In June 2025, an important initiative for the regional educational community came to a close within the walls of the M.V. Ostrohradskyi Poltava Academy of Continuing Education — the certification of specialists who completed the Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques” training program. Over several months, participants applied the knowledge they gained in real-life settings — working with students, educators, and families.
This was not just a course, but a profound journey into trauma-informed work: conversations with children about their pain, creating a space for healing and support, and developing new skills to endure stress, calm the body, and accept the difficult. All of this took place in a context of instability and constant alerts.
At the final meeting, 22 participants — practical psychologists and educators from the region — received certificates of program facilitators. They are now ready to implement the program in schools of Poltava region starting from the new academic year.
The project was implemented by the “HOPE worldwide Ukraine” with the support of the M.V. Ostrohradskyi Poltava Academy of Continuing Education. The training was conducted by experienced trainers — Iryna Sukhova and Nataliia Podoliak.
We also express our sincere gratitude to Tetiana Khorosheva — coordinator of the psychological service at the Academy — who became the driving force behind this initiative in the region. Her dedication, professional attention to every stage, and belief in the importance of psychological support for children are true examples of caring for the future of our country.
