The problem of moral and psychological readiness of future specialists in social work to work with disabled people

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The article analyzes the issues of moral and psychological readiness of students-future professional social workers to work with the disabled. The article systematizes domestic and foreign approaches to the definition of the categories “readiness”, “psychological readiness”, “moral and psychological readiness” in relation to professional social work. Moral and psychological readiness is understood as an important and complex multicomponent category, a synthetic construct and a stable characteristic of the subject of educational and professional activity in its readiness for the successful implementation of the assigned professional functions and tasks.

AIMS: Assessment of the moral and psychological readiness of future professional social workers to work with the disabled.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data of the survey of 178 students studying in the direction of training “Social work” (bachelor’s and master’s degrees) in three universities of Russia are presented.

RESULTS: As a result of the conducted research, it was found out that despite the generally positive attitude of students towards disabled people, according to a subjective assessment, a fifth of students (22.5%) noted that they were not ready to work with such a category of people, which may be evidence of an imbalance in the theoretical and practical components of their training, as well as the moral and psychological unpreparedness of students for future professional social work.

CONCLUSION: In this regard, in our opinion, special attention should be paid to the formation of the moral and psychological readiness of future professional social workers to work with people with severe forms of health disorders, including the disabled.

About the authors

Marina E. Kokoreva

The Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov

Author for correspondence.
Email: malinka7171@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3889-5917
SPIN-code: 7844-2583

Cand. Sci. (Social), Associate Professor

Russian Federation, 1 Ostrovityanova str., Moscow, 117997

Valentina L. Barkova

The Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov

Email: 2782737@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5177-1954
Russian Federation, 1, Ostrovityanova street, Moscow, 117997

Elena S. Vorobtsova

Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov

Email: docvorobtsova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6236-8412
Russian Federation, 1, Ostrovityanova street, Moscow, 117997

Yulia Yu. Shurygina

East Siberia State University of Technology and Management

Email: juliaju@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4378-690X
Russian Federation, Ulan-Ude, Burytia

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3. Fig. 2. Distribution of respondents’ answers to the question: “Do you consider the disability problem to be socially significant”.

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4. Fig. 3. Distribution of answers to the question: “Which sources of information about people with disabilities do you trust and therefore prefer to use”.

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5. Fig. 4. Distribution of answers to the question: “What feelings do you have towards people with disabilities”.

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6. Fig. 5. Distribution of answers to the question: “Does the cause of disability affect your attitude towards people with disabilities”.

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7. Fig. 6. Distribution of answers to the question: “In communication with which disabled people you may experience negative feelings.”

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8. Fig. 7. Distribution of answers to the question: “Do you think you are ready to work with disabled people (disabled children)”.

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