In accordance with the order of the Coordination Center for Legal Aid (hereinafter referred to as the Coordination Center) of May 15, 2023 No. 235-ag “On conducting a competition for the selection of psychologists who can be involved in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors through regional centers for providing free secondary legal assistance”, Coordination Center reports on holding from May 15 to July 24, 2023 a competition for the selection of psychologists who may be involved in criminal proceedings with the participation of minors, minors through regional centers for the provision of free secondary legal assistance (hereinafter referred to as the competition) in order to include them in the Register of psychologists who may be involved in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors through regional centers for the provision of free secondary legal Assistance (hereinafter referred to as the Register).

The competition is held in fulfillment of the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Office of the Prosecutor General dated February 07, 2023 № 493/5/67/32 “On the introduction and implementation of a pilot project on the involvement of psychologists in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors through regional centers free secondary legal aid”, National Strategy for Reforming the Justice System for Children for the period up to 2023, approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1027-r of Ukraine dated December 18, 2018, in order to protect the rights of the child, to ensure its best interests and to prevent re-traumatization of a minor, a minor — a participant in criminal proceedings.

The procedure for implementing the pilot project on the involvement of psychologists in criminal proceedings involving minors and minors through regional centers for providing free secondary legal assistance, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine of 07 February 2023 № 493/5/67/32.

Who can
participate Psychologists who have a higher education in the specialty 053 “Psychology” (bachelor, master), submitted a specified list of documents for participation in the competition and completed training in accordance with the
curriculum (within the framework of the basic online course) approved by the Interdepartmental Coordination Council can participate in the competition on juvenile justice issues (hereinafter referred to as “education”), by reference sent by the Coordination Centre within the competition.

Territory of involvement
Psychologists who will pass the competition will be involved in criminal proceedings in the following areas:

• Dnipropetrovsk;
• Zhytomyr;
• Ivano-Frankivsk;
• Kiev;
• Lviv;
• Odessa;
• Chernihivsky;
• and in the city of Kyiv.

Period, place and procedure

The competitive selection will take place between June 15 and July 24, 2023.

Place of competitive selection: 04053, Ukraine, city. Kyiv, str. Sichovykh Striltsiv, 73, office 312.

The procedure for the selection of psychologists who can be involved in criminal proceedings involving minors and minors through regional centers for the provision of free secondary legal assistance is approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice dated 13.04.2023 No. 1326/5 (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure for the Competition).

The procedure for maintaining the Register of Psychologists who may be involved in criminal proceedings involving minors and minors through regional centers for providing free secondary legal assistance by the Coordination Center for Legal Assistance is approved by the Order of the Ministry of Justice dated 13.04.2023 №1326/5.

The availability (completeness) of the submitted documents is checked by the Coordination Center. The competition is conducted by a commission to select psychologists who can be involved in criminal proceedings involving minors and minors through regional centers for the provision of free secondary legal assistance (hereinafter referred to as the commission).

How to participate in the contest (infographics)

1. Submit documents to participate in the competition To participate in the competition
   psychologists must: From May 15 to June 15, 2023 through the web page: https://legalaid.gov.ua/contest-psychologist/:

• submit an application for participation in the competition in the form set out in Annex 3 to the Rules of Procedure for the Competition;
• specify the e-mail address for information in connection with the competitive selection;
• indicate the region (s) of Ukraine in which the psychologist wishes to be involved in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors through regional centers for providing free secondary legal assistance;
• for the application for participation in the competition, download the following documents: a completed resume in the
  form given in Annex 4 to the Procedure for conducting the competition;
• signed letter of motivation regarding the purpose and desire to participate in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors (in arbitrary form up to one page);
• scanned copies of all completed pages of the passport of a citizen of Ukraine or other document certifying the citizenship of Ukraine, special status defined by the Law of Ukraine “On the Unified State Demographic Register and documents confirming the citizenship of Ukraine, identity card or its special status”, or passport a foreigner's document;
• scanned copy of diploma of higher education in specialty 053 “Psychology” (master, bachelor).

ATTENTION!

Attention should be paid to the quality and completeness of the submitted documents and their compliance with the Competition Procedure:

• at the time of participation in the competition, the psychologist must have a valid certificate of qualified electronic signature to be able to apply for participation in the competitive selection (you can sign a document on the application of the CAP using the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services (Portal Diia). Video instruction on signing the document using the KEP at the link: https://ca.diia.gov.ua/digital_signature);
• the application for participation in the competition and the letter of motivation must contain the signature of the person;
• apply the CAP to sign all documents submitted by the psychologist (application for participation in the competition, resume, letter of motivation, identity document, diploma);
• the psychologist in the resume fills in all the provided sections and columns. If the psychologist does not indicate the presence of some information, it is advisable to put a dash in the corresponding column;
• the psychologist adds to the resume as availablescanned copies of documents confirming the experience of working as a psychologist/work experience as a psychologist with children/experience working as a psychologist with children with disabilities, as well as scanned copies of documents on raising the professional level of the psychologist (documents attached to the resume should be presented consistently added, and the number of specified sheets in the annexes must correspond to the actual number of sheets of the attached documents);
• filling out the resume of the psychologist, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that if the psychologist indicates information about the presence of a psychologist with children, in paragraph 10 of the resume it is necessary to indicate the general experience of working as a psychologist with children (age, status of the child (affected children, children witnesses, children who committed offenses, period of work with children), as well as the experience of working as a psychologist with children who have disabilities;
• motivation letter is composed in arbitrary form up to one page. There are no special requirements for the form.

