Balukhtina Olena Nikolaevna

Balukhtina Olena Nikolaevna

Position

Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work

Academic degree

Candidate of Historical Sciences

Academic title

associate professor

Education

Zaporizhzhia State University, Faculty of History, 1994, specialty «History»

 

National University «Zaporizhzhya Polytechnic», 2022, specialty: 231 «Social Work»

Subjects taught

History of social work

Professional deontology

Fundamentals of scientific research

Social services to the population

Social work with public and charitable organizations

Theory and history of sociology

 

Main languages of communication

Ukrainian, English

Theses:

  • Candidate's thesis in the specialty - 07.00.01 - history of Ukraine «Economic and property resources of the Orthodox Church in the second half of the 19th century - 1917 (based on materials from the South of Ukraine)», year of defense - 2018, Zaporizhia National University

Total scientific works: 112, of which 3 are in the international scientometric database Web of Science, 25 are in scientific professional publications, 3 are sections in collective monographs, 74 are abstracts of reports, 7 methodological developments, 5 are author's certificates for the work.

Honors and awards:

  • Certificate of Honor of the Zaporizhia Regional Council of Trade Unions (2020)

  • Certificate of Honor of the Zaporizhzhia City Council (2021)

  • Certificate of Honor of the Zaporizhia Regional Committee of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (2022)

  • Rector's Gratitude (2022)

  • Award of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council (2023)

  • Certificate of Honor of the Zaporizhia Regional Committee of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (2023)

  • Certificate of Honor of the Zaporizhia Regional Committee of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (2024).

Membership in public associations:

  • Member of the Public Organization «Social Interaction»

International internship:

  • 2021 – «Society of Ambient Intelligence» (Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Latvia) with a certificate (6 ECTS credits (180 hours)

  • 2022 – «Innovations in Education. Innovative Technologies for Teaching Professional Disciplines» at the Higher Technical School (Republic of Poland, Katowice) with a certificate (6 ECTS credits (180 hours)

  • 2025 – international professional development course «Neurowell-being in corporate management» on the Moodle platform (total 6 ECTS credits)

Main scientific works

  1. Balukhtina O. M. Katerynoslav and Simferopol charitable societies: comparative analysis of activities. Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Social work. 2020. Issue 1(6). Pp. 6–9.

  2. Balukhtina O. M. Charitable activities of Orthodox monasteries in Southern Ukraine in the second half of the 19th century. – 1917. Scientific Bulletin of UzhNU. Series: Pedagogy. Social work. 2020. Issue 2(47). Pp. 16–22.

  3. Balukhtina O. M. Mentoring for orphans and children deprived of parental care in Ukraine: ways to optimize the process. Scientific Bulletin of UzhNU. Series: Pedagogy. Social Work. 2021. Issue 1(48). Pp. 19–23.

  4. Balukhtina O.M., Kuzmin V.V., Kuzmina M.O., Barshatska G.Yu., Shcherbyna S.S. Sociological and psychological and pedagogical technologies in practical social work. Scientific journal of the National Polytechnic University named after M. Dragomanov. Series 5. 2022. Issue 88. Pp. 110–115.

  5. Balukhtina O. M. Theoretical and practical aspects of the implementation of the social service «Temporary rest» for parents of children with disabilities. Scientific journal of the National Polytechnic University named after M. Dragomanov. Series 5. 2022. Issue 90. Pp. 15–19.

  6. Balukhtina O.M., Kuzmin V.V., Kuzmina M.O. Activities of shelters for women who have suffered from domestic violence in Ukraine: problems and prospects. Bulletin of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Social Work. 2022. No. 1. P. 13–18.

  7. Balukhtina O.M., Kuzmin V.V., Kuzmina M.O., Ivanchenko A.V., Ivanov E.R. System of social work with families raising children with ASD. Scientific Journal of the University named after M. Dragomanov. 2024. Issue 97. Pp. 5–10.

  8. Balukhtina O.M., Prokopiev A.K. Subjects of monitoring the quality of social services in Ukraine. Politeness. Humanitas. 2025. No. 2. P. 9–16.

  9. Balukhtina O.M., Venger R.O. Foreign practices of digital transformation of the social sphere of Ukraine. Psychology and social work. 2025. No. 1. pp. 34–41.

  10. Balukhtina O.M., Klyukvachev M.O. Regulatory and legal support for palliative care in Ukraine. Politeness. Humanitas. 2025. No. 3. pp. 15–22.

  11. Baluchtina O., Popovych V., Shcherbyna S., Barshatska H. E-government Potential in Social Service Delivery: Regional Context. SHS Web of Conferences. 2021.

  12. Zaveryko N., Matskevich Y., Balukhtina O., Sementsova O., Ivanova L. Psychological and pedagogical features of training future social service workers. Eduweb. 2022.

  13. Derkach L., Bondar T., Andryushchenko O., Grin L., Balukhtina O., Goncharenko Yu. Problem-based tasks and critical thinking. AD ALTA. 2024.

  14. Balukhtina O., Popovych V., Shcherbyna S., Popovych Y., Taran V. Refugee Crisis in the EU: Problems and Consequences. Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention. 2024.

