In the dissertation the system of psychological support of families with problem children is theoretically analyzed and empirically investigated. We identified the content, dynamics, directions, targets, etc. of the system of such support, which are determined by the family status, age characteristics, functionality or dysfunction of the family system, their gender differentiation. The technology of realization of psychological support for the families with problem children is pointed out, which is carried out by providing complex interconnected and interdependent measures, the organizational and methodological basis of which is a purposeful, step-by-step process (psychodiagnostics, psychoeducation, psychoconsultation, psychotherapy) which is represented by a variety of methods and tools, lead by the knowledge of individual and interpersonal characteristics of the family members, which are implemented to provide optimal conditions for maintaining the psychological health of the whole family as a system, at the level of marital and parental subsystems.
The main diagnostic targets of psychological support of families with problem children are identified: personal characteristics of family members of the problem child; specifics of the family climate; the nature of the relationship of adult family members as marital partners; features of the parent team; styles and types of parental interaction with the problem child and mistakes of such interaction; features of perception of problems of the child and other members of the nuclear family system.
The main indicators of personal and interpersonal functioning of family members with a problem child in order to build a program of psychological support are identified. It was found that the integral personal characteristics of parents with problem children are distinguished by ten factors: authoritarian educational disposition; natural educational disposition; constructive educational protection; psychostenetic personal disposition; ambivalent personal disposition; indulgently indifferent educational disposition; dominant-aggressive personal disposition; extroverted personal disposition; introverted and pedantic personal disposition; passive-protective personal disposition.
It is stated that in the experimental group as a result of the introduction of a special program of psychological support at the stage of control diagnostic section the frequency of expression of positive modality of all identified empirical indicators is significantly higher than in the control group. It was found that among the representatives of the experimental sample the number of family members who have problem children with a well-established attitude to positive perception and acceptance of a partner or other members of the nuclear family, reflected position and willingness to generate constructive space of marital and family relationships, to cultivate healthy family values and guidelines for the implementation of constructive role patterns of family functioning is greater than among the representatives of the control sample. It is proved that the chance of development and realization of constructive role patterns of family functioning for the parents of problem children within the limits of the special complex program of psychological support is more than three times higher than such chance within the limits of traditional technology of psychological help.
It is generalized that in relation to the studied experimental and control groups according to the selected criterion "level of development of indicators of family functioning", it can be stated that in comparison with traditional technology of psychological help, introduction of the special complex program of psychological support has provided families with problem children a much higher degree of development of effective mechanisms of personal and family functioning, as well as a more stable level of formation of personal guidance for a constructive solution to its pressing problems.
It is indicated that there is a pronounced positive dynamics according to the selected criterion "the level of development of indicators of personal functioning" It was found that the program of psychological support has become an important factor in the qualitative transformation of the content and structural elements of psychotypes in the direction of developing the properties of healthy personality. It was found that in comparison with traditional technology of psychological assistance, the introduction of a special comprehensive program of psychological support provided family members with problem children a higher degree of development of effective mechanisms of personal and family functioning, as well as a more stable level of personal guidance for constructive solutions.
