Group training as a method of development of professionally important qualities

The article is devoted to the definition of the role of group training in the development and formation of professionally important qualities (PIQ) of the legal psychologist. Produced comparison of the main approaches to the concept of "professional qualities" in psychology and a model of professionally important qualities of a legal psychologist, consisting of 5 groups of PIQ. We analysed the features of the development of professionally important qualities of students of the Faculty of Legal Psychology as well as methods of their development, are used during education at university. Designed the program of socio-psychological training, aimed at the development of PIQ of first-year students, who study on Faculty of Legal Psychology. By the using of the method of forming experiment, identified the possibilities of group training in the formation and development of PIQ of a legal psychologist. Developed recommendations