THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VALUES ORIENTATION AND PERSONALITY MANIFESTATIONS IN SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITY

Abstract

Processes happening in modern society affect the life activities fields of a person. They cause such challenges that need modern and competitive decisions. These processes are globalization, digitalization, social-political changes, and others. They affect the job market and demand for specialists. Hence, qualitative components of professional activities have been influenced by the above-mentioned processes. The purpose of the research is to study modern specialists’ personal qualities which are conditioned by the globalization and integration processes, concerned with the encounter of cultures, personalities, mentalities, and values.The research has been conducted with 40 social interaction field specialists (teachers, lecturers, psychologists, and social workers).The results of the research are discussed in the article, and they revealvalues orientations in the aspects of both attitudes and social behavior. Besides, a high level of communicability and the presence of an inflexible attitude to innovation have been revealedas a result of the discussion about specialists’ personal features.