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Item Developing the protection system for homeless people in Ukraine(ТОВ «Аграр Медіа Груп», 2012) Kabachenko, NadiyaThe paper highlights the situation with the homelessness in Ukraine and provides analysis of existing legal framework. Specific consideration is given to the support and benefi ts for homeless people ensured by the country’s welfare system. In addition, a description is given of some social services for homeless provided by both local governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as some aspects of social work with this group.Item The experience of male labor exploitation: voices from Ukraine(2019) Gusak, NataliiaNumerous of labour exploited men do not consider themselves to be victims of trafficking and/or forced labour survivors and do not refer for assistance. Nevertheless, some studies provide evidence that they experienced awful labour and living conditions, nourishment as well as lack of medical aid. Moreover, some of them experienced different types of abuse. To address the problem, social workers should use the holistic approach while working in the following four interrelated areas: prevention, prosecution, protection, and partnership.Item Exploring prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression among Ukrainian wome(2024) Gusak, Nataliia; Kendall, Sally; Nizalova, OlenaIntroduction: Postpartum depression negatively impacts maternal mental health and child development. The high prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in low and lower middle-income countries raises questions about its predictors. This study examines the association between PPD and breastfeeding experience, child death, unresolved pregnancy, forced displacement, COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, marital, and financial status among Ukrainian women. Methods: This online study recruited 1634 Ukrainian mothers of children aged 0–5 years through non-governmental organizations providing services to them. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), with a cut-off of ≥13, was used to assess depressive symptoms in the postpartum period. Independent t-tests, chi-squared tests, one-way ANOVA, non-parametric correlations, and logistic regression tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 39.0% (n=1631). There was a positive association between EPDS scores and breastfeeding difficulties, pandemic lockdown, and financial difficulties. We did not find an association between PPD symptoms and unresolved pregnancy, death of a child, being affected by COVID-19, and forced displacement. We found that EPDS scores for women who did not experience forced displacement (n=1528) were significantly higher compared to displaced mothers (n=74). Conclusions: The present study of Ukrainian women shows that women experienced depressive symptoms influenced by various factors including breastfeeding difficulties, pandemic lockdown, and financial difficulties. There is a need for additional research into such factors as unresolved pregnancy, the death of a child, being affected by COVID-19, and forced displacement.Item Facilitators and barriers for implementation of community-based mental health interventions in Western and Eastern Europe - a systematic literature review(2023) Remy, Maurice Luca; Blijleven, Putu Stephanie; Coetzer, Jessica Amy; Bondarenko, NataliiaWith a high prevalence of mental health disorders in Europe and the increasing call for human-rights approaches in their treatment, the number of community-based mental health (CBMH) interventions is growing within the region. However, the implementation of these CMBH interventions differs between countries and regions, especially between Western and Eastern European countries. The reasons for these differences are based on societal and health systems, but also the design and implementation of the intervention. This systematic literature review examined the existing literature on CMBH interventions in Europe, to identify facilitators and barriers in the implementation process. Emerging themes that were found are the importance of collaboration, the availability of adequate resources, and the consideration of the community perspective in the process. The differences between Western and Eastern Europe which were discovered were mostly caused by a lack of financial and human resources and a higher existing stigma around mental health disorders in communities.Item Health reforms in Ukraine, and implication for infant and maternal health : identifying priority areas for policy-relevant research(2019) Kendall, Sally; Nizalova, Olena; Voloshyna, Iryna; Gusak, Nataliia; Bachmata, Mariya; Nikolaieva, OlgaAbstact of Global Challenges Research Conference 2019. Building resilience.Item HIV-activism in a Post-socialist State: The Case of Ukraine(2015) Semigina, TetyanaDrawing on archival materials, in-depth qualitative interviews with current and former HIVactivists, and participant observation at HIV prevention organizations in Ukraine, I sketch the history and recent activities of HIV-activists organizations. The research allowed me to identify the role of civil society organizations in health policy processes, practices and types of HIV-activism, and challenges for this activism’s development. The paper shows that major transformations have occurred in both service provision and policy practices, including the introduction of the national and regional coordination councils. These councils enforce the horizontal level of public policy, as well as changing the public’s opinion regarding HIV-positive people and the measures to combat HIV. The international organizations and their beneficiaries in Ukraine are the main challengers to existing practices and the driving forces for changes in public health policy and the strengthening of participatory approaches.Item Information regarding drug use with respect to AIDS prevention(2001) Semyghina, Tetyana; Kabachenko, NadiyaIn this article the AIDS situation in Ukraine is described. Since nearly 80 per cent of HIVinfected persons are drug users, the methods that have been recommended by European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) on estimating drug use and risk taking behaviour are reviewed. Some conclusions on applicability of these methods and discussion on further steps on elaboration of research project on drug issues/phenomenon with respect to national AIDS prevention strategies in Ukraine have