"A profession full of humanism, mercy and warmth"

On November 2, 2023, on the initiative of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Social Work of the Faculty of Psychology, History and Sociology, a Round Table Discussion "A Profession Full of Humanism, Mercy and Warmth" was held for the Day of Social Workers. The event is also dedicated to the 106th anniversary of the founding of Kherson State University
and the 1st anniversary of the deoccupation of part of the Kherson region.
The event took place in the Zoom application.
Members of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Social Work, scientific and pedagogical workers of KhSU, students of higher education of all levels, public figures, practitioners in the field of social work became participants in the discussion. Among the invited guests are well-known volunteers and public figures in Ukraine and abroad, Ihor Mykolayovych Tsurkan, executive director of the NGO "Kherson League of Social Workers", stakeholder of the educational program "Social Work" and Nataliya Oleksandrivna Shatilova, head of the NGO "Gromada YuA", acting . head of the Dnipro district organization of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine in the city of Kherson, stakeholder of the educational program "Social Work".
The vice-rector for educational and scientific-pedagogical work of KhSU, doctor of geographical sciences, professor Daria Sergiyivna Malchikova addressed the participants of the event with a welcome speech.
The dean of the Faculty of Psychology, History and Sociology, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor Iryna Vasylivna Shaposhnikova made a keynote speech "Fear of returning home: the problem of social pathology of the de-occupied territories". Acting report of the head of the social and psychological service of the KhSU Daria Domanchuk was dedicated to the work of a social worker as a systematically organized professional activity. The specifics of social work as a profession were highlighted in her report by Tetyana Shvets, associate professor of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Social Work, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences. The relevance of the chosen profession was substantiated in their reports by Kira Petrenko and Rostyslav Yevsyukov, graduates of the "Social Work" specialty.
The organizers of the event sincerely congratulate Ukrainians on the Day of Social Worker!