SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING IN THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL REHABILITATION OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY HOSTILITIES, ARMED AGGRESSION OR ARMED CONFLICT

Abstract

In the provisions of the scientific article, the authors study international and national legal acts regulating the rights of persons affected by hostilities, armed aggression or armed conflict. Social and psychological counselling is defined as a component of social rehabilitation of persons affected by hostilities, armed aggression or armed conflict and as a social service. The authors of the article determine that the provision of mental health services in the context of hostilities, armed conflicts and emergencies (including in the context of single, recurrent or protracted conflicts, violence and disasters) should become a priority for the Ukrainian state at the stage of recovery, after the end of hostilities. The authors propose their own definition of social and psychological counselling for persons affected by hostilities, armed aggression or armed conflict, which should be understood as a confidential dialogue between the client and the provider of assistance, aimed at helping to determine the client's own decision, what type of professional assistance the client should receive to fully or partially solve the problems. The authors of the article come to the following conclusions: it is advisable to introduce the State Programme "Mental Health Services", with motivational factors to involve stakeholders from all sectors of the State, including NGOs, trade unions and associations, carers and family members of people with mental disorders, for the development and further implementation of policy, adoption of subordinate regulatory acts on the provision of mental health services at the state level. The goal and objectives of the State Programme "Mental Health Services" should be implemented at the community level, using a person-centred approach to recovery, the main purpose of which is to help people with mental disorders, including those resulting from hostilities, armed aggression or armed conflict, as well as people with psychosocial disabilities, to realise their aspirations and achieve their goals.