PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF THE BACHELORS OF SOCIAL WORK, FOCUSED ON PREVENTION OF FAMILY ILL-BEING REGARDING CHILDREN (BASED ON THE INTEGRATION OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND PRACTICES)

Family and children are one of the government's policy priorities, which makes it necessary to train personnel for work in this sphere. The focus on quality training of bachelors in social work capable of preventing the family ill-being regarding children requires new approaches to defining the content of the student training.  These approaches involve a shift of emphasis from a subject-based approach towards the integration of study disciplines and practices. The article investigates the modern organization of future social workers professional training in higher education institutions and distinguishes interdisciplinary integration and an integrative approach.  The interpenetration of theoretical classes and practical training of the bachelors of social work in the field of prevention of family ill-being regarding children is carried out by emphasizing preventive measures in social work, psychological characteristics of families in a difficult life situation, etc. The establishment of intersubject connections between theoretical disciplines and various types of practical training (work experience, on-the-job training) in professional training of the bachelors of social work in prevention of the family ill-being regarding children is aimed at a strong interconnection with their future professional activity, as well as at practicing their professional knowledge, mastering skills of independent specialized work with families. The article offers the analysis of working programs of the “Social Work” major study plans. It allows to distinguish psychological-pedagogical and professional  disciplines that include various aspects of forming in the bachelors of social work the readiness for prevention of the family ill-being regarding children. Furthermore, they are examined in their consecutive order in the major educational program.