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On 19 March 2024, on the occasion of World Social Work Day, an International Round Table on 'Social and psychological work: innovations, strategies and opportunities' was held. The event was...

Participants in a World Social Work Day meeting posing in a room.

On 19 March 2024, on the occasion of World Social Work Day, an International Round Table on 'Social and psychological work: innovations, strategies and opportunities' was held. The event was organized and initiated by MANS in partnership with the Faculty of Social and Psychological Work, Rehabilitation and Vocational Training of the educational and rehabilitative institution of higher education "Kamieniec-Podol State Institute".

The event began with a Minute of Silence in memory of the defenders, faithful sons and daughters of Ukraine who gave their lives for their homeland.

The welcome remarks were made by:

Dr. Maryan Tripak, Professor of Department of Finance, Accounting and Taxation. S. Jurii, Rector of the Educational and Rehabilitation Institution of Higher Education of the Kamieniec-Podol State Institute.

Dr. Ireneusz Żuchowski, rector and professor This is MANS.

Dr. Oksana Palyliulko, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Social Psychology, Rehabilitation and Vocational Training, Educational and Rehabilitation Institution of Higher Education "Kamieniec-Podol State Institute".

Zoia Sharlovych, PhD, adjunct of the International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża (Poland).

During the plenary session, researchers, teachers, social workers and practitioners from Ukraine and abroad presented their reports:

Dr Roberto Marinelli, Head of the Social and Educational Sector at Fondazione Artos (Italy), said: The main models of complementary and alternative communication: opportunities and challenges.

Laura Istrate, Association for Social Inclusion and the Environment (Romania), Youth work in Romania.

Former Head of the Ukrainian Women's Guard. A real practical experience of the unification of the civilian and military populations under conditions of war. Establishment of joint actions.

Dr. Hanna Afuzova, from the Ukrainian State University They were washing Drahomanov - Training as a means of developing the resilience of student youth during martial law.

Dr Hab. Maria Nesterova, professor and director of the Centre for European Studies on Social Innovation in Education at the Ukrainian State University. She was washing Drahomanov - The role of social innovation in the development of anti-crisis communities.

Maxim Zayets, project manager of the Centre for Youth Policy - Social and psychological work as an important element of modern youth policy in Ukraine.

Mr Liubov Kurinna, Deputy Head of the Family and Youth Policy Department of the Department of Youth and Sports of the Bila Tserkva City Council, Rehabilitation and recovery: needs and opportunities.

Dr. Alla Sheremet, Professor at the Faculty of Social Work and Social Pedagogy of the Chmelny National University, Head of the NGO "League of Social Workers of the Chmelny Region". From the experience of the NGO "League of Social Workers of Chmielnica Oblast" in providing a systemic response to the needs of children who have returned to their biological families from boarding schools and at-risk children.

Oleksandra Kotsiuk, chief psychologist at the Municipal Center of Social Services for Families, Children and Youth in Chmelnytsky - The role and importance of the social worker in psychosocial counselling for victims or persons affected by domestic violence.

Tetiana Smetaniuk, director of the youth center in Kamieńc Podolski - Innovative and rapid response in the social sphere through action by foundations and NGOs.

Anna Zarytska, a social worker in the municipality of Staroushytsk... Social work in the local community.

Alla Yasinska, specialist in social work of the IM "Center for Social Services of Kitagorod Rural Council"; Tetiana Radiichuk, director of the IM "Center for Social Services of Kitagorod Rural Council" - Municipal institution "Center for the provision of social services of Kitagorodsk labor" rural".

Dr. Yurii Mosaiev, from the National Academy of Chorty - Developing social design skills in the training system for future social workers and psychologists.

Bohdana Ivanova, a student of the specialty "Social work", of the Kamieniec-Podol State Institute - Contribution of state programmes to the development of social work in Romania.

Dr Zoia Sharlovych, Assistant Professor at MANS in Łomża (Poland); Maryna Voloshchuk, Kamianets-Podilskyi State Institute (Ukraine) — Resilience of higher education institutions in training future social workers.

The participants of the International Round Table learned about the cases and challenges faced by social workers, psychologists, volunteers and all professionals involved in this field.

We express our sincere gratitude to all participants from Ukraine and abroad for their incredible participation, discussions, unique experience and partnership.

Best wishes on World Social Work Day! Thank you for the unique experience, exchange and synergy of ideas, because everyone's contribution is important for all countries, as well as for the reconstruction of Ukraine in the state of war and in the post-war period, an example of the invincibility of the Ukrainian people!

The event was supported by the Department of International Relations, Communication and Innovation and Research of our partners from the Kamieniec-Podol State Institute: Marina Voloshchuk, Artur Mykhailyk, Bohdan Berezovsky, Anastasia Tkachuk.

Let's keep working together!

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