Psycho-Pedagogical Model of Students’ Professional Consciousness Development

The paper shows various approaches to understanding the essence of professional consciousness of students, its structure and mechanisms of formation in the process of professionalization during their study at the university. The mechanisms and driving forces of formation of professional consciousness are considered, among them: the system of interpersonal relations, external evaluation, psychological readiness for professional work, interiorization of reference characteristics of activities; ability for reflection; involvement in practical professional activity, the presence of contradictions in the personality and identity of the subject of professional activity, the internal activity of an individual towards self-fulfillment, professional identification. The psychological conditions of development of professional identity and the professional identity include: professionally-oriented rich educational environment, active interaction with carriers of professional standards, values and behaviors in the academic process and practical training, consolidation of the position of a subject in educational and professional activities, higher subjective significance of the profession, an emotionally positive attitude to the profession and to himself as a professional, early inclusion in the process of professional activity and communication, updating of internal psychological mechanisms (reflection, identification) by methods of psychological influence. The theoretical model of professional identity development is described.