In the given work the problem of the vocational training of a psychologist, a teacher of psychology at the psychological faculty at the Institute of Economics and Management in Medicine and Social Sphere (Krasnodar) is investigated. The complexity of the given problem consists in the fact that a young expert being a teacher of psychology must be equally prepared both to the vocational psychological and the vocational pedagogical activity.
The basic emphasis is made on the development of the creative personal potential of students which promotes efficiency of the future advisory, scientific and pedagogical activity of an expert.
The longitudinal experimental psychological research of the professionally significant characteristics of students-psychologists and future teachers of psychology has been made. The indicators of dynamics of the creative personal potential of students from the 2nd to the 4th course at higher school have been studied. The innovative pedagogical technology of psycho-pedagogical support (PPS) of scientific practical activities (SPA) at the stage of introductory educational and pedagogical practice developed at the chair of psychology and pedagogics have been used as the influence tool.
It is revealed and statistically confirmed that indicators for developing the creative potential level in the course of the professional formation of a student-psychologist at a stage of higher school education have positive dynamics connected with some features of psycho-pedagogical support of the training process.