Keyword: «volunteerism»

The article is dedicated to definition of communicativeness structure of future social workers and highlighting its main components. Significant part of the article is played by the definition of the volunteerism role in elaborating communicativeness of students.

The article considers the concepts of «volunteering» and «volunteering», their identity is indicated. The fundamental ideas that define the conceptual and philosophical basis of volunteering and volunteering are substantiated. The history of the emergence and development of volunteering in the world and in our country is shown. The characteristics of the motives that determine participation in volunteer activities are given. It has been established that volunteering brings up the civic qualities of a person, his social activity, inclusion in society, adaptation to the conditions of the social environment and the ability to interact with it. It is concluded that volunteering is a resource for personal growth and social development.