Crisis stages of professional socialization of physically challenged students in the context of inclusive education

The purpose of this study is to identify and describe the specifics of the crisis stages of professional socialization of students with health limitations in the context of inclusive education. There are identified the following three crisis stages: the first stage is the adaptation crisis, the second stage is the crisis of professional selfdetermination (crisis of the third year of studying) and the third stage is the crisis of graduate students. It is established that the adaptation crisis is associated with the beginning of the studying process, the entry into a new social status of a student and changes in the pace of life; the crisis of professional self-determination is connected with rethinking of the correct choice of the field of study; the crisis of a graduate student can be caused by the smooth transition from studying to professional activity and research. The study revealed the features that negatively affect the overcoming of the determined crisis stages: concentration on the defect, emotional attitude to it and the feelings about it, functional limitations in terms of social interaction and the formation of secondary (personal) changes (aggressiveness, isolation, anxiety, resentful temper, etc.). The identified crisis stages make a certain contribution to the problems of adaptation of students with health limitations to an inclusive educational environment, both in theoretical and applied aspects.