Soldiers who returned from the hottest areas of the front are undergoing psychological rehabilitation in Podillya
From the first days of the full-scale invasion, the servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine selflessly defend our country, actively repelling enemy attacks on the borders of the state, participating in the liberation of cities and other settlements.
Upon completion of the next stage of tasks in the hottest areas of the front, the primary task is to restore the physical and psychological health of the fighters.
According to Karina Lepikash, an officer of the psychological support service of one of the military units of the National Guard, psychological rehabilitation is needed by each of the fighters who returned after performing combat duties in the combat zone. This is part of the National Program of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, initiated by First Lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenska.
“The purpose of such measures is to restore the capacity of personnel after a long stay in extreme (combat) conditions,” says the psychologist. “Now, during the stay of the children here and work with them at the same time in the direction of psychological assistance and physical recovery, there is a gradual readjustment, that is, the return of servicemen to normal conditions vital activity. We are grateful to medical professionals for such qualified assistance, restoration of physical health. This greatly facilitates the work in restoring the psychological state of servicemen. All this comprehensive recovery will help prevent them from developing the negative consequences of psychological trauma.”
To restore the psychological safety of fighters, psychologists actively use relaxation techniques, self-regulation techniques, and to harmonize the emotional state of the personnel, complexes of art therapy classes are conducted, which helps to relieve tension and stress.
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