Abstract:
The paper reveals the results of empirically study of factors of social work students’ professional identity significance during professional training. The respondents group consisted of 311 social work students of 1-4 years of Ukrainian higher education institutions. The low-level predominance of professional identity significance in the majority of students is defined. The development of students’ professional identity
significance is due to various factors. In the 1st year – the position of students regarding to the status of a social worker in society and respect for the social worker in society; positive attitude of students to the social worker profession. In the 2nd year – a positive attitude of students to the social worker profession; personal significance of the social worker profession. In the 3rd year – a positive attitude of students to the social
worker profession; students’ position about the positive impact of the future professional activity of a social worker on their life.
In the 4th year – the personal significance of the social worker profession. The factor “students’ position regarding the status of a social worker in society” has a direct impact on the importance of professional identity for 3rd year students and opposite – 4th year students. The position of all students about the prestige of the social worker profession in the country does not affect their professional identity significance.
