THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR FUTURE BACHELORS OF SOCIAL WORK TO ACTIVATE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article discusses a concept of “professional development”, shows the place and functions of leisure activities in the process of professional development of students. One of the necessary pedagogical components of the educational process of the university is the leisure activities of students, as their purposeful activity, meeting the needs, motives, abilities of each young person. The article reflects the experience of the Department of Social Technologies of the Institute of Education and Social Sciences at North Caucasus Federal University in organizing leisure activities of students for professional development of future bachelors of social work. The materials of an empirical study are presented. The author concludes that the specially organized professionally directed leisure activities of future bachelors of social work contributes to their professional development and activates this process. The author concludes that the specially organized professionally directed leisure activities of future bachelors of social work contributes to their professional development and activates this process.