WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM

Abstract

The article analyzes the concept of a person with a disability in Ukraine. The difficulties with the exact number of children and the main aspects that can improve the situation of children and their families are identified. The authors reveal the regulatory and legal source base for the content of social protection of children with disabilities, identify those responsible for organizing social protection at the national and local levels, and analyze the social protection system, which consists of a material and financial component and a service component. It is determined that the material component includes social benefits, privileges, charitable assistance, as well as the provision of material and technical assistance, namely, prosthetics, rehabilitation, etc. The service component includes social and rehabilitation services. The authors note that the latter are provided in rehabilitation centers, social service centers, training and rehabilitation centers, and partially in inclusive resource centers. The article reveals the content of activities, namely, tasks, services and activities within these institutions, in particular, the social services that can be provided in the Centre for Social Services, including social adaptation, day care, home care, inpatient care, transport services, social rehabilitation services and others. The article emphasizes the need to include not only a child with a disability, but also his or her family in the process. The authors reveal the difficulties that arise in the process of ensuring social protection of children with disabilities. Among these difficulties are violations in the provision of benefits, insufficient funding, and lack of adequate infrastructure. It is noted that the issue of availability of qualified personnel who can provide social and rehabilitation services for children and their families is acute.