On the Problems of Professional Training of Social Sphere Specialists to Work with Vulnerable Categories of the Population

The article presents the results of the work of the “Education for Children” Section of the Council under the Government of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Guardianship in the Social Sphere, which was carried out in the main areas of analysis, development and solution of the problems of professional training for working with vulnerable categories of the population: experience in applying professional standards for specialties in the social sphere, which are of a cross-sectoral nature; issues of professional training of specialists in accordance with the requirements of interdepartmental professional standards; problems of professional training of specialists in the education system to work with vulnerable categories of children; forms of work with the difficulties of children with special educational needs, their parents and teachers, due to the distance learning regime; requirements for the training of specialists in the social sphere for work in new social conditions. Based on the results of the analysis, a model for the formation and development of interprofessional competencies of social workers, based on the development of the best social practices, is discussed as a strategic direction for improving the training system. The presence of interprofessional competencies will allow specialists to act in concert and work in interdisciplinary teams, apply the best social technologies that have proven their effectiveness when working with vulnerable categories of the population. Within the framework of this direction, priority tasks have been identified to improve the system of professional training of such specialists.