Problems and Opportunities for Training Specialists for Working with Children with Mental Retardation in the Higher Education System

In the modern rapidly changing world, there is a change in value orientations and educational paradigms, socio-economic, political, liberal-social scientific conditions. These processes also affect training system for working with different categories of children, including those mental retardation. The purpose this work to study, analyze objectively compare structure bachelors who are capable creating special conditions education upbringing children retardation, identify common elements training. study domestic practice specialists persons retardation important concretizing content specialized education. used comparative analysis profiles framework defectological, psychological-pedagogical pedagogical areas. At same time, authors analyzed main professional programs disciplines aimed at preparing defectologists, teachers psychologists impaired function. expanded understanding dependence personnel on future areas activity; influence research results, concepts leading scientists advocate priority defectologists teaching Based results versatile description psychological, defectological was obtained by identifying factors that can organization optimal profile bachelors. declare idea ready be design modules courses, which maximally effectively ensures formation core competencies