Harmonization of the Qualification Characteristics of Practicing Psychologists with the Requirements of Specialized Professional Standards (Regional Practice)

The experience of bringing the qualifying characteristics of practicing psychologists in line with the requirements of professional standards has been generalized through the development of an appropriate educational program for professional retraining, developed by the Voronezh Insti-tute of Social Education. The author's curriculum of the educational program is presented. The data of the self-assessment study by specialists conforming to their qualification characteristics to the requirements of psychological professional standards before and after training on the proposed educational program are presented. The analysis of zones of discrepancy between the former professional competences of psychologists and the necessary labor functions prescribed by professional standards was carried out. It is determined that the training of practitioners in the programs of additional professional education is the most important condition for achieving compliance of their professional competencies with the requirements of professional standards.

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