ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL WORK WITH PERSONS RELEASED FROM CAPTIVITY

War or armed conflict is an unnatural phenomenon for human existence and nature. Participation in such a conflict or living in the territories where hostilities are taking place may result in the capture of persons. The issue of social self-realization of those released from captivity is acute: they do not see themselves either in professional activity, or in the environment of relatives, friends, and acquaintances. Providing social support to persons who have been deprived of their personal freedom as a result of armed aggression against Ukraine, as an object of social work, is a necessary component of providing social assistance to such persons after their release from captivity. The purpose of the research: highlighting the features of the process of organizing social work with persons released from captivity. Research methods applied: analysis of the regulatory and legislative framework and scientific and methodological literature, the results of modern sociological, psychological, legal research, and statistical data. The result of the study is the scientific substantiation of the forms and methods of social work, as well as highlighting the practical experience of their use in working with persons who found themselves in a difficult life situation due to the armed conflict in Ukraine. The presented material makes it possible to draw the following conclusions: the technological aspects of the organization of social support for persons released from captivity are outlined by existing legal acts, but further research requires scientific substantiation of the forms and methods of social work, as well as highlighting the practical experience of their use in working with a defined category of persons, who found themselves in a difficult life situation due to the armed conflict in Ukraine.