THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SOCIONOMIC PROFESSION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PERSONALITY OF A MODERN SPECIALIST
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https://doi.org/10.31379/sed.2.5.2025.45Keywords:
socionomic profession, helping professions, human-human interaction, empathy, professional-personal development, social work, moral maturityAbstract
The paper substantiates the theoretical and methodological foundations of the socionomic profession and clarifies the requirements for the personality of a modern specialist working in the “human-human” system. The relevance of the topic is determined by the growing social demand for specialists who can provide support, mediation, guidance, social protection, educational assistance, and communicative interaction in situations of uncertainty, pandemic restrictions, wartime stress, displacement, vulnerability, and social crisis. The paper systematizes approaches to the interpretation of socionomy, outlines the criteria and functions of socionomic professions, and analyzes the professional roles of a specialist as a social manager, mediator, mentor, reflective listener, and facilitator of personal development. Particular attention is paid to the personality requirements of the modern socionomic specialist: humanistic orientation, empathy, emotional stability, communicative competence, responsibility, tolerance for uncertainty, reflexivity, moral maturity, and readiness for continuous professional-personal development. The study concludes that the effectiveness of socionomic activity depends not only on formal knowledge and professional technologies, but primarily on the individual properties of the specialist’s personality and the maturity of their ethical position.
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