Four-component Model of Professional Training of Psychologists-consultants

УДК 159.9+316.6

DOI: 10.15293/1812-9463.2301.06

Olga O. Andronnikova

Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russia

AbstractThe article is devoted to the analysis of the formation of the professional identity of psychologists-consultants in the process of professional training at the university. The need for changes in the existing training system, determined by the transformation of modern requirements for consultant psychologists, is indicated. The importance of personal maturity of specialist in psychological counseling for the effectiveness of activities is noted. The analysis of the specifics of the formation of the professional identity of psychologist-consultant was carried out, the main areas for the development of professional identity were identified: the formation of an idea of oneself as professional; formation of professional skills and attitudes; inclusion in the professional community. The main approaches to the inclusion of personal therapy and supervision in the educational process in the Russian and foreign systems of training specialists in psychological counseling are analyzed.
A four-component educational model for the training of psychologists-consultants (theory – practice – personal therapy – supervision) is presented, which contributes to solving the problems of training specialists. The possibilities of organizing this model within the framework of academic training at the university are considered.

Keywordsprofessional training model, professional identity, counseling psychologist, supervision, personal therapy, performance efficiency, vocational education.

For CitationAndronnikova O. O. Four-component Model of Professional Training of Psychologists-consultants. Journal of Pedagogical Innovations, 2023, no. 1 (69),
pp. 50–60. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.15293/1812-9463.2301.06

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Information about the Author

Olga О. Andronnikova – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russia, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-7682, andronnikova_69@mail.ru

Received: 10.01.2023; approved after peer review: 27.02.2023; accepted for publication: 01.03.2023.