From June 15 to 26, the 40-hour training "Principles of a trauma-oriented approach for the mental well-being of the community", organized as part of the Summer School of the international Erasmus+ BURN project, was successfully held at the Center for Psychological Stability and Well-Being of Kherson State University.

The Center for Psychological Stability and Well-Being of Kherson State University launched the first module of the Erasmus+ BURN Summer School dedicated to the development of professional competencies in the field of mental health support and the implementation of trauma-oriented practices.

On June 5, the campaign for qualifying exams and defense of works at the bachelor's degree program "Psychology" began. These are unique groups in the Faculty of History, Psychology and Sociology that have completed their studies almost entirely online.

The Student Psychological Club is a safe, warm and evaluation-free space created for psycho-emotional recovery, deep self-reflection and strengthening of mental immunity. The club started its work on October 9, 2025, continues to be active until today (May 2026) and operates at the Center for Psychological Stability and Well-Being of Kherson State University as part of the BURN (Erasmus+) project - an initiative that supports the university community in conditions of relocation, online education and everyday challenges of wartime.

The training "Techniques of stabilization of the psycho-emotional state", which was conducted by candidate of psychological sciences, associate professor Bilous R. and psychology students: Pavlyuchek D., Slobodianyk M., Gladkikh T., Pyrgas Y., Loban N., Shkoda V., The main result of the event was the schoolchildren's mastery of practical tools: the children not only learned to recognize signs of stress, but also practiced exercises for quick calming down, which will be able to use it independently in difficult situations.

On April 23, 2026, Tyor Larisa Viktorivna (candidate of psychological sciences, assistant professor of the Department of Psychology) took part in the round table on the occasion of Psychologist's Day "Psychologist in the world of changes: challenges, resources, responsibility". During the meeting, the key competencies of a modern psychologist and its compliance with the demands of practice were discussed.

On April 23, on the occasion of the All-Ukrainian Day of the Psychologist, the final fourth training module of the trauma-informed approach in education was held at the Center for Psychological Stability and Well-Being of Kherson State University for participants in the educational process within the framework of the Erasmus+ BURN international project

(«Boosting University Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing in (Post-)War

Ukrainian Nation»)

On April 16, 2026, before the All-Ukrainian Day of the Psychologist, the Department of Psychology held a training session "Techniques for Stabilizing the Psycho-Emotional State" for all those interested, with the participation of Assoc. Bilous R. M. and acquirers. A minimum of theory, a maximum of practice.
Special thanks to the winners who took part: Kotova M., Pyrgas Yu., Gladkikh T., Loban N., Shkoda V., Kharkovenko E.

On April 14, as part of the Erasmus+ BURN international project ("Boosting University Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing in (Post-)War Ukrainian Nation"), the Center for Psychological Resilience and Well-being of Kherson State University started the second wave of training for participants in the educational process on the topic "Trauma-informed education (TIO)".

On April 13, 2026, an open lecture-master class was held for students of the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels of higher education of the OP "Psychology": "From theory to practice: how the image helps to work with the inner world of the client, diagnosis and therapy", dedicated to the possibilities of learning using the psychotherapeutic method of symbol drama (catathym-imaginative psychotherapy). Lecturers: Fregan Alla Volodymyrivna (head of the Transcarpathian branch of the IRSHP); Larisa Pavlivna Shumakova (head of the Kherson branch of the IRSHP), psychotherapists using the method of catative-imaginative psychotherapy (symbol drama), teachers of the Institute for the Development of Symbol Drama and Deep Psychology (IRSHP), the International Society of Catative-Imaginative Psychotherapy (MTKIP).