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Straipsnyje analizuojami teoriniai ir praktiniai socialinių darbuotojų darbo su gatvės jaunimu aspektai. Socialinis darbas su gatvės jaunimu – ypac kryptingas darbas, kurio metu mezgami santykiai tiek su jaunuolių grupėmis, tiek su... more
Straipsnyje analizuojami teoriniai ir praktiniai socialinių darbuotojų darbo su gatvės jaunimu aspektai. Socialinis darbas su gatvės jaunimu – ypac kryptingas darbas, kurio metu mezgami santykiai tiek su jaunuolių grupėmis, tiek su atskirais jaunais žmonėmis sių žmonių lankymosi (laisvalaikio leidimo) vietose ir įvairiomis formomis teikiama socialinė, asmeninė, ugdomoji pagalba, nukreipiama į jau esancias organizacijas ar institucijas. Gatvės socialinio darbo tikslas – užkirsti kelią jaunų žmonių isstūmimo ir (ar) pasitraukimo is visuomenės procesų, mažinti jų socialine atskirtį ir, pasinaudojant bendruomeniniais istekliais, siekti jų integracijos. Tyrimo objektas: socialinio darbuotojo pagalba laiką gatvėje leidžiantiems jauniems žmonėms. Straipsnio tikslas – atskleisti socialinio darbo su jaunuoliais, leidžianciais laiką gatvėje, specifiką. Uždaviniai: 1) pateikti socialinio darbuotojo, dirbancio su gatvėje laiką leidžianciu jaunimu, teorines prielaidas ir praktiką remiantis Lietuvos ir Vokietijos darbo gatvėje veiklos aprasais; 2) atskleisti socialinio darbo su jaunuoliais leidžianciais laiką gatvėje specifiką, isryskinti socialinių darbuotojų pagalbos jauniems žmonėms, leidžiantiems laiką gatvėje specifiskumą ir jų vaidmenis, remiantis socialinių darbuotojų patirtimi. Tyrimo metodai: teoriniai – mokslinės literatūros ir dokumentų analizė; empiriniai – pusiau struktūruoto interviu ir turinio (content) analizės metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 5 socialiniai darbuotojai dirbantys su gatvės jaunimu. Pristatant Lietuvos ir Vokietijos salių patirtį su gatvės jaunimu, pabrėžtina, kad abi salys neturi konkretaus įstatymo reglamentuojancio socialinį darbą gatvėje. Taciau Vokietijos Sozialgesetzbuch (socialinės pagalbos įstatymas), atskirame paragrafe yra nurodyta, kad su vaikais ir jaunuoliais turi būti dirbamas socialinis darbas (http://www.sozialgesetzbuch- sgb.de/sgbviii/13.html). Lietuvoje, panasaus įstatymo ar isaiskinimo nėra, taciau pradžia padaryta: 2010 m. patvirtinta Atvirųjų jaunimo centrų ir erdvių koncepcija, kurioje numatoma, kad jaunimo darbuotojai gali veikti ne tik darbo su jaunimu organizacijose, bet ir kitoje aplinkoje (parkuose, gatvėje, prekybos centrų prieigose ir pan.). Empiriniu tyrimu nustatyta, kad su gatvės jaunimu dirba komanda, kurią sudaro bent trys žmonės. Gatvėje visuomet dirba dviese: vyras ir moteris. Trecias žmogus dalyvauja komandiniuose pasitarimuose biure, kuriuos jis stebi, atkreipdamas dėmesį į tai, kaip gatvės darbuotojai yra įsitrauke į veiklą, kiek vadovaujasi emocijomis, kiek saltu protu priima sprendimus. Straipsnyje isryskinama, kokia socialinio darbuotojo, dirbancio su jaunuoliais gatvėje, vaidmenų raiska (kaip jis atlieka tarpininko, konsultanto, palydėtojo (palaikytojo) ir pagalbos teikėjo vaidmenis). Tiriamieji pažymėjo, kad gatvėje dirbantiems socialiniams darbuotojams svarbu gerai žinoti tiek valstybines, tiek ir nevyriausybines organizacijas, esancias tame mikrorajone. Socialiniai darbuotojai, dirbantys socialinį darbą su jaunuoliais, leidžianciais laiką gatvėje, pasižymi tikėjimu žmogumi ir nori padėti kiekveinam jaunuoliui atrasti savo stipriąsias puses, įgyti daugiau pasitikėjimo savimi, jie tiki, kad geresnis gyvenimas gali tapti jaunuolių realybe.
