The book substantiates the relevance and importance of intellectual skills for training highly professional specialists who are able to adapt quickly to the constantly changing socio-economic conditions of public life. The most important provisions of intellectual and developmental teaching as a method to develop intellectual skills have been identified. Pedagogical conditions of forming intellectual skills of future specialists in social work and the effectiveness of the set of pedagogical conditions with the help of technology of intellectual skills development have been also proved. The materials presented in the book can be used in any university discipline of professional training of future specialists of social work, can be applied in educational institutions of different levels that train specialists of social profile and also in the system of professional development.pThe book substantiates the relevance and importance of intellectual skills for training highly professional specialists who are able to adapt quickly to the constantly changing socio-economic conditions of public life. The most important provisions of intellectual and developmental teaching as a method to develop intellectual skills have been identified. Pedagogical conditions of forming intellectual skills of future specialists in social work and the effectiveness of the set of pedagogical conditions with the help of technology of intellectual skills development have been also proved. The materials presented in the book can be used in any university discipline of professional training of future specialists of social work, can be applied in educational institutions of different levels that train specialists of social profile and also in the system of professional development./p