PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING OF YOUTH REGARDING THEIR PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND ABILITIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR AND POST-WAR RECOVERY OF UKRAINE AS A TREND OF MODERN EDUCATION

Abstract. Today, amid the conditions of war in Ukraine, there are fundamental changes 
happening in society, with youth being the most sensitive to them. This period highlights the 
importance of choosing a life path, defining personal values and meanings, mastering a specific 
profession, developing autonomous morality, forming worldviews, and cultivating friendships and 
intimate relationships with peers, accompanied by first love and expressions of sexual attraction. All 
events occurring during adolescence significantly influence an individual's functionality and can 
either facilitate or complicate the formation and development of adult personalities.
The traumatic conditions of life that today's youth are adapting to include war and the 
uncertainty of Ukraine's socio-economic future. In these circumstances, against the backdrop of a 
social-demographic crisis, the educational trend for young people is defined by the choice of 
educational and professional activities, which are associated with acquiring the necessary knowledge, 
skills, and abilities to master a specific profession. The health of future skilled professionals, 
including mental health, is a fundamental component of human capital. Therefore, this study 
considers the psychological and pedagogical support for personal and professional self-determination 
of young men and women in conditions of war and post-war recovery in the country. It is shown that 
psychological assistance to young men and women should be considered as a means of their social 
and psychological rehabilitation, determining their professional interests and abilities, which can be 
provided within the framework of the everyday work of psychologists in educational institutions.