Keyword: «public and professional associations»

The article presents the results of the analysis of the role and social significance of the profession of «teacher-defectologist», assesses the demand for specialists in this profile in the context of the growing number of children with disabilities and the continuing personnel shortage in this area. The data on the potential of universities in the Krasnodar Territory, including the Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogy and Communication Studies of KubSU, for the graduation of specialists in the program «Special (defectological) education» are summarized. The features and structure of the professional motivation of a teacher-defectologist are analyzed. The key tools for the development of the status motivation of a teacher-defectologist at different stages of professionalization, including university education and professional activity, are identified and analyzed.