Socio-psychological rehabilitation of combat activities participants by means of involving them in volunteering

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the topic, the relevance of which is stipulated by the war in Ukraine, beginning with 2014, and the necessity to overcome its consequences by the combat actions participants. The purpose of the study is to develop and characterise the program of social and psychological rehabilitation of combatants by involving them in volunteering. In the course of the study, a complex of methods was used: analysis, systematisation, comparison, generalisation of scientific literature in order to determine the conceptual and categorical apparatus of the research, as well as to develop a program of social and psychological rehabilitation of combatants. The study presents volunteering as a resource for the development of communication and leadership skills, the opportunity to see the results of their own work; to feel the need in civilian life; to realise their creative potential; to try themselves in a new role alongside a possibly to change their profession. The elaborated program is focused on the development of person’s potential, which contributes to the inclusion of combat activities participants in the system of social relations, their adaptation to the conditions of civil life, the development of communication skills, and the skills to establish relationships. The program is aimed at implementing a set of tasks: creating motivational space for the development of person’s potential, his / her social activity, civic consciousness; developing the ability to work in a team; developing communicative, organisational, managerial skills and abilities by involving combatants in volunteering; motivating them for self-development; professional orientation. The implementation of the program undergoes four stages; each of them has its purpose and content. These stages range from theoretical acquaintance with the main aspects of volunteer work to the practical implementation of individual projects.

Keywords

• volunteering
• volunteer activities
• rehabilitation
• social and psychological rehabilitation
• combatants
• social adaptation
• rehabilitation program.