Formation of Counselor’s Psychological Readiness for Work in a Children’s Recreation Camp
The article is devoted to the analysis of the effectiveness of the counselor’s psychological readiness formation program for work in a children’s recreation camp. It is shown that the problem of the formation of psychological readiness of counselors to work in a children’s recreation camp has not been adequately studied. The description of the experimental work on the formation of the psychological readiness of counselors to work in a children's recreation camp is given. Psychological diagnostic techniques are described, which allow one to study such professionally important qualities of a camp counselor as neuropsychic stability, communication skills and organizational skills, tolerance, and leadership qualities. The structure and content of the psychological and pedagogical program for the formation of counselor’s psychological readiness for work is described. The analysis of the effectiveness of the program. The effectiveness of the program in the formation of leadership qualities and organizational abilities of future counselors is shown. Promising tasks of further psychological and pedagogical research are outlined, among which the introduction of the program in the educational process of universities of pedagogical profile.