The article considers the problem of social and pedagogical assistance to children who are victims of bullying. Its purpose is to analyze the content of social and pedagogical assistance to children who are victims of bullying in an educational institution. Different positions on the phenomenon of bullying and bullying structure are presented. Features and characteristics of bullying victims are analyzed. A portrait of a potential victim of bullying is presented through the definition of typical signs of a victim of bullying, emotional background and behavior of victims of bullying. The characteristics of the types of victims of bullying (passive, provocative, chronic), symptoms of bullying, signs of impact on the health of students, the consequences in future adult life. It is determined that assistance to children victims of bullying is an important area of social and pedagogical work, should be comprehensive and multilevel, not limited to work with a child who has become a victim of school bullying. The stages of social and pedagogical assistance are analyzed: diagnostic; individual assistance to students who are victims of bullying; group work, which is based on the system of interaction of students, class teacher, teachers and class, parents of bullies. It was found that social and pedagogical work with victims of bullying should be carried out using both traditional and innovative methods of work: conversations, individual consultations, correctional and developmental classes, group classes with elements of training, communication hours, etc. Because bullying is a deliberate, group, conscious, and organized process, it cannot be stopped without the intervention of professionals (educators, psychologists, social educators) and parents. This involves purposeful anti-bullying work, which requires the involvement of all available resources of the educational institution and the child’s environment.
The article analyzes the practice of the distribution of youth centres in Ukraine and their significance for modern youth. Youth centres are described as institutions that promote the development of young people, youth entrepreneurship, civic education, promote a healthy lifestyle, volunteering. The article aims to study the potential of the youth centre as an innovative institution for youth self-realization. The research methods were the analysis of normative documents, the study of the experience of the functioning of youth centres, the survey of target groups. It is determined that the modern state youth policy is focused on the introduction of innovative approaches to work with youth. It is stated that one of the priority tasks of the new institute – the youth centre – is to promote the self-realization of young people. This is ensured by the use of various forms and methods of work: non-formal education (lectures, training, workshops, working visits), interest groups, support and implementation of thematic youth projects, thematic camps, volunteering, cultural and leisure activities, talent fairs, etc. Verification of the effectiveness of youth self-realization in the conditions of the youth centre was carried out based on the Nizhyn city youth centre. The experience of interaction with different categories of young people to promote the development of soft skills, for its professional development, the formation of an active civil position, the satisfaction of interests have been highlighted. According to a survey of visitors to the youth centre, it is proved that the youth centre promotes self-realization of young people, offering a wide range of forms and methods of work, innovative practices and communications.
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