Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation[1]

Brief project description.

The project envisages the creation of an interdisciplinary Master’s degree educational program “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation” in the specialties “Social work” and “Psychology” for the competent specialists training capable of carrying out social and psychological rehabilitation of war-affected people at a high professional level with the aim of the post-war restoration in quality of Ukrainians life and the recovery of the state.

The goal of the project is to train competent masters-level specialists in Social Work and Psychology, capable of carrying out social and psychological rehabilitation of war-affected people at a high professional level for the post-war restoration in quality of Ukrainians life and the recovery of the state.

Tasks of the project:

1. Conducting research on the content of the interdisciplinary educational program “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation”, target audience, and stakeholders.
2. Analyzing domestic and international experience and best practices of social and psychological assistance and rehabilitation of war-affected people.
3. Forming a pool of experts practitioners ready to join the creation of the interdisciplinary educational program “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation”. and its implementation.
4. Designing the interdisciplinary educational program “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation”.
5. Developing didactic materials of courses withing an interdisciplinary educational program “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation”..
6. Developing an information package of the interdisciplinary educational program “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation”..
7. Developing short-term advanced training programs “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation” for social workers and practical psychologists.
8. Conducting an advertising campaign of the interdisciplinary educational program and short-term advanced training programs “Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation” for social workers and practical psychologists.

Partner universities participating in the project:

• Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University (Vasyl`Stus DonNU)
• Mariupol State University (MSU)
• Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU)

[1] The project is supported by the Small Grants Program (SUDUS) of the Strengthening Ukrainian Displaced Universities for Sustainability Program implemented by Fulbright Program in Ukraine