The article deals with the problem of socio-psychological assistance to sailors with the syndrome of professional burnout. The specifics of the manifestation of burnout syndrome among seamen of fishing vessels, factors determining its formation and development are revealed. A program for the prevention of professional burnout syndrome has been proposed for seafarers with signs of professional burnout syndrome.

The article accentuates the relevance of social work with elderly as one of the unprotected categories of people. It was noted that after termination of active work older people need assistance in the period of adaptation to new conditions as their lifestyle changes, their social connections are lost, they have feeling of loneliness and lack of being relevant. The basic directions, forms and methods of social work with older people are considered in this article.

The article deals with the issues of the need of professional training of cadets to work in a multinational ship’s crew. The substantiation of the need to develop a technology for training future seafarers to be ready for joint work with representatives of various ethnic groups is presented. The characteristics of the components of socio-psychological technology are given.