In the paper a problem of the pedagogical support of students’ health maintenance during the period of their professional training at higher school is studied. On the stage of the educational-introductory practice an innovative pedagogical technique of psychological-pedagogical accompaniment (PPA) of the scientific-practical activity (SPA) was elaborated to ascertain the influence of this technique on the characteristics of mental-physiological health of students.
The main elements of PPA and SPA are: normative-legal, psycho-diagnostic, methodological, organizational, psychosomatic maintenance and phased monitoring.
The psychosomatic maintenance is to influence the psychological health, personal and physical health of a student.
In our research the strengthening and maintenance of health means:
• for psychological health – the development of a creative way of thinking, attention, memory and volitional sphere; the growth of emotional resistance;
• for social health – the formation of social adaptation; the development of responsibility, empathy, active position in life; the correction of self-concept and self-control; the focus on self-development;
• for physical health – the teaching of self-control methods for the state of adaptive potential of the cardiovascular system; the prevention of neuropsychic disorders.
The elaboration of psycho-pedagogical bases for maintaining and strengthening of health and the application of PPA and SPA is aimed at maintaining and strengthening of health due to reducing the state of neuropsychic tension, the stimulation of the professional interest and the satisfaction of students’ needs to acquire knowledge in the atmosphere of psychological comfort.