Future psychologists’ vision of the needs of society for psychological aid and of their own professional fulfillment
Keywords:
vision, profession, future psychologist, emergency situation, social orientationAbstract
The article is a study of the future psychologists’ vision of the potential scope of needs within modern society in terms of psychological practice and their vision of the future professional fulfillment as psychologists. The research has corroborated that the students’ views of their future activity as psychologists are socially oriented. At the same time, mastering this profession turned out to depend on the personal context of the survey participants, which may significantly differentiate between the public-social and personal-professional context of its implementation. It has been proved that the recognition of the professional psychological practice as a category of “labor” enhances the capacity of psychologists’ charitable contribution into the aid provided to the population, including the aid provided in emergency situations, which exist at present in the area of hostilities in Ukraine. The survey results prove that the need for mastering a psychological profession derives from one’s own complicated individual and family experiences, motivating a person to master the methods of psychological self-help. At the same time, professional psychological practice requires that students should reconsider their own views on distinguishing between their psychological competence concerning their own life and professional work as a psychologist.
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