Підготовка фахівців із соціальної роботи для людей похилого віку у Великій Британії

Abstract

Резюме. Проаналізовано найбільш поширені та розвинені заклади освіти з соціалізації людей похилого (третього) віку – університети третього віку, в яких задекларовано основні функції – освітня та соціальна. Діяльність цих університетів спрямована на підвищення рівня суспільної інтеграції особистості та якість життя людей похилого віку, що сприяє реалізації концепції активного і позитивного старіння людини.

Abstract. Considering that for professionals working in the educational environment with professionals who would receive special training in adult education, this problem is solved in the UK by training pedagogical staff to work with adults, training staff training enterprises workers in production, training of social work specialists for the elderly. The training of adult teaching staff is carried out in accordance with the following programs: CELTA (Cambridge University) Certificate Program (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adult); The program «DELTA» (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adult) at Cambridge University. The analysis of these programs of their comparison with the integral and role position of the andraghog shows that the programs are structured at a high scientific and methodological level. The most widespread and developed institutions of education on the socialization of the elderly (third) age are analyzed – universities of the third age, in which, performing their main functions – educational and social – the level of social integration of the individual and the quality of life of the elderly is increased, which also contributes to the implementation of the concept of active and the positive aging of a person. Three cycles of social work education that are currently in the Great Britain are considered. The development of all levels of education in social work in the Great Britain was key to the research strategy in the field of social work in the 2006–2020 Social Work Strategy and the development strategy for 2017–2023. In 2010 Twenty-first Centers of Doctoral Training Centers (DTCs) were created, which included 46 outsourced (12 – separate OBOs and 9 ZWO consortia). Centers were later transformed into Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), which provide in-depth training, enhance the interdisciplinary component of doctoral training, and its application aspect. The possible areas of doctoral education in social work are highlighted and examples of preparation of specialists in social work at the universities of the United Kingdom are given.