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Straipsnyje analizuojama bei pristatoma įvertinimo proceso socialiniame darbe teorija bei praktiniai socialinio darbo metodai, taikomi dirbant su socialinės rizikos seimomis. Būtent tinkamas įvertinimo teorijos socialiniame darbe... more
Straipsnyje analizuojama bei pristatoma įvertinimo proceso socialiniame darbe teorija bei praktiniai socialinio darbo metodai, taikomi dirbant su socialinės rizikos seimomis. Būtent tinkamas įvertinimo teorijos socialiniame darbe supratimas ir gebėjimas perteikti pagrindinius teorinius principus praktikoje tikslingai taikant praktinius įvertinimo metodus, atliepia tikslinės grupės poreikius bei padeda siekti užsibrėžto tikslo ir teigiamo pokycio. Pasirinkto metodo taikymas arba metodų sujungimas priklauso nuo tam tikrų veiksnių: tikslinės grupės, teikiamų paslaugų, siekiamo tikslo, supancios aplinkos, darbuotojo kompetencijų, tikslinės grupės poreikių bei kt. Straipsnyje apžvelgiame kombinuotąjį įvertinimo metodą arbą instrumentą, kuris yra paremtas seimos ekologinio žemėlapio, kitais sociometriniais situacijos įvertinimo bei stiprybių/trukdžių identifikavimo metodais. Aptariamas metodas naudojamas įvertinimo etape pasitelkiant meninį ir platesnį negu braižymo naudojimo būdą. Klientai dalyvauja įvertinimo etape ir patys kuria savo seimos ekologinį žemėlapį naudodamiesi pagalbinėmis priemonėmis ir tokiu būdu kartu su socialiniu darbuotoju kuria naratyvą, apibūdinanti kliento ir aplinkos santykius, apibrėžia stiprybes ir silpnybes bei įvardina sunkumus ir problemas, kurias klientas įgalinamas spresti sudarant ir įgyvendinant individualų seimos vystymosi planą. Straipsnyje aptariamas įvertinimo metodas yra sukurtas praktinio indukcinio metodo pagrindu, atsižvelgiant bei inkorporuojant įvertinimo teorijos socialiniame darbe pagrindinius principus ir rekomendacijas. Sis metodas yra adaptuotas darbui su socialinės rizikos seimomis ir is esmės gali tapti puikiu kasdienio socialinio darbo įrankiu, padėsianciu sukurti gerus santykius su klientu, grįstus abipusiu pasitikėjimu, skirtybių pripažinimu ir konstruktyviu bendradarbiavimu. Instrumento pagalba darbuotojas, kartu su klientu, kuria naratyvą, tai yra bendrą kliento seimos ir socialinės problemos įvertinimą, kuris padeda atskleisti (tiek darbuotojui, tiek klientui) problemos kontekstą, stiprybes bei trukdžius, įvertinti turimus resursus ir galimybes. Bene pats svarbiausias privalumas – tai instrumento pagalba isgryninamas socialinio darbo poreikis konkreciu atveju, tikslai, kuriuos nusprendžiama iskelti sudarant individualų seimos vystymo planą.
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The article discusses and evaluates emotional comfort of teenagers. Self-esteem, as well as self-respect and self-confidence are prerequisites of good emotional comfort. Self-esteem is formed from the very childhood and the formation of... more
The article discusses and evaluates emotional comfort of teenagers. Self-esteem, as well as self-respect and self-confidence are prerequisites of good emotional comfort. Self-esteem is formed from the very childhood and the formation of it is affected by people significant for us, i.e. the family, friends, teachers. The article presents and analyzes research data that demonstrate level of self-esteem of teenagers. The research shows how teenagers evaluate themselves, their actions and decisions; what their opinion of themselves and of surrounding people is; what their relationship with the environment is, how freely schoolchildren can present themselves, express their feelings. Teenagers’ relations with the parents are discussed; how they affect the children’s’ self-esteem, affect their communication with the contemporaries
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Challenges when many people moved their jobs from the office to home because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have put stress on employees’ daily routine and professional lives. This article investigated the experience of individuals... more
Challenges when many people moved their jobs from the office to home because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have put stress on employees’ daily routine and professional lives. This article investigated the experience of individuals working not at the office and disclosed consequences of occupational stress such as mental and physical exhaustion, social deprivation, decreased work commitment, professional cynicism, and professional burnout. The preliminary study was based on a survey of 202 employees in Lithuania who were teleworking from home throughout the pandemic. According to the results, it can be assumed that teleworking had rather negative effects on employee wellbeing, as many teleworkers tended to suffer mental and physical exhaustion and social deprivation when working from home within pandemic. The psycho-emotional state of employees seems to be a key factor influencing the intellectual resources of an organization in a period of uncertainty.
