Nataliia Maksymova

Nataliia Maksymova is a Professor at the Department of Social Rehabilitation and Social Pedagogy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Her career spans over five decades, including roles at the G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology and leadership in legislative and public organizations addressing juvenile addiction, family therapy, and social rehabilitation.

• Education: PhD (1981) and Doctoral Degree (1998) from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; training at University of Michigan Addiction Research Center, Ukrainian Research Institute of Social and Forensic Psychiatry, and National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy's School of Public Health.

Her research focuses on psychological technologies of social rehabilitation, juvenile substance abuse prevention, and family therapy. Recent work emphasizes interactive teaching methods and the socio-psychological rehabilitation of marginalized families.

Publications include 297+ works and 36+ books, spanning pediatric pathopsychology, deviant behavior, penitentiary psychology, and addiction prevention. Key themes include family counseling, life safety, and educational process optimization in penal colonies.

She mentors PhD and Master's students, including D. Palatna, J. Feshenko, A. Khimenko, and J. Muravskaya, on topics like inclusive environments for orphans and interagency cooperation with juvenile offenders' families.

Methodological expertise includes legislative support for drug trafficking laws, public policy in social work, and chairmanship of the Coordinating Council for Child Rights Protection.