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Issue 1/2026 is based on contributions focused on the topic of educational and professional resilience in the digital age. The concept of resilience is increasingly popular in various disciplines and is a widely used term, especially in relation to vulnerable groups.
Adapting the education and training system to technological developments is a complex process, necessary for the preparation and improvement of human resources and an essential element of the development, modernization, and innovation of society. The use of new digital technologies is the direct way to make school more attractive to pupils and students on the one hand, more adapted to their needs and lifestyle, more effective in developing skills, generating lifelong learning, but also for professionals on the other hand.
Risk and protective factors in different educational and professional systems, digital resilience, resilience in higher education, resilience of students and educators, resilience of professionals working with minors and adults in the criminal justice system, resilience of military social workers, and resilience of children in the online environment are some of the topics covered in this thematic issue.
Starting from the concept of resilience (Popa, Uță (Pintec), Tomiță, Popp) and then presenting the resilience of professionals in different work environments and the resilience of certain categories of vulnerable people (persons deprived of their liberty), this thematic issue comprises 15 articles and 3 book reviews. The article by Dumitrescu and Dan presents the resilience of professionals in the medical system and the social impact that professional burnout can have within this system. Vaștag and Tomiță present two phenomena: resilience and professional exhaustion among professional rescuers in two structures in western Romania and eastern France. Through this article, the authors determine whether the resilience of emergency service employees can be a significant moderating factor of professional exhaustion.
Another article (Neagu) presents the importance of resilience in national security. More specifically, it focuses on the importance of developing a specific case management approach within the Romanian prison system for individuals convicted of violent extremism. The resilience of individuals deprived of their liberty is also analyzed in the article by Burcă and Ungureanu.
The importance of online safety and developing children's resilience is discussed in Stoyanova's article. The article defines critical media literacy as a developmental tool that provides individuals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to interpret the media critically, engage competently in diverse environments, to express moderate scepticism towards information, to ask relevant questions, to explore possible answers and to develop an interest in understanding otherness in its various forms.
In his article, Van der Meulen examines the ambivalent impact of digitization and artificial intelligence systems on social work practice, paying particular attention to the experiences of people with neurodiversity and the role of artificial intelligence in higher education. Social work practice, with a focus on military social work (Goian, Moțățeanu), is absolutely necessary in Romania, given the scale of contemporary and national social problems.
Giurgiu's article highlights the importance of intrinsic goals, creativity, and social support in promoting health and well-being among older people.
We emphasize that a resilient person develops the ability to cope with and adapt to their life circumstances after experiencing a tragic event or a certain degree of adversity. Even though resilience is a common trait, accessible to everyone in varying degrees, this does not mean that resilient people do not suffer or feel pain after experiencing adversity. They develop a better ability to manage difficult situations and find solutions to the problems they face, and this can be stimulated through assisted resilience.
Interventions aimed at increasing resilience can take different forms, using the great potential for growth in social and environmental resources through appropriate public policy interventions. The well-being of the individual must be at the center of these efforts, as quality of life is an integral part of the joy of longevity. Therefore, it will become increasingly important to use resilience as a public health concept and to intervene through policies tailored to each category. Resilience can be built by increasing resources, given that promoting well-being in the face of adversity has significant implications for all vulnerable categories and society as a whole.
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