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This article analyzes the necessity and possibilities for helping children living in families dealing with alcohol addiction problems. Based on two qualitative research studies, we suggest two goals for helping these children while... more
This article analyzes the necessity and possibilities for helping children living in families dealing with alcohol addiction problems. Based on two qualitative research studies, we suggest two goals for helping these children while stressing the importance of having suitable alternatives for counseling them at locations other than school. . The two aims consist of teaching children how to live with alcohol addicts and how to take responsibility for their own lives. The research also shows that children are afraid of being stigmatized by being associated with alcoholic families so social educators must carefully handle any group therapy at school. Otherwise, social educators must offer other alternatives for group counseling at locations off school premises like children’s day centres, multi-purpose community centres, parish halls, etc. No matter the location, social educators provide help by talking individually with children and their families, publicizing information about other social support organizations, offering community education on the harmful and dangerous consequences of alcohol abuse, and organizing proactive and preventive workshops to curtail the problems resulting from the abuse of alcohol
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Straipsnyje aptariami psichologiniai, socialiniai ir mokymosi sunkumai, su kuriais tenka susidurti vaikui, augančiam alkoholio vartojimo problemų turinčioje šeimoje: priežiūros stoka, neišugdyti gyvenimo įgūdžiai, nepakankamas fizinis bei... more
Straipsnyje aptariami psichologiniai, socialiniai ir mokymosi sunkumai, su kuriais tenka susidurti vaikui, augančiam alkoholio vartojimo problemų turinčioje šeimoje: priežiūros stoka, neišugdyti gyvenimo įgūdžiai, nepakankamas fizinis bei psichologinis saugumas šeimoje, pozityvaus bendravimo trūkumas pirmiausia šeimoje, vėliau tarp bendraamžių, ugdymo institucijoje ir pan. Akcentuojama, kad vieno ar abiejų tėvų alkoholizmas daro neigiamą įtaką vaiko psichinei, fizinei ir socialinei raidai. Pažymima, kad pagrindiniai veiksniai, darantys įtaką vaiko gebėjimui išlikti sveikam psichinės ir fizinės sveikatos požiūriu, yra jo asmenybės savybės, šeimos santykiai ir socialinės pagalbos pasiekia-mumas; taip pat mokykloje galėtų būti įkuriama socialinė svetainė, kurioje vaikams būtų užtikrinama saugi aplinka, suteikiama pedagoginė, psichologinė ir socialinė pagalba, organizuojamas laisvalaikis; svarbu plėtoti mokyklose nemo-kamas popamokinio užimtumo veiklas, lavinančias vaikų gyvenimo įgūdžius
Straipsnyje analizuojama socialinių darbuotojų, dirbančių socialinės globos namuose ir teikiančių psichologinę, formalių problemų sprendimo, socialinę pagalbą tiek adaptacijos laikotarpiu, tiek ir vėliau, atsakomybė už socialinės globos... more
Straipsnyje analizuojama socialinių darbuotojų, dirbančių socialinės globos namuose ir teikiančių psichologinę, formalių problemų sprendimo, socialinę pagalbą tiek adaptacijos laikotarpiu, tiek ir vėliau, atsakomybė už socialinės globos namų gyventojų adaptacijos sėkmę bei kasdienio gyvenimo kokybę. Tyrimu nustatyta, kad absoliuti socialinės globos namų gyventojų dauguma patenkinta socialinių darbuotojų teikiamų paslaugų kokybe, ir didesnė dalis gyventojų sėkmingai adaptuojasi pensione, palaiko ryšius su bendruomenės nariais, jiems aktualios problemos sėkmingai sprendžiamos socialinės globos namuose. Socialiniai darbuotojai padeda socialinės globos namų gyventojams, mažinant priklausomybės, nesavarankiškumo bei psichologinių problemų baimes, spręsti aktualias problemas, palengvinti gyventojų socialinę adaptaciją ir kasdienybę. Taigi socialinių darbuotojų vaidmuo socialinės globos namuose tiek gyventojų socialinės adaptacijos, tiek kasdieniame gyvenime yra veiksmingas
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Bibliogr. sk. galeVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij
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Straipsnyje atskleistas socialinių darbuotojų, dirbančių vaikų globos namuose, požiūris į įgytas bendrąsias kompetencijas. Apibendrinant gautus rezultatus, nustatyta, kad neatsižvelgiant į vietovės tipą, dauguma respondentų yra įgiję arba... more
Straipsnyje atskleistas socialinių darbuotojų, dirbančių vaikų globos namuose, požiūris į įgytas bendrąsias kompetencijas. Apibendrinant gautus rezultatus, nustatyta, kad neatsižvelgiant į vietovės tipą, dauguma respondentų yra įgiję arba iš dalies įgiję gebėjimą kritiškai, analitiškai ir sistemiškai mąstyti, o tai leidžia daryti prielaidą, kad darbo metu socialiniai darbuotojai puikiai įvertina susidariusias aplinkybes, problemas, moka jas analizuoti, kritiškai pažvelgti bei susisteminti gautus rezultatus, tuo gerindami savo darbo kokybę. Akcentuojama, kad, siekiant suteikti kokybiškas paslaugas, socialiniai darbuotojai turėtų bendradarbiauti su kitais specialistais, kurie padėtų tobulinti gebėjimus atsirinkti reikiamą jų darbui naujausią informaciją
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The article discusses psychological, social and learning difficulties faced by children who grow in families suffering from problems of alcohol addiction: lack of care, undeveloped life skills, insufficient physical and psychological... more
The article discusses psychological, social and learning difficulties faced by children who grow in families suffering from problems of alcohol addiction: lack of care, undeveloped life skills, insufficient physical and psychological safety in the family, lack of positive communication firstly in the family and later with the peers, in education institutions and others. The emphasis is laid on the fact that alhoholism of one or both parents has a negative effect on child’s psychical, physical and social development. The authors point out that the main factors influencing child’s ability to remain sound in terms of psychical and physical health embrace his/her personal qualities, relations among family members and accessibility to social assistance; schools could establish a social club, where a child could emerge in safe environment, receive pedagogical, psychological and social support, and where leisure activities would be organised; it is important to provide free of charge after-school activities in schools to develop children’s life skills
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Straipsnyje aptariama alkoholizmo kaip šeimos ligos samprata, atskleidžiami šeimos, kurioje yra žalingai alkoholį vartojančių asmenų, disfunkcijos ir šeimos narių netiesioginės priklausomybės požymiai. Akcentuojama, kad šeima, kurioje yra... more
Straipsnyje aptariama alkoholizmo kaip šeimos ligos samprata, atskleidžiami šeimos, kurioje yra žalingai alkoholį vartojančių asmenų, disfunkcijos ir šeimos narių netiesioginės priklausomybės požymiai. Akcentuojama, kad šeima, kurioje yra alkoholinė priklausomybė, traktuojama kaip pažeista šeima, kuriai būdinga: šeimos narių poreikių, jausmų, pomėgių, norų apribojimas; sutrikęs šeimos narių tarpusavio bendravimas; savitarpio supratimo trūkumas; šeimos sistemos uždarumas; pakitę vaikų ir suaugusiųjų vaidmenys šeimoje, t. y. stebimas šeimos struktūros nebuvimas; šeimos nariai nieko neplanuoja, jie orientuoti į tai, kad išgyventų
