scholarly journals SOCIAL VULNERABILITY OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AS THE BASIS OF SOCIAL WORK WITH THEM

2021 ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
Vira Nikitina
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Social

The article deals with basing of the necessity of social work with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in modern Ukraine, as not all of the problems of these people that have arisen as a result of forced resettlement have been resolved. The problem is in difference of the life trajectories of IDPs: some of migrants are in higher levels of income in the social hierarchy than residents of host communities, while others still live in collective housing in need of humanitarian assistance. Social differentiation within IDPs raises debates about the need to maintain common approaches to their social protection and social work with them. The purpose of this article is to prove the presence of signs of vulnerability in internally displaced persons, which necessitates the provision of social support by specialists working in the field of social work. To achieve this goal, the method of theoretical generalization and the method of deduction were used. The results of the study are the identification of such features of the social position of IDPs in Ukraine and features of their socio-psychological state, which evidence the presence of indicators of vulnerability, and therefore are the reason of social work with them in different areas. The presence of dual vulnerabilities in IDPs (the status of an orphan or a child deprived of parental care, a child or a person with a disability, a member of a family with many children, etc.) increases the need for social support from social services professionals.

scholarly journals SOCIAL SECURITY FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF DECENTRALIZATION IN EASTERN UKRAINE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Shevchenko ◽  
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Vladyslav Davydov ◽  
Danylo Udovychenko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Economic

For more than six years, forced internal displacement has remained one of the main challenges and priorities of Ukraine's public policy. Under the difficult conditions of forced relocation, the state has a number of obligations to strengthen the protection of the human rights of internally displaced persons. Social cohesion is one of the basic doctrines of modern society. It involves the active participation of the population in solving pressing problems of life, in overcoming social isolation and social disintegration. An organic component of the latter is the system of social protection of internally displaced persons in the context of decentralization of power in eastern Ukraine, adequate to the nature of the functioning and development of market relations. The article substantiates the theoretical aspects of the implementation of state social security policy in the decentralization of power, the conceptual basis for choosing a national model of economic development of the economic system in the context of the social component of state policy (the state of parameters of socio-economic model of national economy). functioning of the modern economic system, the genesis of the modern model of the global economy) and methodological approaches to determining the needs and basic determinants of formation, development of social protection in specific historical conditions, as a form of socialization of the global economy (public policy expands its format to the system of providing social services as an attribute of the national economic system, reflecting the level of their socialization); analyzed the current state of the national economic system (in terms of deformation of the socio-economic subsystem, the risks of deepening social inequality) and identified social risks inherent in modern society, which allows you to choose the most effective measures to counteract the negative consequences; proposed a mechanism for regulating the implementation of social support for vulnerable groups, the functions of social protection institutions according to the appropriate classification (such structure clearly identifies their role in regulating social reproduction on the basis of complementary combination, reducing the risks of possible decline in living standards in crisis) and government action programs for overcoming the crisis in the country, taking into account regional problems of social protection, which will overcome the social disintegration of social insecurity of internally displaced persons and ensure equal access to social services in an inclusive development of the national economic system in eastern Ukraine.

Gerontological aspects of improving the quality of medical and social assistance to older displaced persons in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine

2022 ◽  
pp. 941-947
Author(s):  
В.В. Чайковская ◽  
Т.И. Вялых ◽  
А.В. Царенко ◽  
Н.Н. Величко ◽  
В.А. Толстых ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
Viable System

