| Abstract |
The article deals with the problem of psychological and pedagogical adults counseling in the USA. The analysis of modern concept of professional psychological and pedagogical counseling development has been done. Based on the development of counseling there have been revealed leading directions in the establishment of professional counseling programs for adults: job search counseling and development of behaviour models in real life; assisting adults with comprehending the opportunities for socialization in the process of their career development; lifestyle choices counseling; career counseling to help adults to integrate in a dynamic society; counseling for desicion-making and choice-related issues solving; counseling for realizing self-concept before entering labour market; ensuring free will as well as integrity of individuality; assisting adults with search, revelation and development of individual creative skills; ensuring formulation and achievement of goals and providing with certain methodology to be recognized and productively work under new economic conditions etc. The analysis of American experience in counseling adults has allowed to justify perspective directions for creative use of its innovative ideas in Ukrainian education space, namely, creating conditions for counseling development and professional training of andragogues-counselors in higher education institutions; purposeful forming and support of andragogues-counselors’ positive image in society; development of flexible alternative curricula for andragogues-counselors’ training with involving experienced and highly qualified pedagogues and psychologists; creating conditions for experience exchange between scholars and practitioners as for development and implementation of counseling programs and study of foreign experience. |