The article discusses the understanding of alcoholism as family disease, reveals features of dysfunction and co-dependency among members in the families with harmful alcohol consumers. The authors emphasise that a family suffering from... more
The article discusses the understanding of alcoholism as family disease, reveals features of dysfunction and co-dependency among members in the families with harmful alcohol consumers. The authors emphasise that a family suffering from alcohol dependency is perceived as a damaged family possessing the following characteristics: limitation of needs, feelings, wishes of family members; disturbed communication in the family; lack of understanding among family members; insularity of family system; changed roles of children and adults in the family, i.e., absence of family structure is observed; family members do not plan anything, they only focus on survival
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This article analyses the concept of reasoning. The most important types of reasoning, as a cognitive activity, are distinguished. The types of reasoning are analysed on the basis of literary references. The dimensions of critical thought... more
This article analyses the concept of reasoning. The most important types of reasoning, as a cognitive activity, are distinguished. The types of reasoning are analysed on the basis of literary references. The dimensions of critical thought of various authors are revealed, likewise their interpretation. The basic distinguishing signs of critical thought are defined
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There are different kinds of occupations that vary from day to day, getting more complex and requiring new knowledge and skills in this modern world. Economic developments and the rapidly changing needs of members of the public encourage... more
There are different kinds of occupations that vary from day to day, getting more complex and requiring new knowledge and skills in this modern world. Economic developments and the rapidly changing needs of members of the public encourage schools to frame the outcomes which are oriented towards responding to the exclusive competences depending on nowadays. The social workers who provide assistance to the client (person or group) take an important role in this period of change. Social worker activities are focused on activation and empowerment of the client, so in order to provide with adequate and effective assistance, the specialist must be able not only advise costumers on how they can get help from various social institutions, but also to provide coaching. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the theoretical assumptions of development opportunities of coaching competence in social worker training. Coaching is understood as the motivation and help in achieving specific goals, and...
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Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas pagalbos teikimo vaikams, augantiems alkoholio vartojimo problemų turinčiose šeimose, būtinumas ir galimybės. Remiantis dviejų kokybinių tyrimų duomenimis, atskleidžiamas pagalbos šiems vaikams tikslas bei... more
Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas pagalbos teikimo vaikams, augantiems alkoholio vartojimo problemų turinčiose šeimose, būtinumas ir galimybės. Remiantis dviejų kokybinių tyrimų duomenimis, atskleidžiamas pagalbos šiems vaikams tikslas bei tinkamos pagalbos teikimo vietos parinkimo svarba. Akcentuojama, kad pagrindinis pagalbos vaikams, augantiems alkoholio vartojimo problemų turinčiose šeimose, tikslas yra išmokyti vaiką gyventi šalia alkoholiko ir prisiimti atsakomybę už savo gyvenimą. Tyrimu nustatyta, kad teikti grupinę pagalbą mokykloje gali būti neefektyvu dėl vaikų patiriamos baimės būti atpažintiems. Pagalbos grupes vaikams, augantiems alkoholio vartojimo problemų turinčiose šeimose, socialinis pedagogas turėtų burti už mokyklos ribų, t. y. socialinės paramos ar vaikų dienos centruose, universaliuose daugiafunkciuose bendruomenių centruose, parapijų namuose ir pan. Mokykloje socialinio pedagogo pagalba apima individualius pokalbius su vaiku, konsultavimą ir informavimą apie pagalbą teikiančias organizacijas, mokyklos bendruomenės švietimą žalingo ir pavojingo alkoholio vartojimo pasekmių klausimais, projektinės ir prevencinės veiklos organizavimą
Bibliogr. sk. galeVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij
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Birutė Janickienė. Vaiko teisių apsaugos kompleksinės grupės veiklos organizavimas: socialinio darbo magistro studijų baigiamasis darbas/ mokslinis vadovas doc. dr. O.Merfeldaitė; Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas, Socialinės... more
Birutė Janickienė. Vaiko teisių apsaugos kompleksinės grupės veiklos organizavimas: socialinio darbo magistro studijų baigiamasis darbas/ mokslinis vadovas doc. dr. O.Merfeldaitė; Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas, Socialinės komunikacijos institutas, Socialinės pedagogikos katedra.-Druskininkai, 2009.-77 p. Magistro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjami kompleksinės Vaiko teisių apsaugos darbo grupės veiklos organizavimo ypatumai. Atsižvelgiant į tai, kad VTAD grupė - dalis vaiko teisių apsaugos sistemos Lietuvoje, darbe nagrinėtas teisinis vaiko teisių apsaugos reglamentavimas, vaiko teisių apsaugos įgyvendinimas visuose instituciniuose lygmenyse, VTAD grupės veiklos organizavimo seniūnijoje prielaidos. Siekiant atspindėti praktinius VTAD grupės veiklos aspektus, analizuota VTAD grupės narių interviu informacija, pateikti praktiniai pagrindinių vaiko teisių pažeidimų modeliai bei, remiantis tiek teorine, tiek tyrimo metu gauta informacija, sudarytas tarpinstitucinis vaiko teisių apsaugos modelis.%%%%Birutė Janickienė. The Organising of Complex Group Activities for Childrens Warranties Protection/ research adviser assoc. prof. O. Merfeldaitė; Pedagogical University, Social Communication Institute, Departament of Social Pedagogy.- Druskininkai, 2009.-77p. The final master paper examines the peculiarities of the organising of complex work group activities for childrens warranties protection. In consideration of that childrens warranties protection work (CWPW)group is a part of warranties protection system in Lithuania, this paper analyses the legal regulation of childrens waranties protection, implementation of childrens warranties protection in all institutional levels and assumptions of organising CWPW group activities in a ward. In order to reflect practical issues of CWPW group activities, there was analysed an interview with CWPW group members, proposed the main practical models of childrens warranties infringement. With reference to theoretical and practical information, found in a research, there was made an inter-institutional childrens waranties protection model.