The psychologist is responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the documents submitted by the psychologist. Upon submission of documents for participation in the competition by the psychologist, the psychologist will receive a notification from the
Coordination Center about their acceptance for processing (the notification is generated automatically).

After checking the availability (completeness) of the documents sent, the psychologist will be informed about their compliance or non-compliance with the established requirements at the email address indicated by the psychologist.

In case of compliance (completeness) of the documents with the established requirements, the psychologist will receive a notification from the Coordination Center with the appropriate link for training.

In case of receipt of a notification of non-compliance of documents with the established requirements, the psychologist may submit documents again (until the deadline for submission of documents specified in the announcement of the competition has expired).

ATTENTION!

The submitted application for participation in the competition may be rejected if the requirements of the Competition Procedure in terms of the quality and completeness of the submitted documents (their scanned copies) are not complied with.

2. Undergo training

From June 20 to 25, 2023, undergo training in accordance with the curriculum (within the framework of the basic online course) approved by the Interdepartmental Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice (hereinafter referred to as training) and perform verification test tasks, the result of which is generated automatically.

The link to the completion of the training and the login data (login and password) will be sent in an e-mail from the Coordination Center to the e-mail address of the psychologist specified in the application for participation in the competition. Access to the training by psychologists is provided by the Coordination Center.

From June 27 to 30, 2023, the relevant commission will consider the documents submitted by psychologists, and will evaluate the results of training by psychologists. This stage takes place without the personal participation of psychologists.

If the commission establishes the fact that the psychologist submits documents containing inaccurate information, the psychologist does not undergo training, he is not allowed to the interview by the decision of the commission.

3. Go through an individual interview

From 03 to 13 July 2023, undergo an individual interview with the relevant commission, during which the commission, taking into account the content of the letter of motivation, will evaluate the psychologist according to the criterion of motivation for involvement in criminal proceedings involving minors and minors.

During the interview, the psychologist must present the original passport of a citizen of Ukraine or other identity document confirming the citizenship of Ukraine/Special status or passport document of a foreigner.

The specific date, time and venue will be communicated to each psychologist additionally.

At the request of a psychologist who, for a good reason, cannot (could not) participate in the interview, the commission by its decision may appoint it to be held on another day within the specified period of the competition.

ATTENTION!
By decision of the commission, the interview can be held remotely in video conference mode, subject to the availability of technical capabilities. In the case of an interview remotely, the communication channel, time and date of the start of such an interview are agreed with the psychologist by any available means, including means of telecommunication.

In the case of an interview remotely in video conference mode, the psychologist must present a passport of a citizen of Ukraine or another document certifying the citizenship of Ukraine, a special status in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Unified State Demographic Register and documents confirming the citizenship of Ukraine, identity or its special status” or passport document of a foreigner that allows identification of the person.

4. Results of the competition

Psychologists who will pass the competition will be included in the Register of Psychologists who may be involved in criminal proceedings involving minor minors through regional centers for providing free secondary legal assistance (hereinafter referred to as the Register) in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Lviv, Odessa, Chernihiv regions and in Kyiv city.

By August 02, 2023, the results of the competition will be published on the official website of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the system of providing free legal assistance. Each psychologist can check the availability of information in the section “Register of psychologists who may be involved in criminal proceedings involving minor minors through regional centers for providing free secondary legal assistance.”

For additional questions

Contact details of persons who provide contact with psychologists:

Kravtsova Olena Volodymyrivna, Chief Lawyer of the Consensus Approaches Department of Legal Dispute Settlement of Management of the Implementation of Alternative Methods of Dispute Settlement of the Coordination Center for Legal Assistance. Telephone number: (044) 486 71 06, +380 (67) 504-80-67 Monday - Thursday: from 09:00 to 18:00, Friday: from 09:00 to 16:45, lunch break from 13:00 to 13:45. E-mail address: [email protected]

Golovchenko Mykola Feliksovych, Chief Lawyer of the Department of Assistance in Access to Mediation Management of the Implementation of Alternative Methods of Dispute Settlement of the Coordination Center for Legal Assistance. Telephone number: (048) 740 94 44, +380 (98) 368-53-34 Monday - Thursday: from 09:00 to 18:00, Friday: from 09:00 to 16:45, lunch break from 13:00 to 13:45. E-mail address: [email protected]

For reference. A psychologist who is included in the Register will be able to receive instructions from the regional center (s) to provide free secondary legal assistance regarding the involvement of a psychologist in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors at the appropriate request of the investigator, investigator, prosecutor, investigator the court in accordance with the Procedure for the implementation of the pilot project on the involvement of psychologists in criminal proceedings involving minors and minors through regional centers for the provision of free secondary legal assistance, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Office of the Prosecutor General on February 07, 2023 No. 493/5/67/32 (hereinafter referred to as the pilot project).

Payment for the services of psychologists for the execution of the order for the involvement of psychologists in criminal proceedings involving minors, minors, issued by the regional center for the provision of free secondary legal assistance within the framework of the pilot project, will be carried out under international technical assistance.