The problem of moral and psychological readiness of future specialists in social work to work with disabled people
- Authors: Kokoreva M.E.1, Barkova V.L.1, Vorobtsova E.S.2, Shurygina Y.Y.3
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Affiliations:
- The Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov
- Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov
- East Siberia State University of Technology and Management
- Issue: Vol 24, No 3 (2021)
- Pages: 35-46
- Section: Expertise and rehabilitation
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1560-9537/article/view/65384
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/MSER65384
- ID: 65384
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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.
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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, 117997Valentina 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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