Modern leisure, with all its diversity, freedom of choice of its forms and personal interests, has a significant educational value, therefore, special attention is paid to the training of counselors in educational institutions of various types and public organizations. This textbook discusses the main issues of training personnel capable of organizing children's leisure, solving specific practical problems in institutions that provide recreation and health improvement for children and adolescents. The theoretical material is illustrated in detail by practical examples, which is valuable in improving the professional qualities of counselors and provides comprehensive preparation for solving the problems facing a teacher who organizes the upbringing of a child in leisure conditions.