Training manual developed in the discipline "Social work in extreme situations" for the direction of training 39. 03. 02 Social Work . The manual, taking into account the sections of the working program of the discipline, presents theoretical problems of extreme situations in modern Russian society ; the state and behavior of people in extreme situations; describes the specifics of social protection of citizens affected in extreme situations, and the activities of a social work specialist to provide socio-psychological assistance to victims, etc. ; didactic materials for independent work and self-testing. The training manual is intended for students studying in the direction of training 39. 03. 02 Social work, also addressed to social work professionals, social workers, psychologists, university teachers and anyone interested in this topic.