LAW OF UKRAINE

of June 21, 2001 No. 2558-III

About social work with families, children and youth

This Law determines the organizational and legal basis of social work with families, children and youth.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Determination of terms

In this Law the following terms are used in such value:

management in social work with families, children and youth the management of system of social work with families, children and youth directed to realization of its tasks and search of optimum ways of their decision;

estimates of needs for social services of families, children and youth - the analysis of accessory of families, children and youth to vulnerable national groups, stay in difficult vital circumstances and determinations of individual requirements of families, children and youth, the list and amount of necessary social services, other types of social support, the public assistance;

social work with families, children and youth - the professional activity directed to prevention, minimization of negative consequences and overcoming difficult vital circumstances of families, children and youth, strengthening of their capability to realization of own vital potential;

the paragraph the fifth is excluded according to the Law of Ukraine of 17.01.2019 No. 2671-VIII;

the paragraph of the sixth is excluded according to the Law of Ukraine of 17.01.2019 No. 2671-VIII;

the paragraph of the seventh is excluded according to the Law of Ukraine of 17.01.2019 No. 2671-VIII;

the paragraph of the eighth is excluded according to the Law of Ukraine of 17.01.2019 No. 2671-VIII;

the paragraph the ninth is excluded according to the Law of Ukraine of 17.01.2019 No. 2671-VIII;

the paragraph the tenth is excluded according to the Law of Ukraine of 17.01.2019 No. 2671-VIII;

the specialist in social work - person having the corresponding education and qualification which conforms to the requirements established by the central executive body providing forming of state policy in the sphere of social protection of the population.

Article 2. Legislation of Ukraine on social work with families, children and youth

The legislation of Ukraine on social work with families, children and youth is based on the Constitution of Ukraine and consists of this Law, the Law of Ukraine "About social services" and other regulatory legal acts.

If international treaties of Ukraine which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine establish other rules, than those which are provided by this Law are applied rules of international treaties.

Article 3. Subjects of social work with families, children and youth

Subjects of social work with families, children and youth are:

the authorized bodies which are carrying out social work with families, children and youth;

specialists in social work;

associations of citizens, charitable, religious organizations;

the legal entities and physical persons providing social services to families, children and youth;

volunteers in the sphere of social work with families, children and youth.

Treat authorized bodies:

executive bodies;

local government bodies;

centers of social services and their specialized forming;

services for children.

Article 4. Objects of social work with families, children and youth

Objects of social work with families, children and youth are:

families, children, youth;

professional and other collectives;

vulnerable national groups with which social work is carried out.

Article 5. Basic principles of implementation of social work with families, children and youth

Social work with families, children and youth is based on the conventional humanistic, democratic and legal basis.

The basic principles of implementation of social work with families, children and youth are:

observance and human rights protection;

targeting and individual approach;

availability and openness;

voluntariness of the choice in obtaining or refusal of receipt of social services;

humanity;

complexity;

maximum efficiency of use of budgetary and extrabudgetary funds by subjects of social work with families, children and youth;

legality;

social justice;

ensuring confidentiality with subjects of social work with families, children and youth, observance by them of the quality standards, responsibility for observance ethical and precepts of law.

Article 6. Spheres and levels of implementation of social work with families, children and youth

Spheres of implementation of social work with families, children and youth are:

public;

economic;

educational;

educational;

cultural;

improving.

Social work with families, children and youth, public administration and control in this sphere are performed at the local, regional, state levels.

Section II. Implementation of social work with families, children and youth

Article 6-1. Content of social work with families, children and youth

Social work provides assessment of needs for social services of families, children and youth, planning, the organization, coordination and provision of social services by it, the public social benefits, privileges, compensation payments and other social support, and also implementation of monitoring of provision of social services.

Social services are provided according to the legislation.

Social prevention, social resettlement, social maintenance, consultation belong to the main social services rendered when implementing social work to families, children and youth.

Social support provides implementation of the actions directed on:

forming of responsible roditelstvo, training of parents in the skills necessary for all-round development and education of children;

development of various forms of family education of the orphan children and children deprived of parent guardianship;

prevention of the negative phenomena and their overcoming.

The public social benefits, privileges, compensation payments are provided according to the legislation.

Article 7. The main directions of state policy in the sphere of social work with families, children and youth

The main directions of state policy in the sphere of social work with families, children and youth are:

determination of the legal basis of social work with families, children and youth;

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