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The article reveals the findings of a qualitative study the aim of which was to identify the realities of the realisation of the children’s right to participation in the community children’s care home (hereinafter referred to as CCCH).... more
The article reveals the findings of a qualitative study the aim of which was to identify the realities of the realisation of the children’s right to participation in the community children’s care home (hereinafter referred to as CCCH). Research questions of the study: What are real possibilities for children to realise their right to participate in the decision taking in CCCH? How are children involved in decision taking? Nine social workers, working in CCCHs in different locations in Lithuania, participated in the study.The study revealed that to realise the child’s right for participation a positive attitude of an employee towards child’s participation. The positive attitude of an employee should be linked to a child-centre approach, which includes attentiveness to every child, openness to the child’s experience, opinion, non-dominance of an adult and the acknowledgement of the child being the expert of his situation. To realise the child’s right for participation establishment an...
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One of the priority goals of future education is inclusive education. When creating inclusive educational environments, it is important to ensure that every child would have the opportunity to receive quality education together with his... more
One of the priority goals of future education is inclusive education. When creating inclusive educational environments, it is important to ensure that every child would have the opportunity to receive quality education together with his peers in the local community closest to him, in the educational institution closest to his home. This obliges schools to constantly monitor the quality factors of education and improve their readiness to accept all learners regardless of any individual characteristics, obstacles or arising difficulties, and to strive to ensure the effective education of pupils. Research shows that in many countries, including Lithuania, general education schools experience a number of difficulties in educating children with autism spectrum disorder (hereinafter referred to as ASD). It is appropriate to conduct research on good practices in inclusive education based on the subjective perceptions and attitudes of different participants. The purpose of the study is to r...
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children alters the rhythm and daily routines of children and parents, as there appears a need to treat and control this disease. Parents need to learn how to optimally care for the health of their children:... more
Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children alters the rhythm and daily routines of children and parents, as there appears a need to treat and control this disease. Parents need to learn how to optimally care for the health of their children: monitor levels of blood glucose, follow a diet plan, inject insulin and organize the child’s schedule. Research object: needs and sources of information for parents of children with diabetes mellitus on the management of their child’s disease. Research aim is to reveal the needs and sources of information on the disease and its management for parents of children with diabetes mellitus. Research tasks: 1) to identify the needs of parents of children with diabetes mellitus for information on the disease management; 2) to reveal how and in what ways parents search for information on the child’s disease and its management. Research methods: theoretical – analysis, generalization and systematization of scientific literature; empirical – a semi-structured m...
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Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs as a metabolic disorder. Children often have type 1 diabetes, which occurs when pancreas produces very little or no insulin. Type 1 diabetes may negatively affect the normal lifestyle of... more
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs as a metabolic disorder. Children often have type 1 diabetes, which occurs when pancreas produces very little or no insulin. Type 1 diabetes may negatively affect the normal lifestyle of a child, as well as his/her development, learning results and growth. It is emphasised that it is important for a child to adjust insulin doses based on the consumed food, physical workload and mental strain; therefore, in this case, the child must be aware of diabetes in order to achieve the most optimal health. The subject-matter of research is the opportunities of children with Diabetes Mellitus to acquire competences for the management of their disease. The aim of research is to disclose how children with diabetes acquire competences for the management of their disease and what opportunities they have for such acquisition. The objectives of research are as follows: 1) to discuss what kind of trainings are being provided to children with diabetes...
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The objective of the study presented in the article is to reveal academic difficulties of primary school pupils occurring due to unfavourable enviromental factors and the strategies to overcome them on the basis of the experience of... more
The objective of the study presented in the article is to reveal academic difficulties of primary school pupils occurring due to unfavourable enviromental factors and the strategies to overcome them on the basis of the experience of pedagogues. Problematic study question: What academic difficulties of pupils, which are resulted in by unfavourable enviromental factors, do primary school teachers encounter and how do they overcome them? Qualitative research type was chosen for the study. In the study, the method of a semi-structured interview was used. The study data were processed by using the method of content analysis. 12 pedagogues participated in the study.Academic difficulties of primary school pupils are resulted in by three groups of unfavourable enviromental factors: unfavourable factors related to their close environment (family) (the resolution of mutual problems in an inappropriate way, violence in close environment, emotionally cold relationships in their family, the lac...
