National Guards presented to the cadets of Lviv universities a mobile center of psychological support
The mobile center of psychological support, which operates in the Western Operational and Territorial Association of the National Guard of Ukraine, was presented to the cadets of Lviv universities.
It is equipped with modern equipment and has a wide range of possibilities for solving various problems of psychological support of service and combat activities in extreme (combat) conditions.
“Within the framework of cooperation between the National Guard of Ukraine and the Gendarmerie of Romania, with the financial support of the European Union, a mobile psychological support center has been equipped, thanks to which we can cover the largest number of personnel with psychological support measures in the shortest possible time and provide them with qualified psychological assistance and support in time. Most importantly, we will be able to preserve and restore the psycho-emotional state of each serviceman after psychophysical stress outside the points of permanent deployment,” said Natalia Kirichenko, Acting Head of the Department of Psychological Support of the Western Territorial Department of NGU.
Teachers and cadets of the Lviv State University of Life Safety and the National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachny visited the National Guards for the first time to get acquainted with the advanced experience and capabilities of the mobile center.
During the presentation, the Guard's psychological officers introduced visitors to its multifunctional capabilities and shared their personal experience of using the center in the conditions of the military performing combat tasks in the area of the operation of the United Forces. In particular, such as: conducting classes on professional and psychological support of personnel to perform assigned tasks and implementation of psychological study with the help of psychodiagnostic complex.
“The meeting with psychologists of the Western Territorial Department of the National Guard of Ukraine and the possibility of a mobile psychological support center motivated us to study extreme psychology in depth. We were impressed by the latest technologies, scale and capabilities of the psychological service, because in the work of the mobile center in the field, tablets and laptops are used, to quickly determine the state of a person, it is quite modern and interesting. The atmosphere in the car itself is very calm, being there you feel as comfortable and safe as possible. I really wanted to see with my own eyes how a full-fledged training with such equipment is conducted in the field, and even more so — to try everything on myself. We received a lot of interesting and useful information that we can use in professional activities,” said Roman Yaremko, a lecturer at the Department of Practical Psychology and Pedagogy of Lviv State University of Life Safety.
Currently, the mobile psychological support complex is located in Lviv for the purpose of psychological study and support of the replenishment of the 1-2021 conscript, who arrives for military service in the military units of the Lviv Garrison National Guard.
For reference: The Mobile Psychological Support Center is equipped with funding from the European Union within the framework of the project of cross-border cooperation between the Gendarmerie of Romania and the National Guard of Ukraine “Strengthening the educational capabilities of special purpose groups through the development of comprehensive physical and psychological training and assessment programs”.
Press service of the NGU
