Managing and countering stress in professional activities: Training of future social educators

Relevance. The relevance of the study is due to the widespread prevalence of unstable psycho-emotional state in the academic environment, which has a significant impact on labour realization. Purpose. The purpose of the work is to consider methods and techniques for managing and countering stress in professional activities among future social educators. Methodology. To achieve the purpose, the following methods such as logical, functional analysis, deduction, induction, synthesis, and questioning were used. Results. During the study, the concepts of �stress� and �emotional burnout syndrome� were characterized, their characteristic features, principles of implementation and impact on the psycho-emotional state of a person were highlighted. A survey was conducted among 127 students of the speciality �Social Pedagogy� on the basis of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Conclusions. The study provided an opportunity to identify the prevalence of unstable psycho-emotional states among future specialists, to characterize and identify the causes of their occurrence. In turn, this helped to conduct a more detailed analysis of the necessary methods and methods that would eliminate negative factors. Stress management is considered as one of the necessary components in counteracting and managing stress in professional activities. It was also proposed to create a special course that would help students develop stress management skills in an academic environment. The practical value of the results obtained is to provide recommendations that will allow eliminating negative stress factors, consciously and competently managing them, which, in turn, will help stabilize the psycho-emotional state of future social educators and effectively implement themselves in professional activities. Keywords: emotional burnout syndrome; exhaustion; academic environment; destabilization of mental state; intense workload