The Content of the Problem of Competence and Abilities in the Professional Development of Future Teachers-Psychologists

Abstract

In today's era of rapid development of education, the role of psychologists is of greater importance to correctly determine the level of perception of teachers and students in the making of future teachers-psychologists. This study presents the problem of developing the competence of future teachers-psychologists. It examines the extent to which communicative ability is necessary for a teacher-psychologist and focuses on the theoretical and practical works of experts and scientists. The study adopted a qualitative approach to study the role of teacher-psychologists and explore the concept of “competence” in relation to the activities of a teacher-psychologist. By making use of convenience sampling technique, 12 students who were future teacher-psychologists were selected from school № 19 in Almaty. Primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews and focus groups, while secondary data was extracted from documentation research. The findings gave several revelations in the direction of competencies. It concludes that competencies differ by their nature and function such as professional competences, information competences, literacy competences, communicative competences and socialization competences including social influence, oral and written communication, and maintaining health and leading a healthy lifestyle. The study also made evident that education and upbringing foster competences to give them a scientific outlook.