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The objective of the study, which is presented in the article, is to identify learning difficulties of primary school pupils occurring due to unfavourable environmental factors on the basis of the experience of pedagogues. Problematic... more
The objective of the study, which is presented in the article, is to identify learning difficulties of primary school pupils occurring due to unfavourable environmental factors on the basis of the experience of pedagogues. Problematic study question: What learning difficulties of pupils resulted in by unfavourable environmental factors do primary school teachers encounter? Qualitative research type was chosen for the study. In the study, the method of a semi-structured interview was used. The study data were processed by using the method of content analysis. 12 pedagogues participated in the study.The study findings revealed that primary school teachers encounter three different types of learning difficulties of pupils occurring due to unfavourable environmental factors: academic, social, behavioural and emotional.Academic difficulties should be associated with a reduced interest of children in their environment, the lack of knowledge and experience, the lack of curiosity and desi...
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The purpose of the article is to reveal the need for the social skills of young people living in community care homes based on the experience of young people. Problematic study questions: What social skills, which are important to a... more
The purpose of the article is to reveal the need for the social skills of young people living in community care homes based on the experience of young people. Problematic study questions: What social skills, which are important to a person‘s independent living, do the adolescents lack? How do opportunities to develop social skills change while living in the community care homes? Eight young people aged 17-18 years old from three community care homes, which are in different parts of Lithuania, participated in the study. The study revealed that young people lack communication skills: they have difficulty establishing and maintaining contact, communicating politely, being empathetic (careful, attentive and understanding to others), addressing emerging issues and conflicts constructively. The study found out that young people lack intrapersonal skills: self-control, responsibility, and self-confidence. Young people lack activity organisation skills: activity planning and activity reali...
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National Programme for Social Integration of People with Disabilities for 2013 - 2019 has set a strategic objective to create a positive environment and conditions for a dignified and fully fledged life of people with disabilities in... more
National Programme for Social Integration of People with Disabilities for 2013 - 2019 has set a strategic objective to create a positive environment and conditions for a dignified and fully fledged life of people with disabilities in Lithuania, to guarantee equal opportunities and the quality of life of people with disabilities. The article analyses the experiences of the social workers, who work in sheltered housing accommodation with young adults with intellectual disability, when developing independent living skills in young adults with intellectual disability. Sheltered housing accommodation is social services institutions providing social care, in which persons live in home environment and conditions are created for them to manage their own personal life on their own with the support of the social workers. A qualitative-empirical study has been conducted by using the method of a semi-structured interview. The study data were processed by using the method of content analysis. Th...
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The article analyses the qualification improvement of social workers, who work in children‘s care homes, in the context of their restructuring. A qualitative-empirical study has been conducted by using the method of a semi-structured... more
The article analyses the qualification improvement of social workers, who work in children‘s care homes, in the context of their restructuring. A qualitative-empirical study has been conducted by using the method of a semi-structured interview. The study data were processed by using the method of content analysis. The results of the empirical study are based on the experience of 14 social workers, who work in care institutions, which participate in the restructuring, which consists of the changeover from institutional care to the services that are provided to children, who have become destitute of parental care, in a family and community. Internal (an aspiration for a continuous qualification improvement and the desire to share professional experience) and external (changes related to the restructuring, ever higher requirements for social workers, the encouragement and support of the administration of institutions to improve their qualification) stimuli to improve qualification have...
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Savanorystė reiskiasi per asmens savanoriskai veiklai skiriamą laiką, įsipareigojimo trukme, sritį, kurioje savanoriaujama ir savanorių amžiaus grupe. Tyrimo objektas – jaunų suaugusiųjų savanorystės patirtys. Tyrimo klausimas – kaip... more
Savanorystė reiskiasi per asmens savanoriskai veiklai skiriamą laiką, įsipareigojimo trukme, sritį, kurioje savanoriaujama ir savanorių amžiaus grupe. Tyrimo objektas – jaunų suaugusiųjų savanorystės patirtys. Tyrimo klausimas – kaip jauni suaugusieji patiria savanoryste socialinės pagalbos srityje? Siame straipsnyje aptariamas tik vienas tyrimo radinys - jaunų suaugusiųjų atskiriantis ir auginantis sunkumo patyrimas per ilgalaike ir intensyvią savanoryste, kai savanoriaujama socialinės pagalbos teikimo srityje. Tyrimo dizainas grindžiamas interpretacine fenomenolgine analize (Smith ir kt., 2009). Tyrimas atliktas pagal Interpretacinės fenomenologinės analizės metodologiją siekiant isanalizuoto jaunų suaugusiųjų savanorystės patirties reiksme ir prasme, kurią jai suteikia patys tyrimo dalyviai. Savanorystė yra kintantis ir daugiabriaunis reiskinys, atsiskleidžiantis nerimo, baimės, nusivylimo, bejėgiskumo, ribotumo patyrimą, kai savanoriaujama ilgai ir skiriant savanorystei laiko ka...
