STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM OF TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ZHYTOMYR MEDICAL INSTITUTE)

Abstract

The article considers the need to prepare bachelors for the 227 "Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy" educational and professional program on the basis of the competence approach.
 The future specialist in physical therapy, occupational therapy is considered as a person who purposefully acquires qualifications in accordance with the chosen educational degree in the process of specially organized educational activities in higher education, aimed at forming a high quality rehabilitation culture and healthcare culture based on general and special competencies.
 The experience of development and implementation of educational and professional program "Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy" for those seeking a bachelor's degree by specialists of the Zhytomyr Medical Institute of the Zhytomyr Regional Council is analyzed. The main elements of the educational and professional program are given, the requirements for the quality of content, structure, competencies (general and special) are determined.
 Special competencies are practical and can be used in the professional activities of a specialist in physical therapy and occupational therapy. The sequence of study of educational components, plan and schedule of educational process, list and scope of normative and selective educational components correspond to the structural and logical scheme of higher education training for "Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy" educational program and are designed to help ensure compliance of program learning outcomes with the demands of potential employers (stakeholders).
 The document contains all the necessary structural and semantic components, is based on modern world and domestic educational standards, takes into account the requirements of practical health care, reflects modern requirements for training in physical therapy, occupational therapy and meets the requirements of practical use.