The Borodyanka Centre for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation has completed training for a new group of specialists who will work with war veterans and demobilised persons. The educational event was part of the development of an effective system of support for veterans in Ukraine.
This time, 30 participants from Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions joined the training. The training was conducted by psychologist Tatiana Kuzmenko, head of the Veteran Development Centre at Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereyaslav.
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The programme covered the key areas of work with the veteran community: social and legal protection, case management, adaptation to community life, psychosocial support and professional documentation. After the in-person stage in Borodianka, the participants will continue their distance learning, which will last a total of one month. Upon completion, all participants will receive certificates.
The project is part of the state policy in the field of veterans’ affairs and is being implemented with the support of Hryhorii Skovoroda University. According to the organisers, such training helps to improve the quality of services for those returning to civilian life after service.
Currently, more than 1,300 veteran support specialists are working in Ukraine in almost a thousand territorial communities. About 40% of them are veterans themselves, their relatives or families of fallen soldiers.
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