ʺContent and structural components of ethical and legal culture of future psychologistsʺ

Abstract

The article reveals the problem of forming the ethical and legal culture of future psychologists, which
is relevant in the light of the formation of a democratic state, overcoming crisis processes in Ukraine, its
development taking into account the traditions of domestic spirituality, morality, statehood, and attracting
civilized states to the community; This is exactly what a properly organized moral, civil and legal education
contributes to, the success of which largely determines the construction of a rule-of-law state and civil
society in Ukraine.
It is noted that a specialist of the future must have a developed cultural worldview, emotional
intelligence, critical thinking, spiritual and moral qualities, speak several languages, and be a citizen and patriot
of his country. The content and structural components of the ethical and legal culture of future psychologists
are revealed, in particular, epistemological, axiological, behavioral and personal; It is noted that the ethical and
legal culture of the future psychologist is an integrative quality of the individual, each component of which is
interconnected with others and at the same time is an independent characteristic that performs its functions.The
criteria for the ethical and legal culture of the future psychologist are defined as ideological-knowledgeable,
motivational-value, activity-reflexive, personal-emotive, which determine: knowledge of the legal, moral and
essential features of the future psychologist’s activities; awareness of the relationship between one’s
capabilities and professional requirements for a psychologist, his moral principles; value-semantic awareness of
the content of the professional activity of a psychologist and his personal acceptance of moral choice;
implementation of personal self-regulation in accordance with the value and semantic content of the
professional activity of the future psychologist according to his ethical code.