INNOVATIVE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS OF THE POPULATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

This article is devoted to the issues of formation and functioning of innovative social work practices in Ukraine. Its purpose is to highlight the best examples of innovative social work practices for vulnerable groups in the country and to analyze the possibilities for their further application. The relevance of the study, on the one hand, is conditioned by the humanization of approaches to building relationships between the individual and the social protection system, the appearance at the state level of the requirements for the quality of social services, which are reflected in the activities of social services, creating certain new models of work with socially vulnerable groups of citizens, and on the other hand it is conditioned by the severity and unresolvedness of a number of social problems related to the social protection of vulnerable populations. Such general scientific methods as generalization and analogies logical analysis are used for realization of the purpose. Innovative practices are practices in the field of social work practices for vulnerable groups, which have emerged as new ways of meeting the urgent needs of social service clients and aiming to achieve the most effective result both in solving the problems of individuals in need and social problems in general. The author proposes the algorithm for the formation of innovative social work practice, which covers all stages from the identification of the need for such practice to the beginning of the functioning of an innovative practice. It is found that case management and integrated social services are the most widespread among innovative practices in the field of social work in Ukraine. The article analyzes the specifics of both innovative practices and identifies and justifies the ways of their further development. Both practices have proven their eff activeness and flexibility in solving specific social problems, and therefore the possibilities of their application (including in the newly created territorial communities) are expected to be expand in the future. Combined, these practices are able to ensure the high efficiency of the domestic social service delivery system.

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