CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN TRAINING SOCIAL SECTOR SPECIALISTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CYBERBULLYING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

The article examines how to prepare social workers to prevent cyberbullying among children and adolescents from the point of view of the continuity of the process of vocational education. The beginning of vocational education is carried out at the university and continues in social service organizations, which allows step-by-step formation of the readiness of social workers to carry out preventive activities, including the prevention of cyberbullying among children and adolescents. The existence of a relationship between the professional readiness of social workers to prevent cyberbullying and the mentoring system in the field of professional activity is due to the prolongation of the educational process and the presence of continuity in the training of social professionals between higher education organizations and social service organizations.