IDEAS OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL-SYCHOLOGICAL QUALITIES OF VOLUNTEERS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF PSYCHOLOGISTS

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of the article is to describe the ideas of volunteering and socio-psychological qualities of volunteer cadets-psychologists at different stages of training. Methodology. The article analyzes modern views on volunteering, presents the results of our own research, which included a survey using the author’s questionnaire, its quantitative and qualitative analysis. Results. As a result of the research carried out on the cadets of the Faculty of Psychology, it was revealed that the majority of students has a positive attitude to volunteer activities and is ready to be involved in it. Moreover, junior students are characterized by greater activity. The most important social and psychological qualities of volunteers include organization, energy, initiative, sociability, tact. Research implications. The study raises the problem of forming the image of a volunteer in the process of professional development, motivating participants in the educational process to volunteer activity and participation in it as a factor of professionalization. At the same time, the very procedure for interviewing students performs both research and informing functions.