PERSONAL EFFICIENCY SKILLS AS A COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF A SOCIAL WORKER

Abstract

The review article analyzes the skills of personal effectiveness in the context of professional competence of a social worker. There has been observed the process of active research on labor market, which in general will expand, and some areas of employment will be replaced by others. It is noted that the World Economic Forum recognized quality continuing education as a tool of success and economic growth of a state, which will provide continuous improvement of specialists in various fields of employment, expanding their professional competence, improving skills, including personal efficiency skills. In this article, the authors identify the place of personal effectiveness skills in the structure of professional competence of a social worker. The analysis of the concepts «competence» is carried out. The essence of the professional competence of a social worker is also determined, each skill from the group of skills of personal efficiency of a specialist in the social sphere is described in detail. These include the ability to make decisions and work with difficult situations, the ability to learn throughout life and manage their own development, planning and goal-setting skills, tasks, ability to manage resources and stress, competitiveness and responsibility, motivation and initiative, flexibility, activity and adequate self-esteem, emotional intelligence and self-control, self-criticism and self-analysis. The authors also point out that the true professionalism of a social worker is not only in making the right decisions in unusual situations, but also in the ability in the process of professional activity to predict the results of their impact on the client. It is noted that lifelong learning promotes the development of competitiveness and mobility of the social worker.

Key words: soft skills; professional competence; professional skills; personal efficiency; social worker.