Сontents of Professional Training of Future Physical Therapy Specialists in the United Kingdom

Abstract

Relevance of the Research Topic. Creating the necessary educational experience and the experience of preparing future Physical Therapy professionals for future professional activity in the United Kingdom demonstrates the need for higher education and compulsory practical training. Purpose and Methods of the Research. The purpose of the study is to present the results of a scientific pedagogical study of the content of professional training of future Physical Therapy Specialists in the United Kingdom higher education institutions. To achieve the goal of the study, a set of interrelated research methods was used, namely: bibliographic analysis, comparisons and generalizations to identify the peculiarities of the training of Physical Therapy professionals in the United Kingdom; structural and functional analysis; interpretative-analytical. Results of the Research. The content of the educational disciplines in higher educational establishments of the United Kingdom, where the three-year program of professional training of Physical Therapists of Bachelor level, is considered. It is established that the training course is focused on the functional systems of the human body and examines their influence on the body’s ability to move and function effectively. At the University, students collaborate with students of other specialties. According to the analysis of the training programs of vocational training of physical therapists by the educational level of the Bachelor, it can be stated that the educational process is focused primarily on working with people in order to maximize their functional capabilities and their potential. Key Findings. The feature of practical training of future Physical Therapy Specialists is to educate students through direct contact with patients, as well as through the experience of overcoming a wide range of medical problems at different bases of practice. The course focuses on the functional systems of the human body and examines how they affect the body’s ability to move and function effectively. The universities of the United Kingdom support innovative approaches to the development of practical training programs and their implementation in the educational process, and the nature of the training within  individual programs depends on the strategic training of future specialists in Physical Therapy of the universities themselves.