The Center of Social Initiatives and Volunteering as an important factor in the formation of social responsibility of future specialists

The relevance of the formation of social responsibility of future specialists in the social sphere is determined by a number of factors: the importance and necessity of professional training of specialists for activities in particularly difficult conditions that have appeared before Ukraine in general and the social sphere, in particular; the complication of social work tasks, the growth of the number of clients who need social support and help, and the growth of the personal role of a social specialist in the performance of professional functions and tasks at the micro, meso, and macro levels of social practice. The expediency of using the potential of student public associations, clubs, centers of social initiatives and volunteering in terms of their influence on the formation of professionally determined personal qualities of future specialists in the social sphere is determined by the activation and diversification of their activities in modern conditions and the growth of their role in the formation of civil society. The purpose of the article is to analyze the content and forms of work of the center of social initiatives and volunteering as an important factor in the formation of social responsibility of future specialists in the social sphere and to reveal the practical scope of implementing this task at the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Research methods: analysis of the experience of the center of social initiatives and volunteering in order to systematize the theoretical and practical aspects of involving students in the development and implementation of social projects and volunteer activities.