PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSION AS A WAY OF PREVENTING BURNOUT IN THE WORK OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS

Abstract

The law in the Republic of Serbia obliges all employees in the education system to consistently implement inclusive principles and apply different types of support for students with developmental disabilities. The results of a large number of studies report that teachers are not sufficiently trained to create an individual educational plan. The aim of this paper is to show support measures for the professional team for inclusive education in an elementary school in the process of creating, implementing and evaluating an individual educational plan with an adapted program for a second-grade student who has difficulties in development and learning. The professional support network at the local level consisted of: a professor of psychology with a doctorate in developmental and pedagogical orientation, a clinical psychologist and a special education teacher. The evaluation of professional support measures determined that the networking of experts of different profiles at the local community level is a significant factor in supporting inclusive education, as it can contribute to the prevention of burnout syndrome in the work of educational workers, the empowerment of parents who have a child with developmental difficulties and the achievement of the best interests of the child.
Key words: Team for inclusive education, professional support, IEP, networking