SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EXCLUDED CONVICTS IN THE STATE PENITENTIARY SERVICE OF UKRAINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/humanitas/2025.2.26Keywords:
convicted public excluded categories, social worker, subculture, forms of socio-psychological support, psycho-emotional stateAbstract
The study is devoted to the study of the problem of socio-psychological support for convicts of the category of “rejected from the general public” in the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to analyze effective forms of socio-psychological support for convicts of the category of “rejected from the general public” as conditions for their successful adaptation in society. The research methodology consisted of a set of methods of theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalization, interpretation) and practical (questionnaire, conversation, interview, direct and indirect pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, statistical methods for processing the obtained data) research. An analysis of the psycho-emotional state of convicts on the eve of the experimental work was carried out. Effective forms of socio-psychological support and the role of a social worker in this process were highlighted. The results of the study on the positive dynamics of the psycho-emotional state of convicts of the category of “rejected from the general public” were analyzed. It was found that positive changes in indicators occurred during the application of effective forms of socio-psychological support, namely, psychological support groups, training programs, and mass events aimed at the creative development of potential in convicts, the formation of spiritual and moral values, ideals, and self-belief in them. In the process of working with the category of “rejected from the general public,” individual psychological personality traits were identified that affect the attitude towards others, the surrounding reality, and oneself. It was found that after the participation of convicts in the category of “rejected from the general public” in forms of socio-psychological support (50%) became calmer, more sociable, and more restrained. There was a decrease in the level of psycho-emotional tension, an increase in self-esteem, a decrease in the number of suicidal signs, a decrease in the level of aggression, and an increase in the level of adaptability in the social environment of the specified category. The results of the study can be used for practical purposes by social workers and psychologists of institutions in order to improve the process of providing psychological support to this category of convicts, as well as by scientists studying the outlined issues.
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