ФОРМУВАННЯ ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ МАЙБУТНЬОГО СОЦІАЛЬНОГО ПРАЦІВНИКА В УМОВАХ ВИЩОГО НАВЧАЛЬНОГО ЗАКЛАДУ

The article reveals the methods of formation of technological culture of the future social worker in higher education institution. To achieve the aim, the following investigation methods were applied: theoretical, empirical and mathematical statistics. The concept of “technological culture of a social worker” has been defined. Technological culture of the social worker is a general characteristic of his/her personality, reflecting the ability to persistently and successfully carry out professional activities using modern technologies combined with effective subject-subject interaction with different groups of customers. The author reveals the principles that contribute to the formation of technological culture of the future social worker in higher education institution, such as: purposefulness, scientific character, unity of theory and practice, professional mobility, interactive training, professional reflection. Technological culture of the future social worker is considered as a general characteristic of his/her personality, composed of three interconnected components: motivation, content and operational, that improve personal and professional development of a future specialist. Organizational and pedagogical conditions are grounded. They include: changing of priorities in defining the concept of special and professional training of the future social worker; enrichment of goals, objectives, content and structure of special and professional training of social workers; introduction into the content of professional training, within the frames of professional disciplines, the system of concepts regarding technological aspects of social activity; including of modern technologies of social work into training; implementation of technological tasks into the program of educational training; learning of innovative experience of organizations and institutions, that provide social services to different groups of customers, by students during their practical training. Further prospects of the research include the development of the model of technological culture of the future social worker and its experimental verification.