tolerance

Under current trends of globalization, increasing importance is placed on an active dialogue of cultures, based on consent, mutual interest, understanding and respect, which manifests itself through language, culture, traditions, etc. That said, the dialogue and the integration of cultures can only be successful if the principle of tolerance is followed throughout.

The article introduces results of comparative empirical investigation of various attitudes of students (future education psychologists and lawyers) to people with reduced capabilities and cooperation with them. Data obtained in the course of the investigation testifies to predominantly positive attitude of students majoring in psychology and pedagogics to people with reduced capabilities, while other students (law students) demonstrate more neutral and sometimes negative attitude to people with reduced capabilities.

Counseling is one of the most popular and promising professions in this country. The article explores the topical problem of enhancing the efficiency of mastering the future professional activity during training and successful application of the acquired knowledge at work. The study includes an analysis of approaches to the study of professionally important qualities of a counselor, and an analysis of different approaches to solving this problem.