  15. Balukhtina O. M. Katerynoslav and Simferopol Charitable Societies. In: Theoretical and Practical Foundations of Social Work. Vol. 2. Zaporizhzhia: National University «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic», 2021. pp. 7–17.

  16. Balukhtina O. M. Directions of volunteer activity in Ukraine. Theoretical and practical foundations of social work. Vol. 3. Zaporizhzhia: National University «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic», 2022. Pp. 80–94.

  17. Balukhtina O. Sociological research of problems of distance learning in Ukraine. Katowice: Publishing House of University of Technology, 2022. Pp. 75–82.

  18. Balukhtina O.M. Primary social prevention of vandalism among adolescents (on the example of graffiti). Science Week-2020, Zaporizhia, April 13–17, 2020. P.59–6

  19. Balukhtina O.M. Economic and property resources of the Orthodox Church in the second half of the 19th century – 1917. South Ukraine in domestic and European history, Odessa, September 17–18, 2020. P.425–430.

  20. Balukhtina O.M. Methodological approaches to studying the course «Deontology of social work». Science Week-2021, pp. 47–48.

  21. Balukhtina O.M. Provision of social services to children with disabilities and their parents. Science Week-2022, pp. 1699–1701.

  22. Balukhtina O.M. Sociological research into the problems of distance education by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation. International scientific-practical conference, Bratislava, June 22–23, 2022. P.197–200.

  23. Balukhtina O.M. Ways to improve the social service of providing shelter to women who have become victims of domestic violence. Science Week-2023, pp. 66–67.

  24. Balukhtina O.M. Provision of social services to persons suffering from mental disorders. Science Week-2024, pp. 87–89.

  25. Balukhtina O.M., Venger R.O. Digitalization in the social sphere of Ukraine: benefits and risks. Science Week-2024, pp. 89–91.

  26. Balukhtina O.M., Prokopiev A.K. Mechanism for monitoring the provision of social services (on the example of territorial communities of Zhytomyr region). Science Week-2024, pp. 91–93.

  27. Balukhtina O.M. Social counseling of convicts as a component of social and educational work. Science Week-2025, Faculty of Social Sciences. Abstracts of reports, pp. 45–47.

  28. Balukhtina O.M. Social adaptation of people with disabilities in distance learning. International scientific forum «Modern education and society», Kyiv, 2023. P.112–115.

  29. Balukhtina O.M. Psychological and pedagogical aspects of supporting children with autism syndrome. Science Week-2022, pp. 1702–1704.

  30. Balukhtina O.M. The role of public organizations in providing social services to families in crisis situations. International Conference of Social Sciences, Warsaw, 2023. P.88–92.

  31. Balukhtina O.M. Implementation of innovative methods of social work in rehabilitation centers. Science Week-2024, pp. 93–95.

  32. Balukhtina O.M., Sagan E.S. «Socio-psychological rehabilitation of children affected by the consequences of war» (2022)

  33. Balukhtina O.M., Lavrynenko D.D. «Main areas of USAID assistance to Ukraine during the war» (2025)

  34. Balukhtina O.M., Wenger R.O. «Digitalization in the Social Sphere of Ukraine: Benefits and Risks» (2024)

  35. Balukhtina O.M., Chicherov Z.M. «New approaches to the strategy of digital development of the social sphere of Ukraine» (2025)

  36. Balukhtina O.M., Ivanova A.I. «Social support for combatants in the process of prosthetics» (2025)

  37. Balukhtina O.M., Prokopiev A.K. «Identification of key aspects of mechanisms for monitoring the provision of social services in wartime conditions» (2025)

  38. Balukhtina O.M., Romanenko S.P. «Psychological support for internally displaced persons in Ukraine: experience of 2022–2023.»

  39. Balukhtina O.M., Kovalchuk T.V. «Social counseling of the elderly: new methods and approaches»

  40. Balukhtina O.M., Litvinenko V.D. «Analysis of the effectiveness of state programs to support orphans»

  41. Balukhtina O.M., Moroz N.A. «Inclusive education and social integration of children with special needs»

  42. Balukhtina O.M., Tankushyna L.V. Implementation of the pilot project «Veteran’s Assistant» in Ukraine. Current research in the social sphere: materials of the 22nd scientific-practical conference (Odessa, November 17, 2023). Odesa: FOP Bondarenko M.O., 2023. Pp. 104–107.

  43. Balukhtina O.M., Povstenko O.A. The role of the state employment service in the social adaptation of internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Society and Personality in Modern Communication Discourse: Proceedings of the IV All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference (Zaporizhzhia, November 2, 2022). Zaporizhzhia: NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic», 2022. pp. 50–53.

  44. Balukhtina O.M., Myronenko A.P. Providing comprehensive rehabilitation for children with disabilities (on the example of the Berdyansk community). Science Week-2022. Abstracts of the annual scientific and practical conference, Zaporizhzhia, April 18–22, 2022. Zaporizhzhia: National University «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic», 2022. P. 1720–1721.

  45. Balukhtina O.M., Klyukvachev M.O. Development of palliative care as a social service in Poland. 4th International scientific and practical conference, Toronto, Canada, 2024. P.490–496.

Contacts

Address:

69063, Ukraine, Zaporizhia, Levka Lukyanenka St., 39

Classroom:

489 (building No. 4)

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