Specialist Profile Research Articles

Personal Factors of Preference of “Dangerous” and “Safe” Types of Professional Activity

The article presents results of the research of personality features, which determine the safety state, using the example of representatives of “dangerous” and “safe” professions. Specificity of experiencing the safety state is described. Differences in the personal profile of specialists in these professional groups are identified. Features of the structural organization of personal characteristics (determinants of the state of safety) among representatives of “dangerous” and “safe” professions are demonstrated.

Mucous Cysts of Fingers: Diagnostics and Treatment Mistakes

Background. Mucous cysts of hand represent tumor-like masses. This pathology is associated with a large number of diagnostic and treatment mistakes with inappropriate procedures and incomplete surgical interventions, which result in recurrences and complications.
 Aim of the study — to analyze diagnostics and treatment mistakes in patients with mucous cysts of fingers in order to improve the quality of medical care for patients with this pathology.
 Methods. The study enrolled 62 patients. Diagnostics included medical history analysis, clinical and X-ray examination, and ultrasonography. According to the patients’ history, they were divided into two groups: group 1 consisted of patients who had come to the clinic for the first time, group 2 — of patients who had referred to the clinic with recurrences of mucous cysts. All patients underwent surgical interventions with osteophyte excision of the phalanx and skin defect grafting after cyst excision. Treatment results were evaluated 2, 6, 12 months after the operation using X-ray data, VAS, QuickDash questionnaire, and measurements of the range of motion in the distal interphalangeal joint.
 Results. Initial referrals of group 2 patients (with disease recurrence) were analyzed in terms of the profile of specialists and the type of care provided. It was found that patients with recurrence had undergone procedures (cyst puncture, cauterization, removal of thin skin over the cyst) or surgeries without osteophyte excision of the phalanx and skin defect grafting after cyst excision. The use of a diagnostic algorithm at the referral stage made it possible to confirm the diagnosis and detect an osteophyte of the affected phalanx in all patients. Patients were followed up for a year.
 Conclusion. At the diagnostic stage, X-ray and ultrasonography are conclusive methods of examination. The only correct method of mucous cysts treatment is radical surgery including skin defect grafting with local tissues after cyst excision and osteophyte removal.

Risk Factors in Specialists and Generalists of Child-to-Parent Violence: Gender Differences and Predictors of Reactive and Proactive Reasons.

Recent research on child-to-parent violence (CPV) is advancing in the analysis of the specialist profile (aggressors who show only CPV) and the generalist profile (aggressors who show peer violence in addition to CPV). However, although differences have been found between girls and boys in the risk factors for CPV, there are no studies that analyze these differences according to the type of aggressor. Likewise, the importance of identifying the factors that differentially predict reactive and proactive CPV has been noted but has not been examined in different types of aggressors. The aims of this study were to examine gender differences in CPV patterns, emotional intelligence, parental victimization, and parental permissiveness and to analyze whether these variables predict reactive and proactive CPV, both according to aggressor type. A total of 1559 Spanish CPV aggressors (54.6% females) aged between 12 and 18 years from educational centers participated in the study (22.4% exercised only CPV (specialists) and 77.6% exercised peer violence in addition to CPV (generalists)). In general, no differences were found between girls and boys in the specialist profile, but differences were found in the generalist profile. Specifically, generalist girls exercised more psychological and control/domain violence toward mothers, while boys exercised more physical violence toward fathers and had more parental permissiveness. In specialists, parental victimization predicted reactive CPV, while parental permissiveness predicted proactive CPV. In contrast, in generalists, both parental victimization and parental permissiveness predicted both reactive and proactive CPV. Low emotional regulation was a significant predictor in both cases. This study identifies differences among girls and boys in CPV risk factors and among variables that predict reactive and proactive CPV and that these results differ between specialist and generalist aggressors. Implications for research and professional practice are discussed, highlighting the need to design and implement prevention and intervention programs specialized in the type of aggressor, paying special attention to gender differences and to the factors that motivate one or the other type of CPV.

