Psychological Readiness For Professional Activity Of Future Psychologists

Abstract

The article deals with the process of readiness formation of future psychologists to professional activity. Professional activity of consulting psychologist and preparation for it are considered from the position of humanistic and existential-humanistic approaches. The authors describe the possibilities of the phenomenological method for the study of the image of professional role and representation in the consciousness of value-semantic and motivational-volitional aspects of the activity. Based on the conceptual model of preparation for professional activity a technological algorithm of specialized training for professional role performance was developed. In addition, peculiarities of readiness formation among students with different level of training were studied. The study showed that a special procedural and professional form of study makes it possible to integrate the axiological and motivational-volitional aspects of psychological readiness, which is expressed by awareness and acceptance of themselves in the professional role of a consulting psychologist. The need to highlight psychological readiness in the context of training for professional activity is determined by its key factor in the process of becoming a professional.