been presented.Item Key Competencies in Social Work through Field Placement: Teaching and Learning in Ukraine in the Time of COVID-19(2021) Gusak, Nataliia; Volhyna, OksanaField placement is considered a core component of social work education. However, it requires regular personal contacts with individuals, groups and communities. These contacts have been limited in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. A central question is how to organize field placement during the lockdown to develop key competencies in social work. To answer this question, we employ the students’ reports, competency-based self-evaluation tools, students’ assessment of the field placement (led by the University’s education quality assurance centre) and assessment of students’ performance by the field placement supervisors and university instructors. This paper presents the achievements and challenges of teaching and mastering key competencies in social work at the School of Social Work of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy from different perspectives: students, placement agencies and the University itself. While almost all competencies have been taught and learned, those related to individual casework were the most difficult to achieve. The flexibility of the social work profession is also discussed in this paper. Future social workers should be flexible and meet the people's needs in different contexts, including lockdown. The findings have implications for students, schools of social work and field placement agencies.Item Male Trafficking for the Purpose of Labor Exploitation: the cases of Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Moldova(2019) Gusak, NataliiaAbstracts of European Association of Schools of Social Work International Conference "Meanings of Quality of Social Work Education in a Changing Europe".Item Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Resilience vs Trauma(2017) Gusak, NataliiaThesis of presentation in the International Conference for Advancement of Social Work in Post-Communist Countries: the Global Challenge of Social Work Integration into Health Care.Item National and subnational HIV/AIDS coordination: are global health initiatives closing the gap between intent and practice?(2010) Spicer, Neil; Aleshkina, Julia; Biesma, Regien; Brugha, Ruairi; Cáceres, Carlos; Chilundo, Baltazar; Chkhatarashvili, Ketevan; Harmer, Andrew; Miege, Pierre; Murzalieva, Gulgun; Ndubani, Phillimon; Rukhadze, Natia; Semigina, Tetyana; Walsh, Aisling; Walt, Gill; Zhang, XiulanItem A New Wave. The State of social Enterprises in Ukraine(2017) Gusak, Nataliia; Kuznetsova, Viktoria; Stetsenko, TetianaThis research was conducted by Natalia Gusak, Viktoria Kuznetsova, and Tetiana Stetsenko. It is a highly condensed summary of their larger report on research on social entrepreneurship in Ukraine, conducted from April to December 2016. Pact and Western NIS Enterprise Fund provided financial support for the study. The content is the responsibility of the School of Social Work of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and the project partner organizations and does not necessarily reflect the views of Pact or Western NIS Enterprise Fund.Item The price of slow reforms : demographic issues, HIV/AIDS health care in Ukraine(2003) Semyghina, TetyanaThe current demographic and health profile of Ukrainian population is rather bad. In last ten years, the birth rate dropped and the death rate increased. The health care system of Ukraine, which was set up as a universal system, is deteriorated. It is not able to cope with HIV/AIDS pandemic and other infectious diseases. Many people cannot afford health care at all, and are unsatisfied with the existing system. While health policy reforms in Ukraine are still under discussion and far from being implemented.Item Printed Media Coverage of HIV/AIDS: the Results of All-Ukrainian Monitoring of the Most Popular Newspapers and Magazines(2006) Semigina, TetyanaThe paper presents the results of the all-Ukrainian monitoring of the most popular printed mass media on the coverage of the HIV/AIDS problem. Particularly, the following issues are highlighted: the media discourse and AIDS epidemics; publication numbers and volumes; key publication topics; key publication characters, attitudes to HIV-positive people and sources of information; argumentation and quality of articles. The results of the research show a certain level of interest of journalists on the HIV/AIDS issues. Still the quality and argumentation of articles needs to be greatly improved.Item Professionalism of heath workforce in Ukraine(2016) Stepurko, Tetiana; Goroshko, Alona; Belli, Paolo CarloItem Public Confidence In Formal Medicine: Current Context(2021) Vus, Viktor; Omelchenko, Liudmyla; Boiko, Oksana; Papathanasiou, Ioanna; Fradelos, Evangelos; Zharin, Vladislav; Zharina, KaterynaThe aim: To explore the current context and the main factors of public confidence in formal medicine.Item Results of the study on "Trafficking in Men for Labour Exploitation: Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Moldova"(2016) Gusak, NataliiaThis study was commissioned to explore the situation of trafficking in human beings (THB) and the experience of men Victims of Trafficking (VoT) for labour exploitation from Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Moldova. This study was commissioned by the International Organization for Migration Mission (IOM) in Ukraine with financial support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All the opinions, conclusions or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IOM.Item Revisioning the international social work concept in Ukraine(2015) Semigina, TetyanaItem Service-learning in social work education : guide for community partners(2022) Brozmanová Gregorová, Alžbeta; Skyba, Michaela; Sadzaglishvili, Shorena; Gusak, Natalia; Zegarac, NevenkaService-learning is a teaching and learning approach that brings together planned learning and community service. It is learning by doing good for others. Service-learning focuses on both an activity that is beneficial to the community (for example tutoring children whose families are having difficulties paying for tutors) and the educational benefits that result from it for the person undertaking the activity (what did you learn in the process of tutoring the children, but also what did you learn before the activity, what did you learn about planning a small servicelearning project).