Features of the profile of the professional crisis of medical workers with professional deformities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction. The specifics of the professional activity of medical workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the presence of stressful factors of production situations, negatively affects the professional profile of specialists and leads to the opportunity of a professional crisis. Purpose. To identify the features of the profile of the professional crisis of medical workers with professional deformities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods. The study conducted on 816 medical workers with occupational deformities included questionnaires on the personality profile of the crisis by A.E. Taras and on burnout by C. Maslach & S. Jackson, K. Pearson’s correlation criterion, descriptive statistics and Chaddock’s table to reveal the tightness of correlation processes. Results. The main features of the profile of the professional crisis of medical workers with deformities in the professional field include a high level of functional disorders of cardiac activity and the activity of the gastrointestinal tract; functional disorders of breathing, autonomic system, thinking, sleep; symptoms of anxiety and increased emotionality; attempts to escape from problems, and depressive mood coloring. Limitations. When studying the characteristics of the profile of the professional crisis, a psychodiagnostic study was conducted using the author’s methods on a sample of 816 voluntarily participating medical workers with professional deformities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a sufficient reference sample. Conclusion. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the grading of deformations in the professional field of medical workers will contribute to: normalization of the activity of the autonomic, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and the gastrointestinal tract; harmonization of the sleep-wake cycle; reduction of depression, attempts to escape from problems, tension, complications of thinking, anxiety.

The personality profile of IPS employment specialists, and how it relates to job satisfaction: A longitudinal cohort study.

The role of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment specialist is a new type of occupation within mental healthcare. High turnover among employment specialists necessitates improvement in their recruitment and retention. One element that impacts retention is job satisfaction. We assessed the personality of 38 employment specialists (Big 5 Inventory-2) and measured job satisfaction over three time periods. Compared to norm data, employment specialists were significantly higher on Extraversion (ΔT = 8.0, CI: 5.59-10.42), Agreeableness (ΔT = 7.8, CI: 5.56-10.12), Conscientiousness (ΔT = 3.3, CI: 0.8-5.84), Open-mindedness (ΔT = 3.5, CI: 0.97-6.07), while lower on Negative emotionality (ΔT = -3.5, CI: -6.5 to -0.42). Extraversion had a substantial longitudinal positive effect on job satisfaction (β at T1 = 0.39; CI: 0.10-0.73) (β at T2 = 0.40; CI: 0.03-0.80), while Negative emotionality - a substantial negative effect (β at T1 = -0.60; CI: -0.90 to -0.30) (β at T2 = -0.50; CI: -0.90 to -0.12). Male gender was significantly associated with higher job satisfaction at the time point 1 (β = -0.46; CI: -0.80 to -0.14). Age, length of employment in the role, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Open-mindedness were not found to have substantial significant effects on job satisfaction of employment specialists. Recruiting employment specialists who score high on Extraversion and low on Negative emotionality may be a good fit for the role and job satisfaction.

Medical Residents, the Group and the Formation of Professional Identity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Residency is still considered the gold standard for quality medical training, and acquiring a professional identity as a specialist is one of its central elements. Residents obtain this identity through both the educational environment and direct interaction with peers and supervisors. However, modifications in health care and educational routines during the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have significantly impaired these channels. This study is part of a qualitative research project to analyze professional identity formation in a medical residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at a public hospital in southern Brazil. The authors conducted 28 semi-structured interviews with medical residents and preceptors, as well as a focus group with the residents, which was recorded, transcribed, and analyzed in an effort to construct major analytical categories. Restricted movement and physical contact have forced the use of alternative means of interpersonal interaction, such as communication through social media or instant messaging applications. This has also affected educational activities, such as morning rounds, lectures, and seminars. These changes represent a significant impact, especially in Brazil, where physical proximity is an important cultural feature, even in the work and school environments. We speculate that this new type of virtual interaction will also affect the formation of professional identity among obstetrician-gynecologists. These findings suggest that medical residency programs should be attentive to changes in resident training to ensure that the specialist profile and the expected skills, which are consolidated over many years, are not lost.