Исследование посвящено вопросам организации медицинского и социального обслуживания переселенцев пожилого возраста на уровне первичной медико-санитарной помощи (ПМСП) на Украине, определению основных задач и особенностей организации и предоставления им паллиативной и хосписной помощи (ПХП) в условиях пандемии COVID-19. По результатам социологического исследования с использованием методов опроса, экспертных оценок были проанализированы социально-психологические характеристики переселенцев пожилого возраста, особенностей их социальной адаптации, финансирования и медико-социального обслуживания. Были определены пути улучшения организации амбулаторной помощи переселенцам старшего возраста на уровне ПМСП, включающие структурную модернизацию и оптимизацию организационного обеспечения. Внедрение доступных и экономически обоснованных подходов позволяет усилить взаимодействие специалистов учреждений здравоохранения и социальной защиты, оптимизировать соблюдение стандартов и принципов медицинской помощи. В рамках организации ПХП базовыми являются европейские подходы формирования стратегии непрерывности предоставления паллиативной помощи в условиях пандемии COVID-19. Внедрение предлагаемых подходов в организации медицинской и социальной помощи на уровне амбулаторий ПМСП и обеспечение доступной ПХП являются актуальными для переселенцев пожилого возраста, находящихся в группе повышенного риска при пандемии COVID-19. This work aimed to study the organization of medical-social services for the elderly internally displaced persons at the level of primary medico-sanitary aid (PMSA) in Ukraine, assessment of the main tasks and specifics of organization and provision of palliative and hospice care (PHC) under COVID-19 conditions. As a result of the sociological investigation, using the questionnaire methods and experts’ evaluations, we have analyzed the socio-psychological characteristics of the elderly internally displaced persons, the specifics of their social adaptation, financing and medico-social servicing at the level PMSA, including structural modernization and optimization of organizational provision. The introduction of an affordable and economically viable system allows for the interaction of specialists from health care and social protection institutions, and optimizes compliance with the standards and principles of medical care. Within the framework of the PНC, we use the European approaches of formation of the strategy of palliative care expansion under COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main tasks is the provision of constant PHC. Introduction of the organization-structural system of the medical-social care at the PMSA level and provision of accessible and highly qualitative constant PHC are actual for the elderly displaced people, who are in the group of high risk COVID-19 death group.

scholarly journals Analysing Social Needs of the Ukrainian Ex-Combatants: Looking on The Lived Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 3001-3011
Author(s):  
Tetyana Semigina ◽  
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Anna Kachmaryk ◽  
Olena Karagodina ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Material Benefits

Since 2014, Ukraine experiences armed conflict on the territory of its eastern part. The Ukrainian government had announced the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) to combat the separatists. This paper reports on research exploring the social needs of ex-combatants in Ukraine and pathways for social reintegration available to them. The research data reached theoretical saturation by interviewing ten ex-combatants and 11 representatives of different services (social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists, priests etc.). Additionally, field notes and grey literature were also considered for the analysis. To triangle, the data received from an interview the analysis of national legal acts on social protection of ex-combatants were analysed. The following emerging themes came from the study: 1) expectations vs ambivalent attitudes and needs; 2) needs in social workers vs lack of social services. First, the study demonstrates that the primary need of the ATO (OOS) participant after returning home is social and psychological support. ATO participants say they have high expectations for the family and society, not from the state. However, some of the ex-combatants face ambivalent and hostile attitudes. Conducted interviews reveal that social support to ATO veterans is reduced mainly to material benefits: privileges, subsidies, cash payments, etc. There is still no single model of social support for ATO participants that is legally defined. In addition, there is no prescribed standardised mechanism for providing social services to combatants. The Ukrainian legislation includes several acts related to providing various benefits and guarantees of social protection for veterans. However, the ex-combatants stated that they filled unprotected. Opportunities for employment, education and good quality of life overall without the support promised by the legislation was rather tricky. Data suggest that transition to civilian life for ex-combatants is undermined by inadequate procedures, lack of support, and complicated administrative demands. Based on the study findings, the recommendations to amend the state program of physical, medical, psychological rehabilitation and re-adaptation of ATO participants were proposed. The changes to the program might include the introduction of social and psychological support to be provided by all centres and services for ATO veterans. Furthermore, social participation and inclusion of ex-combatants concerning the DDR (Disarmament –Demobilisation and Reintegration) concept and resilience-based approach should be a core idea of social work approach instead of paternalistic social welfare approaches inherited by Ukraine from the Soviet model of social assistance. The findings indicate pitfalls in the protective framework of war veterans. Currently, the available social support comes down to material benefits: benefits, subsidies, cash payments and more. Respondents point out the need to develop comprehensive social work interventions for combatants. This paper concludes that more needs to be done to enhance the social services for the new group of social work clients, including services that could enable ex-combatants to develop the skills they need to reintegrate within their community.

