Formation of the professional-personal competence of the social worker as a condition for overcoming the professional deformation of the individual (the theory of the question and the results of the research)
The problem of professional deformation in the process of work of specialists in the field of social work takes on special urgency due to the increasing demands on the efficiency and quality of the provision of social services, which is impossible without the intensification of their work. The author explores the psychological manifestations of the professional deformation of the personality of the social worker. In the author’s opinion, one of the most important conditions for overcoming the professional deformation of the personality of social workers is the formation of their professional-personal competence. Within the framework of the research, a program designed to overcome the professional deformation of the personalities of employees of social services was developed and tested.