Компетенции команд как фактор успешности проектов трансформации университетов: межстрановый анализ

The article examines the competencies of university transformation teams as the main factor in the success of the implementation of strategic projects of strategic changes of the university. A theoretical and empirical study of the competencies of university transformation project teams has been conducted. The importance of the competence of the management team of academic sector transformation projects is determined. Empirical data were collected on the materials of a cross-country analysis, implemented in two stages: (1) questionnaire survey of 203 experts from universities in Russia, Serbia, Georgia, Iran; (2) in-depth semi-formalized interview of 78 informants in three Russian universities. Based on the empirical data, the competence profile of qualified specialists (from among the administrative and managerial staff of universities involved in university transformation project teams) was measured, and a competence model was built. The analysis of the experience of implementing specific transformation projects of the university allowed us to identify significant criteria for the success of these projects: the fact of completion of the project; the obtained result and product of the project that suits the customer / consumer. When as sessing success, it is more important for experts to receive a product and to a much lesser extent the criterion of product quality is significant. When assessing the failure of projects, the absolute majority of experts named the unsatisfactory quality of the product and the result of the university transformation project as the most important criterion. The perception of success is almost not affected by the criterion of meeting the deadlines of the project, but the state of failure is determined by compliance with the time frame of the project. Stakeholders’ satisfaction with the project results is designated as a significant criterion for both the success and failure of the project. The positions of the administrative and managerial staff of universities regarding the criteria for the success of project activities of transformation correlate with the existing standards for evaluating project activities. Measures are proposed to improve the competencies of the project teams of the transformation of universities. The research has value for the leadership of the academic sector for the development of team competencies of employees.

ІННОВАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ СИТУАТИВНОГО МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ В ІНШОМОВНІЙ ПІДГОТОВЦІ МАЙБУТНІХ АВІАЦІЙНИХ ФАХІВЦІВ

The article deals with innovative simulation technologies as forms of quasi-professional activity used in foreign language training of future aviation specialists in order to achieve a sufficient level of their communicative competence. It has been proved that simulation technologies or role-plays are ones of the best ways to organize communicative studying and the most common forms of active learning, means and methods of preparation and adaptation to professional activities and social contacts. It goes without saying that role-play as a form of quasi-professional activity, allows intensifying the educational, cognitive and communicative activities of students, because the structure of future professional activities of aviation specialists are reproduced in the game educational model the best. The essence of role-play, stages of gaming models’ implementation and its importance for professional profile of aviation specialists have been described in the article. It should be noted that the content of role-plays depends on the stage of professional studying. The usage of real professional activities’ algorithms in routine, non-routine and emergency situations is of great importance. Highlighted main requirements to role-plays conducting, defined tasks, time management, game conditions, stages of the role-play have been reflected in the example of role-play, based on air crash investigations, the purpose of which is the formation of future aviation specialists’ communicative skills. We have come to conclusion that innovative simulation technologies are used in foreign language training of future pilots and air traffic controllers in order to achieve a sufficient level of their communicative skills. The use of role-plays, as ones of the forms of interactive teaching methods, enriches the vocabulary of applicants for higher education with foreign language vocabulary, promotes the acquisition of foreign language skills in situations as close as possible to reality and allows the formation of future aviation specialists’ foreign language communicative competence. Key words: aviation specialist, interactive technologies, communicative skills, Aviation English, role-play.

СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ТРЕНДЫ МОТИВАЦИИ ТРУДА СПЕЦИАЛИСТОВ IT-КОМПАНИЙ

The article is devoted to identifying the motivational profile of specialists in the field of information technology. The features of the Russian market of IT-services, and problems and specifics of the activity of the information technology industry are considered. Based on the conducted study on identifying the factors that affect the level of motivation of employees of IT companies, the predominant needs and motives have been determined, as well as the main aspirations of employees realized in the course of their professional activities. The key features of building a system of labor motivation for specialists are considered, including both a formalized assessment of performance results and the use of an individualized approach to motivating employees.

Has the pandemic changed the cultural profile of the youngest sports teachers?

