At the same time, the Committee recommended to consider women not only as
treated victims or recipients of assistance, but also as active participants in the
development and implementation of such policies. In general, women from rural areas
in the global dimension have an extremely important role in maintaining and improving
living conditions in rural areas, as well as in strengthening rural communities.
The issue of social work with women which were subjected to violence and the
professional training of specialists. However, women in rural areas are more
vulnerable to gender-based violence than women living in urban areas. Accordingly,
the percentage of women in rural areas who have ever been married and who have been
subjected to physical and / or sexual violence committed by a partner is 17%, while
urban women account for 14%. At the same time, 55% of women in rural areas do not
report cases of domestic violence [10].
In Ukraine, the first attempts to introduce and implement certain models of work
on the prevention or elimination of violence in the family are taking place: preventive,
training and training programs, law enforcement agencies, shelters for women, crisis
counseling centers (full-time and part-time), centers for reintegration, groups of mutual
support or self-help, psychotherapeutic programs (individual and group).
At the same time, the problem of violence against women is the cause of such
global phenomena as homelessness of children; increase in the number of divorces; the
formation of a violent mentality of a nation; mendicancy; the loss of universal values,
love and understanding; and also acts as one of the prerequisites for committing crimes
in society.
Analyzed all the above-mentioned features of female victims of domestic
violence, correction of negative states should include:
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social work on establishing connections;
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pedagogical work: teaching such skills as positive communication (conflict
resolution, adequate expression), adequate thinking and attitude towards oneself,
decision-making and psychological protection, promotion of the level of self-
evaluation of a woman;
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psychological work on the removal of feelings of guilt, emotional and physical
relaxation.
In more detail, we will consider the first direction - social work, which is one of
the most effective tools for solving the actual problems of Ukrainian women. Social
work is carried out by social services in the region, including services for children,
families and youth. The systematic, diverse activities undertaken by these services in
the process of social work are aimed at facilitating the adaptation (conforming) of the
woman in need of assistance to social norms, helping her develop, realize and
rehabilitate vital forces, provide dignity and self-affirmation.
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