Keyword: «psychological and pedagogical advocacy»

The article discusses the effectiveness of teachers’ professional performance and the ways to increase their professional competence in the field of psychological and pedagogical support for children with disabilities, which is one of the important milestones in the development of modern professional education. We give an understanding of the professional competencies of teachers in the field of psychological and pedagogical support for children with disabilities as a professionally significant education. We also demonstrate the results of an empirical study of the motivational and cognitive components of teachers’ performance in the field of psychological and pedagogical support for children with disabilities.