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bandages and provide first medical aid for burns, Modernization of the Content of Education” a page
overheating, frostbite, as well as familiarization with the “Materials for use in work during military operations”
simplest tests for detecting signs of life, which can be has been created (information on the best practices of
implemented in classes of all areas of extracurricular psychological and pedagogical support and support of
education). participants in the educational process in conditions of
According to the content of the informational and military operations and armed conflicts, methodological
analytical collection “Education in Ukraine under martial recommendations “Psychological First Aid. Algorithm
law”, the main current priority of educational institutions of actions”).
is to ensure the psychological stability of participants in Pedagogical workers and psychologists of educational
the educational process who suffered from Russian institutions are important subjects in the formation of
armed aggression (Shkarlet, 2022). According to the children’s and youth’s resilience.
research of the Institute of Educational Analytics, with This imposes a great responsibility on these
the beginning of the aggression of the Russian Federation professionals, who need to maximize their innovative
against Ukraine, the number of appeals to the potential and pedagogical competencies (Melnyk &
psychological service of educational institutions Pypenko, 2017) in these extreme conditions.
regarding the psychological support of children in war With the support of foreign and domestic social
conditions, the provision of psychological assistance, institutions, a number of initiatives are being
including emergency, overcoming stress, experiencing implemented in Ukraine for the training of pedagogical
loss, grief, sadness and suffering, psychotherapeutic workers and psychologists with the aim of forming
work with children who lost their parents, home, health professional competencies to provide psychological
and suffered injuries, survived the bombing, became support for children during education and providing
refugees, IDPs - 446,368 appeals (Shkarlet, 2022): 54.5% psycho-social support (Shkarlet, 2022): conducting
appeals from children, 24.2% appeals from parents or training and supervision of psychologists with the help of
legal representatives, 2.5% appeals from other family a short group intervention called “Teaching the recovery
members, 17.2% appeals from teaching staff, 1.6% method” based on cognitive-behavioral therapy
appeals from groups with limited mobility. Prevention of (Children and War Foundation); training of trainers from
suicidal manifestations and inclinations among children institutes of postgraduate pedagogical education
is also an important area of activity of the psychological according to the training programs: “Cultivating
service – 49,777 appeals: 33.2% appeals from parents, resilience skills for teachers”, “Cultivating resilience
18.8% appeals from pedagogical workers, 31.1% appeals skills for students”, “Basics of psychological counseling
from schoolchildren and 16.9% appeals from other regarding common difficulties that arise in the field of
interested persons and public organizations. mental health in children” (Center of Health and Self
Useful developments in this direction are the use of Development “Family Circle”); on the adaptation and
information space to create resilient environments and exchange of educational resources on the basics of
applications that create circles of support for subjects of mental health “Cycle of well-being” for teachers, parents
the educational process (Shkarlet, 2022): educational and children (National Center for Improvement of
chatbot of the Ministry of Education and Culture Scotland); adaptation of four online courses on social-
EducationUaBot (section “Psychological support” with emotional learning, work with psychological trauma and
provision resources and information for parents); stress for pedagogical workers (PSS/SEL) (Childhood
Telegram channel “Support the child” (with placement of Education International); adaptation and implementation
psychological advice and materials on psychological of Child/Adolescent Mental Health Support in Education
trauma, games, exercises, toys, audio and video materials protocols and the ReachNow tool (ССDT tool) that can
for pedagogical workers and parents); professional be used by people without specific mental health
development course for pedagogues “First psychological expertise to help them identify and refer children with
aid to participants in the educational process during and mental health needs (War Child); regarding the
after the end of hostilities” (10 multimedia lessons in the implementation of the “Return to Learning” program for
international SCORM format, additional materials and teaching staff, Tree App – an application for mental
practical trainings, during which educators learn about health support for children with built-in socio-emotional
psychological conditions, learn to provide psychological learning (Save the Children); regarding the holding of
first aid using methodological manuals of Save the webinars for pedagogical workers (for educators and
Children, and also receive recommendations on the heads of preschool education institutions, specialists of
redirection of the International Standing Committee); inclusive resource centers) on psychological support for
psychological support project “PORUCH” from the children (NGO “Support the child”).
Ukrainian Institute of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and The analysis of the activity of youth organizations during
the All-Ukrainian Community Center “Volunteer"; the martial law testified that the All-Ukrainian Youth
Telegram channel “Take care of yourself” (a number of Center carried out significant work and prepared
materials on psychological support for adults in general Recommendations on the organization of space and
and on the occurrence and impact of aggression on the activities of youth institutions during wartime. The
human condition during war, recommendations on recommendations provide advice, depending on the
stabilization of emotional state and stress management in location of the youth center, on the protection of visitors
particular); on the website of the DNU “Institute for the to the center, the protection of the informational space

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