Professional culture formation of future specialists in physical therapy and ergotherapy at higher education institutions.

The professions of physical therapist and ergotherapist are becoming increasingly important nowadays. The article is devoted to the formation of professional culture of future physical therapists and ergotherapists in the process of professional training in higher education institutions. It is established that professional culture is an integral quality of personality, which projects its general culture into the sphere of profession and covers a high level of professionalism and internal qualities of a specialist. It is a component of the general culture of the individual, based on the professional knowledge, skills, values, motives and norms of behavior that contribute to the effective performance of professional activities. Empirical (questionnaires, interviews, surveys, observations, testing to determine the level of professional culture of future bachelors in physical therapy and ergotherapy, pedagogical experiment) and theoretical (analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization) methods of research were used in this study. The components of professional culture of future physical therapists and ergotherapists (motivational, cognitive, activity orientated and reflexive), relevant criteria (person-motivational, informationcognitive, communicative-activity and reflexive-empathetic), indicators and levels of measurement of physical culture formation of future physical therapists and ergotherapists are determined. The pedagogical experiment involved the introduction of the author's system of professional culture formation of future physical therapistsand ergotherapists in the process of professional training in higher education institutions. The results of the experiment led to the conclusion that the implementation of contextual learning in professional disciplines, the formation of soft skills, the development of reflection and empathy of applicants contribute to improving the professional culture of future professionals in specialty 227 «Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy». In the experimental groups, the level of professional culture of future physical therapists and ergotherapists increased by each component. The professional culture formation of future physical therapists and ergotherapists is a mandatory component in their professional training in higher education institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]