Restrictive measures, protection measures such as wearing masks, remote work, all meant to limit the explosive growth in the incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have changed people’s habits, lifestyles and professional activities. These unexpected and turbulent times have also affected several sectors, such as culture and education, which had to adapt and adjust in order to continue to provide services, but within some limits. Having as background the results of a previous case study developed between 2017 and 2019, this paper aims to analyse whether the cultural features of the newest teachers in the field of sport and physical education science have changed under the impact of the pandemic. Using four of the cultural dimensions of Hofstede’s model, an instrument validated at national level in Romania, as well as data collected in the 2020-2021 school year from a group of 32 people (included in a master’s programme in the field of sport and physical education science), this paper compares the cultural profile of sport specialists before and during the pandemic. The results show that there are some differences only for two cultural dimensions, namely Masculinity versus Femininity and Power Distance. However, as the spread of coronavirus disease at community level has not yet been stopped, it is very likely that these differences will deepen, greatly affecting pedagogical and managerial practices in schools.

Competences in the management of health regions: Germany, Poland and Spain

Abstract Background Germany has a comprehensive and diverse network of health regions, Spain has partial health regions and in Poland this model is not yet present. The purpose of this study is to summarize and compare the experiences of Spain and Germany in terms of health network managers activity, along with a potential and conditioning for the existence of similar structures in Poland, to determine what competences they need in each country and what are the similarities and differences between them. Methods In the three countries, 18 in total qualitative interviews were conducted with experts and stakeholders from the health sector, public administration, the health economy and health regions. The interviews focused on the current state of the health systems as well as the required competences of a regional health network manager. They were analysed for content. The following categories were created: Health, management, social skills and other competences. Results and discussion There is an overlap in the required competences in the three countries. A knowledge in the field of public health, the organisation and assessment of health services as well as communication and management skills are of importance. In addition, there are competences in fund raising and legal matters. Country-specific competencies and areas must be taken into account, e.g. in Germany addressing people with a migration background is a more central issue than in Poland, while in the latter country high pressure has been put on the soft skills. Conclusions European competence profile for managers of regional health networks is possible, which harmonizes with and complements the competence profile of public health specialists. Nonetheless, national profiles require to highlight different critical competences adapted to local conditions. Main message The competences of a regional health network manager are predominantly cross-national.

Case management as a technology for preventing social orphanhood

The article discusses the features of the social protection system for children left without parental care in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article reveals the problem of the development of innovative technologies in social work in SOS family-type children's villages, namely, the development of case management, and the objective need for their application in the process of supporting families and children in difficult life situations. The purpose of the article is to study the use of innovative technologies through the introduction of case management technology, as an important tool for supporting families and children left in difficult situations. To do this, the following tasks are solved: to give a complete picture of the algorithm of the case manager; to study the contribution of foreign researchers and compare it with the experience of SOS family-type villages. The main methods of research of the issue were historical and methodological study of scientific literature, synthesis and analysis of social work technology, meetings with the deputy director for the profile of social orphanhood and specialists of the SOS project of family-type villages, a training webinar within the framework of the studied problem with bachelors and undergraduates of the Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology of Karaganda University of the name of academician E.A. Buketov. The article shows that in the process of professional training of future social workers it is necessary to increase the level of knowledge and develop the skills necessary for the effective work of case managers of the project.

