Yuri Swalb

Yuri Swalb serves as Professor of the Department of Social Work at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv since 2015, previously leading the department as Head from 2001-2015. Concurrently, he has directed the Laboratory of Ecological at the G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology since 2000, maintaining continuous affiliation since 1977 as researcher and laboratory head.

His educational trajectory includes:

• Diploma from Kharkiv State University (1972-1977)
• Postgraduate studies at G.S. Kostiuk Institute (1980-1983)
• Doctoral research on social work development in local self-government reform (1993-1996)

Swalb's research integrates Social Work with Ecological Psychology, focusing on community infrastructure models and social-psychological technologies for municipal centers. His work examines goal-setting mechanisms, organizational counseling frameworks, and modern lifestyle psychological challenges. Current investigations prioritize institutionalizing socio-psychological technologies in social work practice, with methodological innovations for community development.

Publication analysis reveals consistent emphasis on practical community applications, particularly in environmentally oriented lifestyles (2015), social work psychology (2010, 2014), and crisis psychology (2017). His monographs bridge theoretical psychology with social service implementation, notably addressing students with disabilities (2015) and guilt structures in life relationships (2017).

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Grant leadership spans international collaborations including UNO Chornobyl project consultancy (1996-2001, UNESCO certificate #006), Community Self-Governance monitoring in Chernobyl zones (2004), UNDP educational socialization grants (2011), and the 2016-2019 socio-psychological technologies institutionalization project. No advisee relationships were specified.

As Laboratory of Ecological head, he directs research on ecological lifestyle factors and develops state social service methodologies, focusing on municipal center implementation of psychological technologies for community development.