Organization of provision of social services to persons with disabilities by Territorial social service centers in Ukraine

Abstract

The article describes the organization of social services provision for persons with disabilities by Territorial Social Service Centers in Ukraine. It is determined that today in Ukraine one of the most significant entities of the system of social services provision at the level of the territorial community is the Territorial Social Service Centers (Social Service Provision) (TSS), which carry out work to identify persons with disabilities among the residents of the territorial community who have found themselves in difficult living conditions and provide social services in accordance with their needs. The structure of the TSS is considered, which is determined by the needs of residents of the territorial community in social services and must have at least two departments specializing in certain types of social services. It was found that among the three main groups of social services that TSS can offer to persons with disabilities, the group of social service services is distinguished by the greatest diversity, the most common of which are social home care and day care services. It was found that social support services in most TSCOs are provided as a social service of in-kind assistance and a social service of social adaptation, and social services aimed at social prevention in disability issues are provided as information and counseling services. Since most of the services provided to persons with disabilities in TSCOs are basic, a promising direction of TSCO work has been identified as expanding their list at the expense of specialized services, in accordance with the individual needs of beneficiaries, in particular such a necessary service as a specialized comprehensive social service of temporary rest for persons caring for persons with disabilities.