METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE USE OF TRAINING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORK SPECIALISTS

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the methodological foundations underlying the application of training technologies in the professional preparation of social work specialists. The relevance of the study is determined by the specific nature of social workers’ professional activities, which require not only theoretical knowledge but also a high level of communicative, empathic, and organizational competencies. The authors examine in detail the key scientific approaches—competency-based, learner-centered, activity-based, and acmeological—which constitute the fundamental framework for modeling a training environment in higher education institutions. The study reveals the essence and structure of training activities as an interactive form of learning that promotes active student engagement. Particular attention is paid to the didactic principles of training organization, including partnership-based interaction, active participation, dialogical communication, feedback, and confidentiality. The article explores the specific features of professional competence development through the use of specially designed exercises, case-study methods, role-playing activities, and reflective practices. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the substantiation of an integrative model of training-based preparation that combines theoretical, psycho-emotional, and operational-activity components. The practical significance of the findings is associated with the possibility of applying the proposed methodological approaches to the design and implementation of original training programs in higher education institutions aimed at enhancing graduates’ competitiveness in the labor market. The conclusions emphasize that training activities in the preparation of future social workers should be based on the synergy of competency-based, activity-based, and learner-centered methodological approaches. Training is considered not merely a teaching method but a holistic interactive technology for developing the professional readiness of future social work specialists.