PROCESSES OF MOTIVATION FORMATION IN MENTALLY RETARDED PEOPLE LIVING IN BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR PSYCHOCHRONICS (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE “MUROVANKA” BOARDING SCHOOL)

Background. The rights of residents in psycho-neurological boarding schools are not respected in most cases, in particular, such rights as those to the possibility of independent living, to one's own family, to any job placement, general education and some skills, to the possibility of integration into society. The purpose of the article is the necessity to show the importance of community participation in empowering people with disabilities living in neuropsychiatric boarding schools by developing their motivation to develop their needs and the participation of volunteer students in this work for their training in working with this group. Material and methods: methods of theoretical analysis of psychological, pedagogical and medical literature, analysis of personal files and the results of activities of residents, longitudinal observation, methods of expert assessments to determine the level of activity, the method of "Sociogram". Results. Since we cannot significantly change IQ, a change in the motivational structure may turn out to be a decisive moment on which the success of social adaptation depends. Many researchers show that behavior is not based on cognitive abnormalities, but motivational factors. Conclusions: advances in medicine today can extend the active life of most mentally retarded people, increasing the number of those who need to acquire domestic and even professional skills.