Методика організації роботи груп підтримки осіб, які перебувають у складних життєвих обставинах

Abstract

The humanitarian crisis in Ukrainian society is caused by economic, political, medical, social problems that lead to difficult life circumstances (personal and family crises) which people are unable to overcome on their own. The support groups or mutual assistance groups that are beginning to be introduced in Ukraine are one of the effective forms of social work in other countries. Their effectiveness in overcoming the problems of alcoholism, drug addiction, domestic violence, family problems, adoptive families and other has been proved. Taking into account world experience the definition and description of the methodology of such support group is given in the article as well as is its purpose. It has been identified that "self-help assistance" is the conceptual basis of the support group work. The methodology of organizing the work of a support group in Ukraine includes: the stages of the group's work, methods of work, the stages of conducting the class, the performance of leading groups of different professional roles in the class. The possible and rationale technologies of implementation "self-help assistance" in the support group become pedagogical support and facilitation which has its own peculiarities and methods as well as sets requirements for the leader. The following stages of the support group organization and work are defined: organizational, diagnostic, motivational, activity – first meeting, subsequent meetings, leaving the group. The methods of work of the group leader are: a complex of psychological, social and pedagogical, psychological methods, as well as methods of social work. The roles of the support group leader can be different: tutor, curator, facilitator, consultant.