All-Ukrainian scientific-practical conference "Mental health of the individual in a crisis society" took place in Lviv

Lviv State University of Internal Affairs hosted an all-Ukrainian conference on the topic of individual mental health in a crisis society. About a hundred scientists and practitioners from different parts of Ukraine joined the discussion of this extremely important topic. The event was held in a remote format - participants communicated online using the ZOOM platform.  

LvSUIA Rector Roman Blahuta addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. "Mental health is one of the most important resources of an individual. Topic of today's discussion meets modern needs, and its professional discussion will help solve problems that arise in a crisis society".  

Nina Lyhun, Head of the Psychological Support Department of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, also congratulated the participants of the scientific event.  

The discussion was moderated by Zoryana Kisil, Deputy Director of LvSUIA Institute of Management, Psychology and Security.

Many important and topical issues were discussed during the conference. In particular, participants talked about methods of preserving the mental health of servicemen, the psychological profile of the profession of the head of the National Police, psychological resources for overcoming crisis situations by future law enforcement officers. The participants of the event shared their views on the model of human behavior as a subject of self-preservation, as well as discussed approaches to assessing the risks of recidivism by children.

In addition, foreign experience of involving military chaplains in the psychological support of servicemen was considered. Tolerance of uncertainty as a strategy of youth life, theoretical aspects of professional health of a teacher of higher education was discussed.  

Participants of the conference shared their experience in the use of metaphorical associative cards in the process of psychological counseling. They discussed the toxicity of organizational culture, made a comparative analysis of the development of child psychotherapy in Western Europe and Ukraine.Gender characteristics of the influence of psychological factors on the formation of adolescent addiction, socio-psychological features of the solo lifestyle of women, the mental health of modern parents were also discussed during the event.