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The article discusses the use of pedestrian reflectors as one of the essential aspects of self-protection. The analysis of the research results conducted in Lithuania necessitates a particular attention to development of pedestrian safety... more
The article discusses the use of pedestrian reflectors as one of the essential aspects of self-protection. The analysis of the research results conducted in Lithuania necessitates a particular attention to development of pedestrian safety competence at school. Each teacher should be concerned about school learners' behaviour in the street and they should discuss the current situation. It has to be emphasised that only teachers' efforts are not enough to form child's behaviour model. Child's behaviour is, to big extent, affected by the society, which, unfortunately, is tended to create inappropriate rather than appropriate behaviour models. Such tendency was clearly demonstrated by the research into the situation of pedestrian reflector use, which was an integral part of the research "Safe Traffic Education at Schools". The goal of the research was to investigate wearing/not wearing of pedestrian reflectors and safe/risky crossing of the street among school ...
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The article analyses well-being of social institution specialists at work. The attitude of the respondents to work is presented as well as evaluation of interpersonal relations of employees of social institutions. It is stated that social... more
The article analyses well-being of social institution specialists at work. The attitude of the respondents to work is presented as well as evaluation of interpersonal relations of employees of social institutions. It is stated that social workers employed in social institutions assist other members of staff in solving organisationrelated problems. The reasons for well-being at work are analysed. The authors present peculiarities of interpersonal relations between employees of institutions providing social services and their executives, working conditions and work organisation. The emphasis is laid on the influence of social workers on the improvement of microclimate in these organisations
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Straipsnyje analizuojama jaunų žmonių (nuo 18 metų) nuomonė apie sąmoningo fizinio savęs žalojimo paplitimą Lietuvoje bei jų gebėjimas elgtis susidūrus su savižalos atveju. Akcentuojama, jog sąmoningas fizinis savęs žalojimas yra... more
Straipsnyje analizuojama jaunų žmonių (nuo 18 metų) nuomonė apie sąmoningo fizinio savęs žalojimo paplitimą Lietuvoje bei jų gebėjimas elgtis susidūrus su savižalos atveju. Akcentuojama, jog sąmoningas fizinis savęs žalojimas yra didėjanti ir aktuali problema Lietuvoje, tiriamieji daug žino apie savęs žalojimo problemą, tačiau neturi pakankamai žinių ir informacijos, kokiais būdais galėtų padėti besižalojančiam žmogui. Teigiama, kad savęs žalojimo prevencija turi prasidėti dar vaikystėje, ugdant vaiko vidinę darną: savivertę, gebėjimą pręsti problemas, bendravimo įgūdžius, informuoti-konsultuoti mokinius ir darbuotojus, kaip elgtis susidūrus su savižalos atveju, bei pateikti pagalbos galimybes tiek mokykloje, tiek ir už jos ribųThe article analyses the opinion of young people (over 18 years old) regarding the spread of deliberate physical self-injury in Lithuania and their own abilities to properly behave in encountered cases of self-injury. It is stated that deliberate self-mutilat...
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The challenges of social life today differ significantly from earlier times. Nowadays, societies express the request to strengthen harmony and sustainability regarding different social and personal life issues. The representatives of... more
The challenges of social life today differ significantly from earlier times. Nowadays, societies express the request to strengthen harmony and sustainability regarding different social and personal life issues. The representatives of business, public administration and science are looking for new ways of improving the societal environment with means of new technologies, products, and newly adjusted organizational processes. In the book, professional researchers present Lithuania‘s topicalities in the context of social innovations „from inside“. In order to familiarize the readers with various aspects of the country‘s social life, relevant societal problems and unique experience, there are framed 19 chapters, which were grouped into three parts: Social Innovations for Sustainable Development Facing to Globalization, Improving Life quality and Enhancing Employment Possibilities, and Need for Transformation of Moral Values in Today’s Lithuania.
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The social assistance for social risk families in Lithuania is provided by child protection agencies, social welfare departments, family support and crisis centres, pedagogical-psychological services, care homes, various educational... more
The social assistance for social risk families in Lithuania is provided by child protection agencies, social welfare departments, family support and crisis centres, pedagogical-psychological services, care homes, various educational institutions and NGO's. One specific form of social support services for social risk families is called Children Day Care Centres (CDC), whose activities are based on a systematic set of measures designed to protect the social interests of children, to ensure social security and realize the basic needs. The aim of this research is to analyse the activities of CDC's in the context of helping to meet the needs of children at risk, who are also sometimes described in scientific literature as disadvantaged children. It is obvious that children growing within social risk families often do not have or have insufficient necessary skills-to communicate, to discover, to create. This significantly complicates the realization of needs of those children grow...
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Straipsnyje pateikiami kokybinio tyrimo rezultatai, atskleidžiantys autizmo spektro sutrikimą (toliau ASS) turinčių vaikų tėvų patirtis rengiantis vaikui pradėti lankyti pradinę bendrojo ugdymo mokyklą. Tyrime išryškėjo keturi svarbūs ASS... more
Straipsnyje pateikiami kokybinio tyrimo rezultatai, atskleidžiantys autizmo spektro sutrikimą (toliau ASS) turinčių vaikų tėvų patirtis rengiantis vaikui pradėti lankyti pradinę bendrojo ugdymo mokyklą. Tyrime išryškėjo keturi svarbūs ASS turinčių vaikų rengimosi mokyklai aspektai: mokyklos pasirinkimo dilemos ir kriterijai, bendradarbiaujančio santykio su mokykla užmezgimas prieš pradedant vaikui lankyti mokyklą bei vaiko pasirengimas mokyklai.
