TECHNOLOGIES OF SOCIAL WORK WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE
The article substantiates that the correct use of mechanisms of social work by older people will create a condition for their involvement in social and social life, thereby ensuring satisfaction with the new role, their lives. Social work technologies are a kind of social technologies focused on social services, assistance and support of citizens in difficult life situations. In social work with the elderly and old people, as one of the most vulnerable due to age characteristics of the population, various technologies of social work are used. Social services for the elderly are the most widespread, as this technology is the most relevant to the needs of this category of citizens. The social protection of older persons is based on the fundamental norms of the Constitution and is guaranteed by legislation that meets international standards. Social work with the elderly is one of the most important areas in the field of social protection. The strategic importance of this direction is due to the phenomenon of demographic aging of the population, when the proportion of elderly citizens in the total population is steadily increasing.