The relevance of research on the given topic is that the competence of a teacher largely depends on their communication skills, as well as on the ability to adapt to working in the media space, which is required by modern education. This is especially relevant for the teachers of the art subjects, in particular the skills of an actor and opera singing, because remote training of specialists in these disciplines requires a high level of teachers' competence. The purpose of the submitted article is to study the media competence of teachers of acting skills and opera class during online training of future opera singers, to develop reliable diagnostic methods of communicative media competence and to compare the obtained indicators of teachers of educational institutions in Ukraine and the USA. The basis of the methodology is a combination of theoretical approaches with empirical observations and thematic survey, which allows to reliably investigate the level of communicative media competence of teachers of art disciplines. A comparative analysis of indicators of communicative media competence of acting and opera teachers of higher educational institutions of Ukraine and the USA demonstrated a certain advantage of teachers of American universities in the ability to work in social networks and organize online events, in psychological readiness to work in front of the camera, in tolerance for users of networks; at the same time, the indicators of situational adaptability, organizational skills and mastering of the means of social behaviour of effective communication are practically not different between teachers of Ukraine and the USA. The results of the research allow drawing conclusions about the expediency and necessity of improving the communicative media competence of teachers in Ukrainian universities, because remote teaching of stage disciplines, although it requires additional skills and abilities, can be not only effective, but also has certain advantages.

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Introduction. Secondary education system in the post-soviet countries experience a significant crisis -traditional methods of education lose their significance under the influence of information society development and globalization. The courses, trainings, distance learning and other forms of informal education is starting to spread instead. Therefore, research of the informal education influence on its participants` mental health is particularly relevant.

The purpose of the article is to explore the specifics and necessary skills for the successful activity of future psychologists in the media space. The method of content analysis allows us to determine the types, specificities, and peculiarities of media activity of psychologists; to establish the necessary skills that should be developed by future specialists; identify factors that adversely affect their professional formation. Method. This research presented two samples of a total of 163 individuals: practicing psychologists (n = 103) and fourth-year psychology students (n = 60). Using content analysis, we explored the specifics and skills that psychologists need to effectively pursue the professional activity in the media space. V. Ryakhovsky Test and the M. Snyder Test help us to establish the level of communicative competence of psychologists and psychology students. With the help of the C. Spielberger Scale, we examined the level of psychologists and student anxiety. The results of the research showed that psychologists perform three activities in the media space: educational, advertising (SMM) and individual counseling. 80% have an education, which is one of the most important activities of a practical psychologist. Advertising of own products and psychological services is 15%. Individual counseling is only 5%. Educational activity of the psychologist in the media space solves the following tasks: 1). Creates true ideas about the range of professional tasks of the psychologist in the person's mind. 2). Forms a complex of knowledge for people to solve psychological problems (conflicts, difficult life situations and so on) independently. 3). Promoting healthy habits and healthy lifestyles. 4). Announcing interesting, useful and informative online and