PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF ORPHANAGE GRADUATES’ SOCIAL ADAPTATION TO THEIR FIRST JOB

Abstract

The article describes the psychological conditions that facilitate or hinder successful social adaptation of orphans who graduate from vocational training institutions and colleges to their first job from the standpoint of environmental and dynamic approach. The problems are highlighted from the viewpoint of both the adaptants (new employees) and the employers, educators, specialists of postgraduate orphan support. It is shown that the characteristics of professional adaptation of orphans depend on the stability of their employment and on the nature and quality of their relationship with significant adults in the workplace. The authors state that orphans tend to transfer the patterns of interpersonal relationships and psychological defense mechanisms formed in their institutional environment into their employment, which determines their professional choices. The article also presents the organizational model of socio - psycho-pedagogical support for the orphans at the first workplace.