Program to improve the effectiveness of education and professional activities of college students

• Main Author: I.V. Vlaskina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2013-04-01
• Series: Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)
• Subjects: professional qualities; special abilities; type of occupation; effectiveness of professional work
• Online Access: http://psyedu.ru/files/articles/psyedu_ru_2013_1_3258.pdf

We describe a training program on “Psychology of effective professional activity”, realized on the basis of the Ural College of the Beauty Industry. The purpose of this discipline is to improve the effectiveness of education and professional activities of college students acquiring professions of “Human-Human” type. To improve effectiveness of education and professional activities, this program provides formation of professionally important qualities of students. The results of the program can be: students’ acquisition of knowledge required for the effective performance of professional activities (ways to prevent burnout, increase self-confidence, etc.); mastery of professional skills (planning, simulation, etc.); formation of professionally important qualities (stress, tolerance, etc.); increasing the efficiency of their professional activities.