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00:00Hello, dear students. Today, we have a very, very special guests from abroad. I am very, very honored to have with us 2 distinguished professors from Zaporizhzhia National University from Ukraine, professor of social work, Molina Malovitchko, and the professor of sociology, Alexandra Sorokina. As, you all may know, since, February 22nd, Ukraine, experiences Russian invasion, and it is very painful for all the citizens. And, of course, social workers are on the front lines, and play a very, very important, role in, helping, citizens of, Ukraine.

01:06So we will hear, a short presentation from Olena and Alexandra about, social work in, Ukraine. I'm very, very grateful to both of you, Olena and Alexandra, for your time, and thank you very, very much. We will hear both Ukrainian and English. So, a few of you who still are not fluent in Ukrainian, you can also benefit from this recording, also improving your Ukrainian language. So, we are very, very, very honored and glad to have you as, Olena and Alexandra.

01:57The floor is yours, please. Hello, Alex. Hello, DS students. Hello for everyone. We are very grateful to have an invitation and be here to present our work.

02:47The speaker, Olena Molovichka and me, Alexandra Sorokina, today as, translators. And, now we have our meeting for us from the territory of the Parisian National University, because it's one of territories that, had electricity because in conditions old war. Electricity for us, such a luxury. Before we are starting our main topic, I want to give you some general information about our situation. In February of 22nd, year, we had an what invasion from Russia in Ukraine?

04:19Now the territory of our region, 80% to be exactly, is occupied by Russian. Army and the Parisian noun is mainly on the war line before because on the 30 kilometers is distance, from the peaceful life, approximately peaceful life and, war between us. Because the Malaysia is like a borderline between war and peaceful life. Zapolysa became, a hostile community for displaced person who ran away and was a refugee from occupied territories. A lot of people passed the Parisia, got social and humanitarian help, and, then passed, far to the central Ukraine, to Europe, but now in the region, something about 200,000 displaced person who are still here and are living here now in Sapulhasia.

06:12Some report shot. Mhmm. If I may please ask you questions. You mentioned a huge number, 200,000, displaced people with your provide the, various, forms of aid to them. What is the current population of, Zaporizhzhia?

06:36So just to have the sense of proportions to 100,000 people out of how many? The population of the Malaysia before work, it was something around approximately from 600 to 700 population. From 700,000, people. Yes. Thank you.

2. Extreme Social Work

06:59Thank you. To 100,000. So in February, March, and April of 22nd, yeah, something around, one my bet 30 35 percent of, population in the region left the city, and they are still not in the city. Now approximately, we unfortunately don't have exactly statistics now, but, unfortunately, these people was displaced by, displaced people and, refugees. Not law not the whole of them registers registered as refugee and displaced person.

07:45So we can say we provide the help, for the whole 200,000 people, not but if we are talking about the whole population. So just, just, you know, to make it clear for me and, for our dear students, so, around 400,000, residents remained in Zaporizhia, and they absorbed around 200,000 additional new displaced people. So this is a huge change in the population, like, almost half of the population changed by, half of, those who remained, they received kind of another half of the total population. Is it correct? Is my understanding correct?

08:44Yes. Yes. And I guess, you know, I guess this is a more general question, but I guess this may reflect a more general trends in Ukraine. So these changes in population, some people had to escape to leave, and other people come. So this is something with, reflects where, general situation in Ukraine in, during this almost two and a half years.

09:13Is it correct? Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much.

09:18Yeah. Sorry for interrupting you. You're welcome. And after started of war, we have, like, global changing, of understanding the sense and philosophy of social work. Before 22nd year, we had two directions of social work like, human research management and, management management of social process.

10:31And, I want to know that before 22nd year, we had very fast and great digitalization, for support in social work. And the main part of our work, was information support working with, special programs, and information campaigns. And our program was, aimed for peaceful time, not for war. Work. But, from the time of, work, question we had a lot of questions, new questions, new requests from our employers and students.

11:57As a head of, BA program of social work, I have a lot of meetings with employers, with stakeholders and students. Deeply new needs and new questions and challenges. And, the consequence of those meeting was, the changes in our program, new topics, and new We have new directions into the list. Making decisions in conditions of risks and uncertainty. Extreme social work.

3. Inclusive Social Work

13:20Satanian inclusion, social inclusion and support. Uh-huh. Just if I may, know a bit to clarify, when you speak about extreme social work, I guess you mean social work in work conditions, in extreme condition. Mhmm. Is it correct?

13:41Yes. Yes. To help victims of war. Mhmm. Yes.

13:45Yes. So just, you know, to clarify because, perhaps, different people could understand differently. So you speak, actually about introducing a content about social work in times of war in this so challenging, times. And when you speak about inclusive social work, you mean mainly effective tools for working with people with disabilities or something else? Yes.

14:31People with disabilities and some functional problem problems in functioning of sequence of what trauma. Yes. Thank you. You know, I think you freeze for a a second, but, I guess just for a second. Okay.

