SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND PRINCIPLES TO CREATING REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS: DOMESTIC AND WORLD TRENDS

Abstract

Introduction. The military events in Ukraine have highlighted the need to create rehabilitation programs for veterans and analyze programs implemented both in Ukraine and in the USA, Israel, Canada, and the Baltic countries.The purpose of the work is to present the data of an analytical review of the specified rehabilitation programs and the principles of reintegration of military personnel into working life. The scientific novelty of this study lies in: 1) the isola- tion of the trauma-informative, existential, and inclusive approaches on which these programs are based; 2) a systematic analysis of each of the approaches; 3) the presentation of the socio-psychological principles of reintegration of military personnel into working life: a) a personalized principle – the principle of orientation towards the veteran; b) the prin- ciple of interagency cooperation and integrity of services; c) the principle of inclusiveness and overcoming stigma; d) the principle of activation and long-term support; e) the principle of evidence and analytics. Conclusions: 1) an inclusive approach overcomes stigma and exclusion and guarantees equal rights for veterans (including female military person- nel, representatives of minorities, veterans with disabilities) and provides an extensive system of benefits, education and employment; 2) a trauma-informed approach involves providing all levels of care – from psychiatric clinics to veterans’ employment centers, taking into account the impact of combat trauma on a person’s behavior and needs; 3) an existential approach to recovery helps veterans rethink their experience and find a new purpose in life after service; 4) modern scientific and policy-analytical documents agree that the reintegration of veterans into working life should be based on the principles of individualization, complexity, inclusiveness, active participation of the veteran, etc.