The Exercise of Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine

2017 ◽  
pp. 384-390
Author(s):  
Anastasiia Trofymenko
Keyword(s):  
Data Base ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
The Right

The weaknesses of the legal framework of social protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine have been analyzed. Among them are legal conflicts between legal acts, absence of the mechanism of providing IDPs with free temporary housing and compensation for lodging destroyed. The following challenges arise under the exercise of rights of IDPs: the amount of targeted aid has not changed since October 1, 2014; limitation of the freedom of movement for IDPs; limited practice ability of granting the right for the easy terms of studying at University (may be met by additional grants, charge-free rooms at the dormitory, free books and manuals, free Internet access etc.);the collection of legal charge for filing a lawsuit in court seeking protection of the rights of IDPs; service troubles of Single IDP Data Base. The issues of the lack of money for living, employment, provision of medical and psychological aid, the lack of selection criteria for the provision of IDPs with social services depending on their welfare, social status etc. are also pressing. Keywords: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), IDP registration reference, anti-terrorist operation (АТО), Single IDP Data Base, Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs of Ukraine (МТОТ)

scholarly journals The Right to the Social Protection of Citizens in Conditions of the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine: Legislative Challenges

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Venher
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Effective Remedy ◽  
The Right

The article focuses on problematic issues of the implementation of the right to the social protection of persons who have suffered from an armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine. It presents a general analysis of the shortcomings of national legislation that limits the constitutional provisions for citizens of Ukraine to obtain the appropriate level of social protection. The article shows the problems of the status of internallydisplaced persons (IDPs), which should provide for them additional guarantees from the state, including social ones. However, the carried out research shows that this status often becomes a discriminatory factor that imposes disproportionate restrictions on individuals. The current legal regulation of social payments for internally displaced persons contains a number of rigid and rather complicated administrative procedures that significantly restrict, and in some cases even generally make it impossible to obtain social protection. The only effective remedy for the protection of an infringed right for pensions or other social benefits for internally displaced persons is an appeal to a court. The courts do not always carry out effective and prompt protection of the violated law. Despite positive examples of judicial practice, it can not always provide an adequate and well-timed level of social protection, which causes the need for the improvement of national legislation. VENHER, Volodymyr. The Right to the Social Protection of Citizens in Conditions of the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine: Legislative Challenges. Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal, n. 4, p. 99–118, 2018. ISSN 2414-9942. Available at: . doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.18523/kmlpj153255.2018-4.99-118.

scholarly journals Affordable housing for internally displaced persons: The priorities for investment and development in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla Alekseyenko ◽  
Oksana Tulai ◽  
Yuriy Petrushenko ◽  
Andriy Kuznietsov ◽  
Julia Derkash
Keyword(s):  
Housing Market ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced

The institution of home ownership provides for the functioning of affordable housing for low-income people and new groups in need of social protection, including the reintegration of migrants to new places of residence. The aim of the study is to substantiate the priorities of investments into affordable housing for internally displaced persons promoting their adaptation and social reintegration in the context of administrative-territorial decentralization.The study is based on use of empirical, economic and statistical methods, which in the process of correlation, regression and canonical analysis showed that many indicators that characterize the housing market are closely correlated with the scale and development level of administrative units in Ukraine. To characterize the state and investment attractiveness of the residential real estate market, a set of indicators was used in the modeling: population, the number of employed, household income, regional domestic product, volume of commissioned housing, construction investments, regional human development index, total housing stock, housing prices in the regions of Ukraine and Kyiv. The most significant parameter that affects the volume of housing construction is the amount of investments into per capita housing construction. The article also discusses the housing market situation, which differs in regions or some cities due to the significant differentiation of their development, which affects the ability to obtain affordable housing. The implementation of regional development programs should determine investment priorities of social protection, particularly the possibility of buy-out schemes through the mechanism of leasing of social housing by internally displaced persons. Acknowledgment This research was funded by a grant from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “Reforming the lifelong learning system in Ukraine for the prevention of the labor emigration: a coopetition model of institutional partnership” (No. 0120U102001).

Human Rights Abuses Against Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 936-956
Author(s):  
Stephen Damilola Odebiyi ◽  
Olugbenga Elegbe
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

This chapter investigates media reportage of human right abuses and sexual violence against internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Using the social responsibility theory, it analyses how the media frames, prominence, slant and whether the Nigeria media employed investigative reports in its reportage of human rights abuses against IDPs. The chapter through a quantitative content analysis of 157 editions of two purposely selected newspapers (the Vanguard NG and the Daily Trust), found that the media failed to contextualise the stories in relation to its causes, solutions and in identifying perpetrators for justice to be served, similarly, the media took sides with victims of the violations. It also failed to accord the required prominence and necessary investigative touch to such stories. It is recommended that there should be frequent trainings for journalists so as to safeguard professionalism in the industry.

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