SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK TECHNOLOGIES FOR FAMILIES THAT BRING UP CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Abstract

The article concerns the issue of working with families that bring up children with special educational needs (SEN) by means of socio-pedagogical technologies. For this purpose, branches, forms and methods of teachers’ for disabled children and their families work are analyzed. It is particularly emphasized that only the common efforts of social educators, pedagogical staff and parents for work with children with disabilities will allow to solve the problems of the child’s personality development, socialization, rehabilitation and adaptation. First, the article carries out the analysis of social work technologies in such families. Second, the content of social work for children with SEN is highlighted, which is aimed at defining the social problem, revealing the causes and finding ways for its solution. Finally, the article emphasizes the content of the work: disabilities with different types of diseases;  everyday rehabilitation of children with SEN;  conducting of psychological counseling for children with SEN having personal problems;  implementation of psychological and pedagogical correctional work;  organization of consultations for relatives on legal, psychological and pedagogical issues;  development of potential creative opportunities for children with SEN;  organization of cultural events and entertainment for children with SEN;  coordination of work with various social institutions that deal with the