THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM OF THE PERSONAL-PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF UKRAINE PERSONNEL RESERVE

Abstract

Modern methods and technologies of personality development in the context of professional activity have been described and analyzed in this article, in particular, the effectiveness of the program of psychological support of its development in the format of webinars has been discussed. In the hard and unstable time of today: economic changes, social transformations and epidemic threat, the problem of organizing and realization of productive distance learning becomes especially relevant for the professional activity of psychologists, instructors of higher education institutions, preparation of the personnel reserve of the State Employment Service of Ukraine (SESU). The psychological support program has been worked out for the SESU staff reserve and realized on the basis of the SESU staff training institute. Its preparation and realization are focused on the dynamics of such indicators of reservists as motivation of achievement, orientation in time, plasticity of behavior, management of emotions, activity, creativity. The purpose of the article is to prove the effectiveness of the webinar program as a method of remote psychological support of the reservists’ development. Methods which have been used in the program elaboration: five-factor personal questionnaire (Khromov A. B. 2000); self-actualization test - CAT (Aleshina Iu.E., 2003); test for the diagnosis of achievement motivation (A. Mehrabian, 2002); self-development readiness test by V.L Pavlov; test for emotional consciousness (Vlasova O. I., Berezyuk, 2015). The effectiveness of the psychological support program was tested using the G-signs criterion and the t-test for dependent samples. Among the methods of psychological support, special attention is paid to: narratives, methods of educational coaching, narration and symbol drama. According to the results of the study (106 people), distance learning in the format of webinars has proved to be an effective method of maintaining the staff reserve of the SESU. The implementation of this program and testing its effectiveness have shown positive, statistically significant results.