Abstract
The article describes the experience of teaching psychological diagnostics to students of the specialties «Psychology» and «Social work» with a focus on a competency-based approach. Psychological diagnostics is a wide layer of scientific and practical activity, manifested in certain requirements for psycho diagnostic tools and users of psycho diagnostic methods (psychologists and specialists in related professions), which must be taken into account when developing curriculum for this discipline. In turn, the labor market and the characteristics of professional activity dictate their own requirements for the competencies of future specialists. The article reveals the essence of the competency-based approach, presents the results of a comparative analysis of the competencies of both specialties, highlights their similarities and differences. Owing to the fact that disclosure of the content of professional activity based on professional standards, accents are placed, priorities are identified and the differences in teaching psychological diagnostics to future social work specialists and psychologists are described. The authors describe the features of using various teaching methods for students of both specialties and the learning outcomes that can be achieved thanks to them.
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