Multi-level resilience in preparing social workers for work in crisis

The concept of resilience has undergone a significant evolution, moving from a personal quality that outlines the ability to be unwavering in response to life challenges to a multi-level approach that encompasses the sustainable adaptation of communities, organisations and social systems to crises. The traditional linear models of resilience are giving way to multi-resilience theory, which emphasises the need for an integrated approach to overcoming crises. The article examines a multi-level approach to developing community resilience in crisis conditions and emphasises the importance of integrating multi-resilience theory into contemporary social work. The results of the analysis of resilience research emphasise the need for interaction between different levels of the social system: individual, community, organisational, urban and global, and in this context, the key role of social workers is to contribute to the formation of long-term crisis management strategies, development of self-sufficiency and adaptability of individuals and communities through education, psychosocial support and the use of participatory approaches, taking into account the impact of the traumatic context. The article highlights the challenges facing the education and training of social workers in the light of the multi-theory of resilience and outlines the competencies that improve the quality of social interventions aimed at building the resilience of individuals and communities in times of crisis: traumainformed and trauma-sensitive work, psychosocial support and assistance/self-help, crisis management, crisis and early response/intervention, understanding of sustainable peace policies, transitional justice, humanitarian response mechanisms, participatory approaches to building community social capital.