PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE HEALTHCARE COMPETENCE FORMATION OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS

Abstract

The article analyzes the pedagogical conditions of competence forming to preserve the future social workers’ health. It is determined that this is a set of measures, the implementation of which ensures that the competence of preserving the health of future social workers in the process of vocational training is formed. Purpose of the article: To analyze the pedagogical conditions of competence forming of preserving the health of students of the specialty «Social work». Research methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific literature data to substantiate the essence of the concept of «competence to maintain health»; testing, valeological monitoring, pedagogical experiment of pedagogical conditions of formation of competence of preservation of future social workers’ health. Scientific novelty: the process of forming the competence of preserving the health of students of the specialty «Social work» during mastering the disciplines in the conditions of magistracy is analyzed. The state of research of the problem in modern scientific domestic and foreign literature is determined. The article complemented the methodology and tools for further empirical research on some aspects of health competency formation. Health competence is a set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that aim to preserve and promote health. The following pedagogical conditions of preserving health competence formation of future social workers in the course of vocational training are substantiated: increase of future social workers’ motivation for activity which preserves health; creating a health preservation environment that fosters a conscious and caring attitude to one's own health; diversification of the forms of health activities of future social workers in out-of-class work. Important components of student health are also: intensifying the health of teachers and students; the use of technologies that will help to shape the competence of students' health; organization of constructive interaction between the subjects of the educational process, aimed at forming the competence for preserving the future specialists’ health; conducting pedagogical diagnostics of students' education regarding health competence; the use of reflection in the educational process of higher education institutions.