The Specifics of the Formation of the Professional Psychological Competencies in Training Lawyers in the Modern Society

Abstract

The article discusses the need of formation of professional psychological competencies in train­ing lawyers according to the new re­quire­ments that modern society places on graduates of law faculties and higher education institutions. It is important that students of legal higher edu­ca­tion institutions gain knowledge in the field of ge­neral and social psychology, age and legal psy­cho­logy, psychology of deviant behavior and psy­cho­logy of business negotiations. It is essential to in­t­roduce practice-oriented teaching methods, which are characteristic of psychological edu­ca­tion – implementing practical exercises and trainings that would provide students not only with psychological knowledge, but also skills and competences for their use and application.