Effective practices have been developed and the project will be scaled up: psychologists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and law enforcement agencies conducted a master class with servicemen
At the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, a master class of the pilot project “Point of Psychological Practices” was held at the Medical Rehabilitation Center.
Initiated the event in order to develop complexity and consistency in the provision of psychological services, to relieve excessive mental stress of the military personnel of the National Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State DPS, the members of the civil protection of the SNS and police officers who were injured in the performance of combat and service tasks, have returned from captivity and are undergoing rehabilitation.
About 30 people took part in the event. These are psychologists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Rehabilitation Center, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service, the National Guard and the National Police, as well as servicemen who are being treated in the center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and their families.
The initiative is focused on effective psychological rehabilitation of servicemen. According to the program of the master class during the event, psychologists together with patients tested experimental practices. Among them, breathing exercises and those focused on muscle relaxation.
During the master class, the specialists exchanged experience, improved skills and developed a list of exercises that will become the basis of further training and that will help the military not only during rehabilitation, but also directly at critical moments in the combat zone.
The idea to create such a project arose from psychologists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine already during the full-scale invasion of the Russians on the territory of Ukraine. At the beginning of 2022, specialists deployed their headquarters at the capital's railway station. There they provided assistance to people who arrived from the then occupied Gostomel, Irpen, Bucha. In the spring, they decided to refocus the work from the needs of the population to the needs of defenders. The best specialists of the power structures and authorities were recruited for the work.
The goal of the project is to preserve the mental health of the population, the formation of habits of people to take care of their mental health, reduce anxiety states, panic attacks, relieve excessive mental stress in the conditions of military actions.
In the future, the project “Point of Psychological Practices” is planned to be scaled up. The initiative will be implemented centrally and simultaneously in every region of Ukraine among ordinary citizens, spreading practical experience to all communities in Ukraine, in such locations as: educational institutions, railway stations, bomb shelters, specially equipped shelters.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