PSYCHOLINGUISTIC PROFILE OF MODERN STUDENTS OF ECONOMIC SPECIALTIES

Within the article some aspects of manifestation of linguistic, terminological, communicative-pragmatic, textual, discursive competencies of the psycholinguistic profile of specialists in economic sphere are characterized. The influence of personal traits of an preceptor-economist on the formation of linguistic personality of an emerging economist is determined. Scientific works are analyzed, which allow to define a linguistic personality as a personality expressed in language and through language; as a person who is a native speaker and communicator, a holder of communicative competence. There are three levels of language proficiency: verbal-semantic, linguocognitive, pragmatic, the boundaries between which are quite fragile, vague; they also determine the stages of formation of linguistic personality. The requirements to the economic competence of a specialist are determined, which ensure the appropriate level of language proficiency, as lexical units of the language system occupy a priority place in professional speech of economic specialists: economic terminology of narrow and wide use, professionalisms, socially marked vocabulary, etc. The intralinguistic reasons for the dynamic penetration of lexical borrowings into professional speech of modern economists in connection with the nominative necessity are analyzed. With all due respect to foreign language culture, economic experts themselves are increasingly advocating the ecology of professional language, trying to use at least sporadically synonymous Ukrainian equivalents to the borrowings. Important communicative features of professional speech have been determined: content, accuracy, consistency, concise presentation of thoughts, provability, correctness and appropriateness of the terms use, information saturation, purity of speech, expressiveness of diction, melodiousness. Thus, indicators of general cultural, linguistic, terminological competence of an economist are deep knowledge of features of economic terminology, theory and practice of speech influence, attentive attitude to specific vocabulary and professional terms. Formation of the psycholinguistic profile of the personality of a novice economist depends on the fundamental language training, example and influence of the personal traits of the preceptoreconomist. The language development of a modern students of economic specialties largely depends on the state support, but above all on their own desire for self-development and selfrealization.

The Specialist Palliative Care Nurses' in an Italian Hospital: role, competences, and activities.

Background and aim of the work:Many authors tried to clarify the palliative care nurses’ role, overall in the home care setting, but little is known in different settings of care. We aim to present a Specialist profile of palliative care (PC) nurses in an Italian hospital-based Palliative Care Unit.Methods:With an organizational case study approach, we conducted a literature review on PC nurse’s role, and we presented the Specialist PC nurses’ profile, describing competences and key related activities.Results:Our specialist profile highlights that clinical activities are similar to the experiences described in the literature (symptom assessment and management, communication, interprofessional work), while training and research activities are new fields of interest that it’s important to explore and promote, most of all in our country.Conclusions:Sustaining the flexibility of the role, being recognized by colleagues and keeping the three dimensions connected are the major challenges: drawing up a specialist palliative care nurses’ profile can help the team to better define the role framework in an interdisciplinary context.

Project based learning - strategy for professional competence development in higher education

The experience we present in this article shows a project-based learning as a strategy and a di- dactical guarantee for the development of basic skills of competence. In our opinion the project-based learning is an opportunity for effective learning activities and assists students in their attempt to reach a desirable level of academic knowledge and skills, to develop self-control over their own performance. The implementation of the experimental training model on content that is fundamental for different academic programs showed dynamics in individual progress and opportunities for the development of core competences through teaching and learning in non-traditional task environment. Different trends emerge from students’ evaluation of their progress and the dynamics in the learning process, but the leading one is the demand for support to develop skills, to find and use all the components of the environment, to improve their own learning and to form significant competences for modern profes- sions in response of the requirements for competence profile of specialists according to the European Qualifications Framework.

Questionnaire on the Training Profile of a Learning Therapy Specialist: Creation and Validation of the Instrument

This article provides a description of the creation and validation process for a questionnaire designed to analyze the initial training received by students of degree programs in pre-primary and primary education, specializing in learning therapy. The instrument consists of 175 items in three sections: the first collects sociodemographic data; the second analyzes the initial training received; and the third and final section analyzes the perception of this initial training. The questionnaire was subjected to a double validation process: an evaluation by a panel of experts and a pilot group, these permitted the validation of the content and construct, as well as the corresponding reliability assessment. The results confirm the validity of the questionnaire with an excellent reliability index, allowing the effective evaluation of the training profile of learning therapy specialists.

Awareness of russian doctors about autism spectrum disorders (results of sociological research)

