Corrective Support in the Context of Psychological Assistance to Children with Psychophysical Disorders

Abstract

The relevance of our research is due to the need to improve the system of training specialists in the field of special psychology, due to the fact that the applied tasks of special psychology is the training of highly qualified and competitive specialists to work with persons with psychophysical disorders. This will positively affect the quality of their future professional activities in correctional support in educational and rehabilitation institutions, especially in the conditions of the transition period to inclusive education.

The leading place in the system of psychological assistance to children with psychophysical disabilities is occupied by psycho-correctional support, especially in the context of the transition of modern special education to social integration and inclusive education of persons with psychophysical disabilities. The effectiveness of psycho-correctional support will depend on the psychological readiness of future psychologists for professional interaction with this category of people. First of all, the immediate tasks of psychological correctional support for children with psychophysical disabilities are their psychosocial adaptation. At the stage of integration of a child with mental and physical disabilities through inclusion in the circle of peers with a normal level of development, the psychological support of families who upbringing such children is also especially important. The stimulating function of a professional orientation, which ensures professional and personal stability, is clearly actualized during corrective support for children with psychophysical disabilities, regardless of the negative impact of external factors.