PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN CHILDREN'S AND SCHOOL HEALTH

Abstract

The nursing profession in child and school health care faces a number of health, political and economic challenges. The process of integrating children with special educational needs (SEN) into the education system started after 2002, when legislative acts, which regulating then ecessary basic prerequisites for the implementation of this process, were accepted. Integrated education for children with SEN is an education where the child, regardless of the type of disability, is included in the general educational environment. This is accomplished by building and operating a supportive environment that includes appropriate architectural and socio-living conditions, individual educational programs and prepared medical professionals. The aim of the survey is to research the nurses' opinion about factors affecting their work with children with SEN. The subject of the survey is the process of forming professional competencies for nurses and their position to improve the care of children with disabilities. The object of the survey are the views, attitudes and evaluation of the nurses to improve the communicative skills between them and the children in preschools and schools.The scope of the survey are 100 respondents: nurses from "Children and School Health" in city of Burgas. Approaches and methods to study the problem: a theoretical analysis of the problem in the literature; documentary research; Anonymous survey. The results of the study outline difficulties in the communication of nurses with children with disabilities - 64%. 78% of respondents stated that they would participate intraining that would lead to effective performance of their professional activities.