FEATURES OF COMMUNICATION IN AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Today, communication is perhaps the most important area of activity in social work. That is why the problem of communicative competence of future social specialists should be one of the current problems of social work. The social policy of the states is aimed at the development of inclusive education as an important component of social work. The role and features of inclusive education, which provides comfortable and humanistic development, integration of people with disabilities into an inclusive educational environment are studied. 
 An inclusive educational environment in the higher education system of Ukraine is a key factor influencing the intensive reform of traditional higher education, enabling access to quality education for people with special educational needs. The increase in the actual number of children with disabilities and the intensity of integration of such children into the general education space require the formation of an inclusive educational environment in the system of higher education in Ukraine. This will ensure continuity of education, create opportunities for self-realization of children and youth with special educational needs. The issue of communication with students with special educational needs in a higher education institution deserves special attention. It is noted that communication is an important condition for student integration into the educational process.The author outlines recommendations for the treatment and communication process with students with disabilities.Thus, the formation of communicative competence of social workers originates in the process of training future professionals and is based on their versatility, ability to provide social assistance, based not on general but on thorough theoretical and practical knowledge and skills, taking into account the potential clients of social institutions.