Competencies of Specialists Working with Children with ASD in the System of Continuing Education
https://doi.org/10.26907/esd.19.3.05
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Abstract
This paper identifies the competencies of specialists working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using a modular competence approach in the continuing education system. The study provided additional training to specialists in Tatarstan and conducted an online survey of 104 participants who had completed advanced training. The survey identified an uneven formation of competencies among specialists, with teachers and educators less prepared to interact with children with ASD than speech therapists and psychologists. Inadequacies were found in all groups, especially in diagnosis and technology applications. A model of additional education was developed for specialists in the integrated support system for children with ASD that needs to be expanded to include teachers and educators involved in inclusive education
About the Authors
I. Nigmatullina
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina Nigmatullina
Kazan, Russia
V. Vasina
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Veronika Vasina
Kazan, Russia
L. Pavlova
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lilia Pavlova
Kazan, Russia
V. Garachshenko
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Violetta Garachshenko
Kazan, Russia
K. F. Sin
The Education University of Hong Kong
China
China
Sin Kuen Fung
Hong Kong, China
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Nigmatullina I., Vasina V., Pavlova L., Garachshenko V., Sin K.F. Competencies of Specialists Working with Children with ASD in the System of Continuing Education. Education and Self-Development. 2024;19(3):56-71. https://doi.org/10.26907/esd.19.3.05. EDN: JEQKQD
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