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Major General (Ret.) · PhD
Military leader, psychologist, researcher — an authority on psychological resilience and recovery after trauma.
More than thirty years in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He commanded combat units, then ran the psychological support system of an army at war. He now directs the Ukraine Center for Traumatic Stress and founded The Odysseus Project for Ukraine.
Recovery for soldiers, veterans and communities, through evidence-based practice.
Retired Major General, doctor of psychology, author of more than twenty scientific publications, president of the Ukrainian Pitch and Putt Association, combat participant, and one of Ukraine's leading authorities on military leadership, psychological resilience and recovery after trauma.
From section commander to Chief of the Main Directorate of Moral and Psychological Support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He created the psychological support system for personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and authored the introduction of psychological preparation into the system by which soldiers are trained.
His energy now goes to an initiative uniting an international coalition of specialists supporting soldiers, veterans and the communities the war passed through.
More than three decades produced a clear expertise, from combat command to the science of rehabilitation.
Combat command during a full-scale war, the development of doctrinal approaches, the training of mid- and senior-level commanders, and consulting for defence structures on effective management under stress and uncertainty.
Evidence-based approaches to forming psychological resilience among soldiers, veterans and civilians; management of the moral and psychological support system of the Armed Forces during active combat; and work on post-traumatic growth.
Information strategy for the conditions of hybrid warfare, engagement with domestic and international media, public diplomacy, and the promotion of a recovery narrative — with experience among journalists, academic communities and NATO partners.
Participation in multinational exercises and missions, partnerships with the defence structures of NATO members, collaboration with international mental health organisations, and the formation of a coalition of specialists around The Odysseus Project.
More than thirty years of service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine — from combat command to the strategic management of the moral and psychological support system during the full-scale invasion.
Strategic leadership of the moral and psychological support system during the full-scale invasion; development and implementation of psychological support methodology; organisation of psychological provision for personnel across all theatres.
Command of combat units and operational structures; responsibility for combat readiness, training and the psychological state of personnel; participation in the development and execution of operational plans.
Participation in multinational exercises and NATO partnership programmes, including joint operational exercises, exchange of experience with allies, obligations under Euro-Atlantic Partnership programmes, and representation at international forums.
Leadership of psychological provision under combat conditions.
Service in military management organs at strategic level; teaching in a higher military educational institution; development of military leadership and psychological training programmes; research in military psychology and moral and psychological support.
Command of combat units, from platoon through separate mechanised brigade.
A coalition of specialists concentrated on the psychological recovery of servicemen, veterans and civilian communities, during a prolonged war and after it.
The mission
The Odysseus Project unites international and Ukrainian specialists in mental health, veteran rehabilitation and social reintegration. It develops and implements evidence-based support programmes for those returning from war and for communities that have experienced mass trauma.
The name Odysseus reflects the central idea: coming home is not the end of the road, but a separate and often the most difficult part of the journey.
Psychological rehabilitation programmes for active soldiers and those returning to civilian life; work with combat trauma, PTSD and adaptation disorders; mental health support inside units.
Accompaniment through the reintegration process: psychological assistance, social adaptation, professional retraining and family support, on evidence-based approaches adapted to the Ukrainian context.
Work with civilian communities that have lived through occupation, bombardment and forced displacement; raising psychological resilience at community level; training specialists in first psychological aid.
The Odysseus Project remains open to partnership with organisations, researchers, clinicians and institutions that share the mission of recovery. It invites collaboration regardless of the scale and geography of the work.
Academic preparation and scientific activity spanning decades, at the intersection of military psychology, leadership and recovery after trauma.
PhD
Military psychology and the psychology of leadership. His research concentrates on the psychological resilience of the individual under the extreme conditions of combat service.
Higher military education
International training programmes
Courses in NATO partner countries, including programmes in crisis leadership and strategic communications.
Lines of research
The mechanisms by which resilience is formed and maintained among soldiers in prolonged combat and chronic stress.
Evidence-based approaches to the reintegration of veterans and the overcoming of PTSD, with emphasis on systematic support at community level.
Models of effective command and decision-making under uncertainty and the extreme circumstances of full-scale war.
Systems for sustaining the morale and psychological state of personnel.
Courses in military leadership, psychological resilience and strategic communications at Ukrainian institutions of higher education. Invited lecturer in the academies of NATO partner nations. Director of the Military Psychology Programme at the American University Kyiv.
Researcher and co-author of peer-reviewed studies in military psychology, stress management and post-traumatic growth in the context of armed conflict.
Presentations at international forums on the reintegration of veterans, mental health in the armed forces, and the psychological preparation of personnel.
Vladyslav Klochkov is open to academic partnerships, invitations to lecture and to conferences, and to joint scientific projects in military psychology and recovery after trauma.
State awards, departmental distinctions and professional recognitions from a military and scientific career.
A state award for personal courage and selfless service to the homeland in the course of combat missions.
A departmental award for more than thirty years of impeccable service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and exemplary performance of military duty.
Presidential recognition for a significant contribution to the development of the moral and psychological support system.
International recognition for active participation in joint exercises and the development of interoperability with Alliance partners.
Recognition by the scientific community for fundamental research in military psychology and the development of psychological rehabilitation programmes.
A complete list of awards and distinctions is available on request.
Expert consultation on leadership, crisis management, organisational development and psychological resilience.
Consultations draw on more than thirty years of military, management and strategic experience. The format is addressed to leaders and organisations — in the state sector, business, veteran initiatives and among international partners — working on questions of leadership, teams, crises, transformation and human resilience.
For lectures, consultation, or partnership on research and humanitarian initiatives — write to us and we will put you in touch.