IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MECHANISM FOR ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL NEEDS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AS A CONDITION FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF RESOCIALIZATION OF VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF ABLE-BODIED CITIZENS WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A DIFFICULT LIFE SITUATION
Problem and relevance. In recent years, new categories of service recipients have appeared in the system of social services – including persons suffering from alcohol and drug addiction, persons released from prison, persons without a fixed abode. The organization of effective work with these categories of citizens requires the introduction of new approaches and services, implying their differentiation according to the degree of need for social services and other types of social support, depending on the presence and number of risk factors for maladjustment and social isolation. The introduction of a single universal mechanism in the system of social services, taking into account, among other things, the specifics of these categories of citizens, will improve the quality of social services, ensure the optimization of budget expenditures and rational use of available resources, as well as solve the problem of effective resocialization and decriminalization of able-bodied citizens, the use of their labor potential. The purpose of this study was to adapt the mechanism for determining the individual need for social services and social support, taking into account the characteristics of various categories of able-bodied citizens who find themselves in a difficult life situation. Methodology. To conduct the study, the methods of theoretical scientific knowledge were used (analysis of legislative, methodological documents and scientific information, comparison, comparison, generalization, grouping), empirical methods (observation, conversations with specialists, studying the practical experience of organizations in assessing the needs for social services), sociological (survey of representatives of target groups). Results of study. Based on the study of modern international approaches to work with the indicated categories of citizens, the experience of Belarusian state and non-state organizations, their features as recipients of services and factors affecting the need for social services are revealed. With this in ...