Issues of Psychological and Pedagogical Support of Professional Self-Determination of Minors with Deviant Behavior in the Works of Russian Psychologists

The problem of professional self-determination of the personality of adolescents with deviant, including illegal behavior, is of interest to psychologists and educators, since it is the choice of profession and successful consolidation in professional activity that is an alternative to the criminal career of adolescents experiencing difficulties of socialization. The task of psychological and pedagogical support at this age is to consolidate a teenager’s interest in professional choice, to help comprehend the meaning of work in a life context. Psychological and pedagogical work with this category has its own characteristics. The article provides an analytical review of the theoretical foundations of psychological and pedagogical support of professional self-determination of adolescents prone to deviant, including illegal behavior.