14:53So perhaps, you know, just, to be, fully sure, could you please, because, you know, maybe some missed. Could you please repeat again the, aspect of inclusive, social work? What are, what is the main focus? So, talking about social inclusion, we have two direction. First, for people who went, from war.

16:15They had changes in the psychology, in the social links and connection, and we to help them. And, the second, direction, help for people with disabilities, because, unfortunately, our infrastructure not so good and physical as some people with disabilities, for example, can get into public transport. The whole types of public transport. Mhmm. Now we have, a lot of financial support, from abroad, and we are wanting to share this money for social projects, and, for those people.

17:20Mhmm. Well, was the uh-huh. Just, you know, maybe I will so you, use the term fundraising. Maybe I would, use the specific term in Hebrew just, you know, that everyone will understand. Use Thank you very much.

4. Practical Practical Work

17:59Yes. Please continue. And, of course, we have, some fundamental subjects, same exam. It's like social gerontology, social work with different categories of people with different group of clients. I want to notice, that we're in big changes, the whole teachers and students.

19:07And now we have not only, like, academic subjects, but we're deeply involved in practical practical work, in volunteering, and, help for And, I want to know in the nearest future, we have some new directions in social work. Mhmm. And, there are social work with, positive people, people with disabilities and HIV. Yes. You mean because in here we say HIV, so we yes.

20:10Yes. I'm sorry. HIV center. AIDS. Yes.

20:13Yes. HIV, people with, addictions, and, people with disabilities. And then in the list, help and support for the victim of as per who had gender, violence, people with post traumatic stress disorder. Next topic is nonviolence communication and, supporting and forming forming resilience. Could you please, specify what do you mean by nonviolent communication?

21:49We had a big survey, national survey in autumn 20th, and it was a question, some question was some question about, do you feel you're aggressive? Do you use, like, some lexics? Not formal. Not polite, and how do you feel? Are you involved in conflicts?

22:18And people indicated that, it was, like, 3 times more since the beginning of war. So our population now is a minor group, unfortunately. The consequence of stress is like aggressive, we have minor conflicts, minor stressful situations, so non aggressive communication. It's like, having skills for students and social work to have ability to solve their conflict peacefully. You know, this is, I would like to stop for a minute.

22:56This is extremely important, extremely interesting. So, you, if I understood you correctly, you say that in the face of war, the level of aggression increases Mhmm. And the, I guess, the level of of empathy decreases, declines. And you want to give your students relevant tools, to increase their empathy and to decrease aggression and, nonproductive, non effective ways of, solving conflicts or other, sensitive and complicated situation. I think this is extremely important extremely important, and I guess it is relevant, also helps, across the world.

5. Olena And Professor

23:58And, I guess also for us, do you have the results of this survey also in English? Because if yes, you know, perhaps we could share this with our students, the increase of 3 times in their levels of aggression. Do you have the results also in English? I've had these results. I have presentation from the Institute of Sociology, but, unfortunately, it's in Ukraine now.

24:26Only in Ukrainian. So there is no It was published. I will check. I will check about it. So, you know, we we have time, and, also, we could, share it with our graduates through electronic systems.

24:40If you have anything convert in, English, I think this could be extremely interesting and also very much alarming, this data. So, yes, you know, it was very important for me to stop for a few minutes, to give this a proper focus because, and and again, you know, I'm so much impressed by your work so much. And, also, you know, for, addressing specifically this important issue of nonviolent communication. Despite on being in war, we are still continue to live, to teach, to educate, and now we can hear the sound of alarm. But, at the end, we want to present you some materials about our work.

26:12Mhmm. We appreciate our lives. We'll appreciate the whole, the ever expect, and we are planning our future. Thank you. Thank you for this invitation.

28:04Thank you for these meetings, and we are hope it's not, the last. Thank you very, very much. You know, it is very, very moving for me, and I'm sure the tools of our students, very, very moving, very inspiring, and I also hope very much that this is the first milestone that we will have, for the cooperation, and we'll be able to learn, more from you. You know, we now see it, as you mentioned, you are, in the university because in other places, there are problems with electricity. So, you know, I want to stress it because, you know, we have kind of regular conversation, but things are, of course, very much irregular.

29:03Nothing is regular. And, thank you very much again, for your courage, for your wisdom, for your care about, students. This is something very, very, inspiring, very, very, important. And, you know, again, I'm very, very grateful for your time, for your efforts. You know, I think we, we build an important part of, bridge, and I think, you know, for students, hearing firsthand about your experience is very, very much important, and we will try to think more about additional bridges of learning, of knowledge, of support that we can build, together.

30:08So, Diaco, thank you. And, to Daraba and, Shukran, Jazil, and this is very, very important, and I am more than excited and more than delighted. Thank you very, very much very, very much, and I hope we will meet virtually and, hopefully, not only virtually again. Thank you very, very much, professor Olena and professor Alexandra. This is we are removing, and thank you very, very much.

6. Conclusion

30:44Thank you.