PECULIARITIES OF THE SPEECH THERAPIST'S TRAINING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE RURAL AREAS

The author of the article analyzes the problems associated with provision of educational institutions in the countryside by such specialists as speech therapists. Factors that do not contribute to an effective rural educational staffing policy are identified. Using different groups of respondents, the level of readership readiness for professional activity in the rural areas, as well as its dependence on the learning outcomes (competence) that the applicant of the corresponding degree of higher education should acquire has been investigated. Author made conclusions on the necessity of making changes in the content of vocational training of speech therapists, its maximum approximation to the conditions of practical professional activity.