Aim.Identification of awareness in doctors of different specialties (pediatricians, child psychiatrists, neurologists) on a wide range of issues of diagnosis, etiology, therapy of children with ASD.
 Methods.There was a survey conducted on the authors questionnaire. It was answered by 400doctors working in the large, medium, and small cities and towns in 35subjects of the Russian Federation, representing all Federal districts. In the sample there were pediatricians (53%), psychiatrists (24.2%), neurologists (14.7%), 8.2% did not specify a specialty. 89.2% of respondents are women and 10.2% are men.
 Results.70% of doctors believe that the number of children with ASD has increased dramatically in recent years. A fifth of respondents found it difficult to answer, 10% said that the number remained the same. The distribution of responses to the question by the profile of specialists indicates the relationship of variables. Neuropathologists and psychiatrists more often chose the answer option increased sharply (2=32.528, p0.01). The distribution of different specialists opinions on the factors that cause changes in the number of children with ASD in society did not have statistically significant differences. About 40% of pediatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, and other doctors chose the factors improvement of quality in diagnostic procedures and increasing availability of medical care; about a third noted reducing child mortality and, as a result, increasing diversity, about a quarter chose an environmental impact, changing the rules of medical statistics. It is alarming that when asked about the impact of vaccinations on the occurrence of autism, only 46.9% indicated that this is a myth, about 2.8% indicated that autism is a reaction to vaccination, the majority of respondents (50.3%) chose the option that there is not enough data in medicine to confirm or disprove this position.
 Conclusions.The results of the study allow us to conclude that it is necessary to increase the awareness of doctors about the current state of research on the problem of ASD. Educational programs are needed taking into account not only medical data but also approaches developed in the social Sciences.

Mobility of Medical Specialists – A Challenge for the Bulgarian Health System

In Bulgaria, the problem of the availability of medical personnel is not a new phenomenon – the shortage of specialists from different professional fields has deepened over the years, which limits the access of the population to medical care and the efficiency of the healthcare system. Significant regional imbalances in health workforce distribution are also observed. The outlined problems are strengthened by the increased migration and mobility of health professionlas. Policies in this field are made in the presence of an information vacuum – there is no maintained information database on the profile of medical specialists in the country, there is no structured information about the medical specialists, who already emigrated – by years, by profession, by profession, etc.

ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES IN THE COUNTRY OF TRENDS OF THE SOLUTION OF THE HUMANITARIAN-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AMONG STUDENT YOUTH.

The connection of Ukraine with the world and European community implies a focus on the Person, his/her spiritual education, upbringing of value attitude to the social environment and him/herself, with a thorough education and deep knowledge, the ability to successfully solve his/her own life problems, readiness to take on the responsibility conditions of international relations, capability of self-development and self-improvement, responsibility for other people. This fundamental approach requires a rethinking of the process of education in universities with a technical profile of training specialists, and in general in the educational system of the state. The problem of development of the Concept of educational system of the modern higher technical educational institution for today and the necessity of finding effective ways of formation of world outlook positions and values landmarks of the student youth on the basis of spiritual, moral and cultural bases of life of the Ukrainian people, coordination of interaction of educational institutions of professional education, state institutions are considered.

MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE PROJECT-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION BASED ON THE PROFILE OF THE SPECIALIST AND THE DEGREE OF ITS UNIQUENESS

The subject of the research is the tools and methods of effective human management. The purpose of this study is the development of human management tools for a project-oriented organization. The following tasks had been solved in the article: introducing the categories of "specialist profile" and "degree of uniqueness" of an employee; identification of the main areas of use of the "specialist profile" and the indicator of "degree of uniqueness" in the human resources management of a project-oriented organization; development of the method for assessing the "degree of uniqueness" of an employee. The following methods are used: set theory, functional analysis, expert assessment method. Results. In this study the category "specialist profile" and the interrelated indicator "degree of employee uniqueness" were introduced. A specialist’s profile means a combination of three components, which are the sets of quantitatively evaluated characteristics: competence, energy and professional potential were presented. The profile of the organization’s specialist is examined for compliance not only with the essence of the project and its specific work, but also with the conditions of the project and work, as well as with the interests of the project-oriented organization. "Energy" is a set of personal characteristics of an employee, such as the ability to work in extreme situations, stress tolerance, sociability, etc. "Professional potential" – "hidden" professional opportunities (competencies, energy), which are transformed into real competencies and energy in the process of carrying out professional activities. A conceptual model for the use of the "employee profile" in the human resources management of a project-oriented organization had been developed. Under the degree of uniqueness of an employee is taken the ratio of his competencies, energy and potential to the competencies, energy and potential of other employees. Conclusions. The method for assessing the degree of uniqueness of an employee, illustrated by a calculation example, was developed. The directions of using this indicator in the human resources management of a project-oriented organization were indicated.