of students to the social worker profession. In the 2nd year – a positive attitude of students to the social worker profession; personal significance of the social worker profession. In the 3rd year – a positive attitude of students to the social worker profession; students’ position about the positive impact of the future professional activity of a social worker on their life. In the 4th year – the personal significance of the social worker profession. The factor “students’ position regarding the status of a social worker in society†has a direct impact on the importance of professional identity for 3rd year students and opposite – 4th year students. The position of all students about the prestige of the social worker profession in the country does not affect their professional identity significance.

Keywords: professional identity; significance; factors; social work students; higher education institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.18662/rrem/13.3/455

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