Представления сотрудников подразделений психологической работы МВД России о своей профессиональной готовности к оказанию психологической помощи в поддержании оптимума профессиональной деятельности

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of the need to change the approach both to mental and physical health, and to the psychological culture of employees of internal affairs bodies as a whole. The new approach should be based on a person’s natural desire for psychological well-being. Today, numerous psychological studies around the world indicate a high level of professional stress among law enforcement officials, which leads to chronic fatigue, professional destruction, psychosomatic disorders, diseases, alcohol abuse, divorces, etc. Stressfulness of the profession also causes personnel problems.
 Based on the relevance of the role of the phenomenon of subjective vitality in the professional activities of employees of internal affairs bodies, in maintaining their mental and physical health, in increasing the level of psychological well-being, this article analyzes the need for employees of internal affairs bodies and their leaders in psychological assistance to optimize the level of subjective vitality and actualization of their internal resources as subjects of labor, as well as the readiness of psychologists of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation tion (hereinafter referred to as departmental psychologists) to provide such assistance.
 The article analyzes the results of five focused group interviews with 45 employees of the psychological work units of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. When processing the obtained data, a framework and qualitative-quantitative data analysis was used.
 The results of the study showed several problem areas in the professional activities of departmental psychologists, which are interdependent and interdependent.