Participation in the Training

25.2.2026

19.02.26 Doctor of Psychology, Head of the Psychology Department L.V. Chernovska took an active part in the training “Speaking with Dignity: Ethical Dialogue with People with War Experience.”

NGO “Nevermind” in cooperation with the Mental Health for Ukraine (MH4U) project conducted the training “Speaking with Dignity: Ethical Dialogue with People with War Experience” as part of the initiative of the all-Ukrainian mental health support program “How Are You?”

The training was aimed at improving the quality of social, medical, administrative and other public services for veterans, military personnel, families of the deceased and missing by implementing human-centered and trauma-oriented approaches in the work of service providers.

Specialists who interact with veterans and their families on a daily basis were invited to the training, namely specialists in supporting war veterans and demobilized persons.

The training participants:

• got acquainted with the principles of trauma-oriented and human-centered communication;
• learned to recognize and take into account the psychosocial needs of veterans and their family members;
• received practical tools for nonviolent communication, prevention of professional burnout and re-traumatization;
• learned how to support clients in crisis without causing harm.

Format and duration: the training was conducted in a face-to-face format, 1 day (8 hours).

Why it is important.

• Daily communication with people who have experienced loss or uncertainty requires special communication skills.
• The training helped to improve the skills of speaking with dignity, maintaining respect for the experience of each person – and at the same time, taking care of one’s own professional resilience.

According to the Psychology Department