PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AS A BASIS FOR TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN SOCIAL WORK
The article discusses the issue of training specialists in the field of "Social work" in accordance with educational and professional standards. One of the most important functions of any state is social protection of the population. In today's economically and socially unstable realities, the problems of ensuring the social needs of the population and their social protection are especially noticeable. In the course of the study, it was found that the emerging issues of harmonization of educational and professional standards can negatively affect the passage of a young person from receiving an education to building his own career. As the need to harmonize standards in this area is often necessary for a deeper and more complete description of the activities of a social work specialist, as well as for the preparation of worthy young professionals who can increase their contribution in this area. The results of the study gave a competent assessment of the difficulties encountered in this area, and also have a certain value for the heads of social services, both in terms of information and in terms of analyzing the reasons for the discrepancy of young specialists to professional standards and their requirements. Due to these factors, the article discusses the topical issue of training specialists in social work, who could ensure the stable functioning of the relevant institutions.