Abstract. The research substantiates features of practice-oriented training of future social workers in within the framework of the educational curriculum 110 «Social Work» (from 2025 – «Social Work and Counselling») for students of the second (master’s) level of higher education. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the content and organization of educational practice in professional training of future social workers in higher education institutions. The methods of structural and functional analysis of professional training of social work specialists; the method of comparison – for comparative analysis of tasks from the practice of different higher education institutions; the method of modelling – for the development and design of tasks of different levels and content used in the process of internships were used. Results. The content, functions and calendar schedule of the educational practice of students are determined. Based on the analysis of scientific sources and the author’s own experience in organising educational practices, a structural and functional model of this practice is designed in total of cognitive, motivational, adaptive, diagnostic, reflective and resilient functions. The curriculum of the educational practice provides for students to complete a set of analytical and synthetic tasks that can be completed offline, online or in a mixed format: analysis of organisational models of social services; substantiation of the specifics of the activities of regional departments of social protection, the State Employment Service, social rehabilitation institutions – specialised boarding schools, general education schools of social rehabilitation, vocational schools of social rehabilitation and so on (studying experience through published information). As a result of the educational practice, students also create video descriptions of the activities of charitable foundations, rehabilitation centres, educational institutions, social welfare institutions or agencies. The conclusion is made about the need to update constantly the curricula of training practices for applicants for the second (master’s) level of higher education in the specialty 110 «Social Work and Counselling», taking into account objective social transformations in Ukrainian society.

Анотація. Мета статті полягає в обґрунтуванні змісту й організації навчальної практики у ході професійної підготовки майбутніх соціальних працівників у ЗВО. Застосовано методи структурно-функціонального аналізу професійної підготовки фахівців з соціальної роботи; метод порівняння й моделювання. Одержані результати. На підставі аналізу наукових джерел та власного авторського досвіду організації навчальних практик спроектовано структурно-функціональну модель зазначеної практики та її програму в сукупності завдань аналітико-синтетичного характеру, які можуть бути виконані в оф лайн, он лайн чи змішаному форматі.