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activities of certain social institution for the prevention meetings of the scientific circle for the purpose of
of maladjustment of pupils. exchange of experience, leading experts of social
In order to become more aware of the entry into the services of the partner network of higher educational
professional world of specialists in the social sphere, establishments, which introduce innovative methods
students undergo a training course “Practical readiness and technologies of work with maladjusted children
of future specialists of the social sphere for preventive and young people, may be involved. Thus, during the
work with vulnerable contingents” within the organization of the formative stage of the experiment,
framework of hands-on practice in the educational the specialists of the Charitable Foundation “Kharkiv
institutions and social services, during which, with the Charitable Foundation “Blago” and the Charity Fund of
help of qualified methodologists that are working in the Charitable Organization “Caritas-Ukraine” in order to
social sphere, they have the opportunity to find out create opportunities for increasing the professional
their level of personal readiness for the implementation competence of future specialists of the social sphere to
of preventive activities, get acquainted with the prevent the maladjustment of pupils, provided
problems and difficulties of socialization which arise in conditions for their preventive social and pedagogical
children and young people and learn effective forms, activities with the “risk” group of adolescents and
methods, means and methods of professional children who moved from the Anti-Terrorist Operation
preventive activities with pupils. (ATO) area to the city of Kharkiv, subjects of
During the practice, students learn the experience of probation, children from needy families and families
methodologists of the partner network of institutions, with a lot of children, on a voluntary basis. Also, future
on the basis of generalization of which they have to social pedagogues and social workers within the
independently prepare and implement several social framework of social interaction with the educational
and educational preventive measures with the schools of the partner network (School No 36,
involvement of specialists of social services and Gymnasium No 43, School No 134, School No 156,
resources of the institution where they are trained. Gymnasium No 169 of the city of Kharkiv) organized
Also, at the bases of practice of the affiliate network of and conducted a number of events: with class leaders
institutions, students - future social pedagogues and and the pedagogical team (“Using origami techniques
social workers, have the opportunity to organize and in social and pedagogical activities for the prevention
conduct activities within their own research, not of aggressive behavior of pupils”, “Using
limited to their own practice, which also contributes to ethnopedagogical means in preventing deviant
a more effective social adaptation to a particular type behavior of pupils”, “Prevention of bullying in children
of professional activity. and youth environment”, etc.); with pupils (“What do I
To ensure the effective passing of professional know about trafficking in human beings?”, “I choose to
adaptation trials, it is necessary to create conditions for be healthy”, “Parallel virtual world: the possibility of
the continuous professional activity of future self-assertion or the illusion of opportunities”, “We are
specialists to increase their social activity and different, but we are equal!”, etc.), and also developed
creativity. To this end, senior students who are active informational booklets for parents in order to improve
members of the SSS are involved in the organization their pedagogical culture on the problem of prevention
and conduct of various volunteer initiatives within the of maladjustment of pupils (“Prevention of alcohol
university and various social institutions of the city, as addiction in adolescents”, “Prevention of bullying in
coordinators. This work enables future social the study environment”, “Prevention of aggressive
pedagogues and social workers to determine their own behavior of younger pupils through means of fairy
reserves and resources, which contributes to a more tales”, “Prevention of sexual deviations in pupil
informed assimilation of the learning information behavior”, “Prevention of deviant behavior of younger
during senior years of study and prevents the schoolchildren from “at risk” families, by using literary
development of professional burnout by future means”, etc.).
professionals who are constantly enriching their An important direction in shaping the professional
personal and professional resources, widening the skills of future specialists in the social sphere is the
circle of their own professional interaction. organization of joint seminars, tournaments and
In order to create conditions for the development of conferences with specialists of other higher educational
professional skills of future social pedagogues and institutions. For this purpose, we have since 2008 on
social workers in the conditions of the work of the SSS, the basis of H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National
the organization and thematic meetings of the scientific Pedagogical University organized an annual inter-
student society was introduced, during which senior university students’ scientific and practical conference
students that are active members of the SSS, who are “Actual problems of research in the field of social
winners of the All-Ukrainian Olympiads, tournaments pedagogy and social work”, as well as in conjunction
and contests in specialties “Social pedagogy” and with the Department of Social Pedagogy of the
“Social work” have the opportunity to prepare and hold Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy, on
a meeting of a scientific circle on a certain topic that is their base, starting in 2013, the launch of scientific and
the subject of their own science research and practical workshop for social professionals, in which
familiarize junior students with its theoretical and future social pedagogues and social workers from
practical aspects and share their practical skills in different universities have the opportunity to get
social work within a particular issue, while acquainted with the results of research of leading
implementing their own master class. During the scientists in social sphere and present results of their

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