SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR FORMING RESILIENCY OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

Abstract

Introduction. The article is devoted to highlighting the problems that arise in the professional activities ofsocial workers and psychologists under martial law because the number of people in need of support and social protection has increased significantly. It is claimed that direct contact with categories of people, who experience the corresponding difficulties, crises, and losses requires significant moral and volitional efforts, psychological stability, emotional balance, and endurance from social workers and psychologists.The purpose of the study is to reveal the essence of the resilience of social workers and psychologists and substantiate the scientific foundations for their successful formation.Scientific novelty. The scientific foundations necessary for solving the problems of the formation of resistance in the professional activity of social workers under martial law are shown, which consist of developing a specific plan for methodological, theoretical, and practical approaches to the problem.It is stated that the analysis of factors of development and formation of the resilience of social workers and psychologists as a holistic, dynamic personal formation, the fundamental basis of which is a stable motivation for creative activity, professional competence, and a health-preserving worldview, which are successfully applied in social work and determine the personal and professional self-realization of specialists, requires special attention from the scientific community. Conclusions. It has been found that the health-preserving worldview of social workers and psychologists is determined by a complex of subjective and objective factors, in particular: a system of ideas about health, values, guidelines for a healthy lifestyle, and social and economic status. It has been determined that nowadays the attitude to the health of Ukrainian social workers and psychologists cannot be assessed at a high level, due to the alarming state caused by the war, the uncertainty of the future, and negative socio-economic factors.The essence of the concept of “resilience” in relation to the professional activities of social workers and psychologists are outlined the cognitive, emotional-volitional, and motivational-value components of this definition are highlighted, and the components of the resilience structure of social workers and psychologists are substantiated.