Content and Structure of Professional Competence of the Future Specialist for Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy

Abstract

The article analyzes the features of professional activity, the content and structure of professional competence of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy. It is determined that the professional competence of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy is the ability of an individual to effectively perform professional activities based on the possession of professional knowledge, skills and abilities, professionally significant personal qualities; striving for professional development and self-improvement. The content and structure of professional competence of future specialists in physical therapy and occupational therapy have been developed, which is the basis of his professional development and self-improvement. The professional competence of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy is considered as a unity of three components: motivational-value, cognitive, activity-reflexive, each of which contains structural components and at the same time are aspects of personality. Motivational and value component is an integral quality and a core component in the structure of professional competence of a specialist. It presupposes the presence of social attitudes, values and motives; interest and positive attitude to activities; striving for professional development and self-improvement. The cognitive component of the professional competence of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy includes general scientific and diagnostic competence. Important professional skills include: gnostic, constructive, diagnostic, organizational and methodological, informational, research. The professionally important qualities of a physical therapist and occupational therapist are well-known: moral, communicative, cognitive, emotional-volitional, reflexive. The activity-reflexive component of professional competence involves the ability to use physical therapy and occupational therapy; mastery of methods of organizing rehabilitation activities, planning tasks and ways to solve them; ability to predict, construct, analyze, consciously evaluate the results of their own activities. Activity-reflexive component of professional competence involves the ability to use physical therapy and occupational therapy; mastery of methods of organizing rehabilitation activities, planning tasks and ways to solve them; ability to plan, forecast, analyze, adequately evaluate the results of their own activities. Competence approach to the training of future specialists in physical therapy and occupational therapy is the acquisition and development of higher, integrated, general and special (professional) competencies in higher education. Key words: specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy, professional activity, professional competence, structural components of vocational competence.