Understanding the problems of Russia’s development strategy and social work in a scientific forum at South Federal University
The article was prepared on the basis of materials held at the Institute of Philosophy and SocioPolitical Sciences of the Southern Federal University All-Russian scientific-theoretical conference with international participation on the subject “Strategies for the Development of Russia and Social Work” held on December 5-6, 2018. Summarizing the conclusions expressed in the speeches of the conference participants, the author highlights a number of important positions. So, in the activities of government bodies, the refusal of the constitutional directive to form a social state in the Russian Federation, as well as emasculation of its essence, is unacceptable. The lack of the necessary economic growth rates and the rejection of the protectionist policy regarding domestic industrial production cannot be compensated for by dubious “job optimization” measures, which often result in a deterioration of the real situation in various areas, including the social security system. A serious hindrance to effective social activity, to the work of social institutions, is the total formalization of the criteria for their assessment. The effectiveness of social protection and social work systems is largely determined by their compliance with the cultural and civilizational foundations, norms and traditions. If there is a peculiarity of national models of social work in the CIS countries, they are united by a common, Eurasian type of this activity. Scientific understanding of it is one of the urgent tasks of our overall development strategy.