Military social work and its aspects of the escalation of military conflict
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https://doi.org/10.25128/2520-6230.25.2.2Keywords:
migration, military social work, international migration, migrant, refugee, social work with migrantsAbstract
The article analyzes the specifics of the issues of military social work during the war in Ukraine. Military social work in Slovakia is an important aspect of the support system for people affected by military conflicts in Ukraine. This area of social work is actively developing, since Slovakia is a neighbor of Ukraine, which is experiencing a complex military conflict. The main tasks of military social work are to provide psychological, social and material assistance to military personnel, refugees, internally displaced persons and their families.
One of the key aspects of this work is the integration of victims into society after returning from the front or fleeing from the war. Social workers in Slovakia work at the level of national and international programs aimed at providing assistance and support to people who have become victims of war. This includes counseling, therapy, integration into the labor market, legal assistance and temporary housing.
The escalation of the military conflict in Ukraine has significantly increased the number of refugees and displaced persons, which affects the activities of military social work in Slovakia. Increased attention to ensuring the safety and well-being of these persons requires coordination between government, non-governmental organizations and international institutions. Military social work becomes necessary to assist war victims, taking into account the psychosocial needs and difficult conditions in which they find themselves.
Thus, military social work in Slovakia is an important component of supporting the civilian population and military personnel facing the consequences of war. The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine poses new challenges for social work, where it is necessary to take into account global and local factors, in particular humanitarian, economic and political aspects.
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