The aim: The aim of the research was to investigate the issue of emotional health in the context of mental health of students, in particular, the emotional instability as a students' personal quality with regard to cognitive and empathic components. Materials and methods: In a comparative analysis of the study, 104 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Management and Media Communications of the Ukrainian Academy of Printing, were divided into two groups on the basis of gender (group №1 – females; group №2 – males). In the study, undertaken in 2019-2020, two questionnaires, namely “Problems of Emotional Health” and “Assessment of Empathic Compassion”, drawn up by a team of authors, were used. The comparative analysis was carried out with the use of the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: The study of emotional instability and competence in the context of the student's mental health allows us to conclude that the cognitive component is the basis that promotes the development of social, regulatory, and empathic components, and the latter is the main motivator of a person’s activity. Conclusions: The research showed that high school students do not always have enough opportunities for independent formation and emotional competence development, and have problems with emotional instability. These problems may be solved by the introduction of the educational component, in particular: introducing relevant special courses into the educational process, conducting psychological training aimed at the development of emotional professional competence in the context of the formation of personality’s mental health.

Introduction: Cerebral palsy occurs as a result of affecting those parts of the central nervous system that control the muscles and are responsible for the balance and movements arbitrariness. It has a number of forms with varying degrees of damage to the central nervous system and impaired physiological functions. And this certainly affects the perception. Due to perception distortion, sensory interpretation is slowed down and incorrectly analyzed in the cerebral cortex. The improvement of the motor sphere implies the development of general and small motor skills, and the improvement of movements coordination. The correction of motor sphere disorders should be done in a comprehensive, systematic manner, with the involvement of specialists (neurologists, physical therapists, rehabilitologists, sensory therapists). This will help to determine the content of motor sphere correction exercises and define the step-by-step measures for physical condition improvement. Aim: to investigate the impact of physical and sports rehabilitation measures of people with cerebral palsy disabilities on improving the proprioceptive system basing on an analysis of the practical application of the bocce game program. Methodology: SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests) breach detection study. Bocce game lessons were tested (as a method of physical and sport rehabilitation) in order to improve the sensory system. Object of the study – 10 people aged 28–35 with a clinical diagnosis of "Cerebral palsy" with impaired mobility, who are using a trolley and are undergoing rehabilitation at the rehabilitation center in Lviv. Results: It was found that 9 out of 10 participants had dysarthric disorders. General somatic attenuation and slow development of locomotor functions are accompanied by a lag in the motor sphere development of the people with cerebral palsy. Conclusion: The study found that engaging in sports and exercise leads to increased physical health and improved gross fine motor skills related to the sensorimotor system

The aim: Coverage of the American experience of successful application of professional ethics of social workers in the field of health to solve complex ethical dilemmas in the activity of a social worker. Materials and methods: The methodological basis of the study was the use of an axiological approach in identifying the values and ethics of the professional activity of social workers, a competence approach in determining the competence of a social work specialist in the field of health in matters of professional ethics, an interdisciplinary approach in integrating the ethical competence of a social work specialist in the practice of solving ethical dilemmas in the field of health, including in the process of work of an interdisciplinary team of specialists. Conclusions: The content and specifics of the practical application of the Code of Professional Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers of the USA in social work in the field of health were studied. It was determined that many situations in the practice of social work do not have simple answers when solving complex ethical issues in the field of health. Social workers, in addition to the values, principles and standards of the Code, in making decisions about professional actions in the field of health, must take into account their own beliefs and those of the client. The mechanism for the adjustment of difficult ethical choice cases in the practice of a social worker in the field of health is described.

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