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Mykolo Romerio universitetas, vida.gudzinskiene@mruni.euVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij
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As economic and cultural changes proliferate in our society, there is an increasing number of families the functioning of which disrupted – they are called social risk families. Social risk families are dominated by such negative factors... more
As economic and cultural changes proliferate in our society, there is an increasing number of families the functioning of which disrupted – they are called social risk families. Social risk families are dominated by such negative factors as alcohol consumption, violence, negligence, failure to comply with societal norms, which are observed by growing up children every day. Gradually children growing up in social risk families become socially injured and need exceptional assistance. In order to assist socially injured children children’s day care centres are established, one of the functions of which is to implement children’s rights. The objective of the study: to theoretically and empirically validate the possibilities of children’s day care centres to implement children’s rights. The subject of the study – the possibilities of children’s rights which are implemented in children’s day care centres. The methods of the study: theoretical methods – the analysis of scientific literatur...
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Leidinys rengiamas įgyvendinant Europos fondo trečiųjų šalių piliečių integracijos 2011 m. programą pagal prioritetą veiksmai, skirti įgyvendinti „Bendruosius pagrindinius imigrantų integracijos politikos Europos Sąjungoje principus“.... more
Leidinys rengiamas įgyvendinant Europos fondo trečiųjų šalių piliečių integracijos 2011 m. programą pagal prioritetą veiksmai, skirti įgyvendinti „Bendruosius pagrindinius imigrantų integracijos
politikos Europos Sąjungoje principus“. Pagal veiksmą „Abipusio tarpkultūrinio pasikeitimo skatinimas“ nuo 2012 m. sausio 1 d. Tolerantiško jaunimo asociacija kartu su Mykolo Romerio universitetu
ir Vilniaus afrikiečių bendruomene įgyvendina projektą „Multikultūrinis savanorytės centras (MSC):
Lietuvos visuomenės ir TŠP tarpusavio darna“. Projekto tikslas – sustiprinti Lietuvos visuomenės gebėjimus prisitaikyti prie įvairovės, skatinti Lietuvos visuomenės ir trečiųjų šalių piliečių bendradarbiavimą bei mažinti socialinę įtampą ir stereotipus, susijusius su trečiųjų šalių piliečiais.
politikos Europos Sąjungoje principus“. Pagal veiksmą „Abipusio tarpkultūrinio pasikeitimo skatinimas“ nuo 2012 m. sausio 1 d. Tolerantiško jaunimo asociacija kartu su Mykolo Romerio universitetu
ir Vilniaus afrikiečių bendruomene įgyvendina projektą „Multikultūrinis savanorytės centras (MSC):
Lietuvos visuomenės ir TŠP tarpusavio darna“. Projekto tikslas – sustiprinti Lietuvos visuomenės gebėjimus prisitaikyti prie įvairovės, skatinti Lietuvos visuomenės ir trečiųjų šalių piliečių bendradarbiavimą bei mažinti socialinę įtampą ir stereotipus, susijusius su trečiųjų šalių piliečiais.
Community Rehabilitation Centre for Addictive Diseases is a complex organization with a very wide range of working activities, where the activities themselves are complex and multifaceted. According to the long-term community... more
Community Rehabilitation Centre for Addictive Diseases is a complex organization with a very wide range of working activities, where the activities themselves are complex and multifaceted. According to the long-term community rehabilitation methodology that uses the “12 Step” programme, addiction is considered to be a disease with aspects of biological, psychological, social and spiritual nature (Popova (Попова, 2017)). The activities and work of social workers, employed in the community centres for addictive diseases are based on intensive contact with groups of people and individuals with problems that require to be solved (Marc and Osvat, 2013; Gudžinskienė, 2012). Due to the specifics of the mentioned activity, social workers must be able to manage a considerable psychological load of communication and cooperation, must be empathetic and persevering, energetic and initiative-oriented, believe in the necessity and success of their work, try to achieve their aim, and devote all th...
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The current article reveals mentorship experiences of helping parents to develop their skills of positive parenting in children’s daily care centres (CDCC). Mentors for parents (social pedagogues and social workers) are perceived as... more
The current article reveals mentorship experiences of helping parents to develop their skills of positive parenting in children’s daily care centres (CDCC). Mentors for parents (social pedagogues and social workers) are perceived as persons enabling parents to manage the situations of children’s education applying positive parenting skills and observing the principles of positive parenting. The current article analyses CDC, which are in the process of developing their functions and traditions on the social scale. The object of the research is mentoring experience of specialists working in CDC to help parents, whose children attend daily care centres, develop their positive parenting skills. The purpose of the study is to reveal the experiences of CDC social workers and social pedagogues of working with parents, whose children attend daily care centres, seeking to develop their positive parenting skills. The study questions: 1) What possibilities are provided to parents to acquire po...
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The order of the Minister Social Security and Labour of December 18, 2013 adopted The Action Plan for the Transition from Institutional Care to the Family and Community Based Services to the Children with Disabilities and the Children who... more
The order of the Minister Social Security and Labour of December 18, 2013 adopted The Action Plan for the Transition from Institutional Care to the Family and Community Based Services to the Children with Disabilities and the Children who Have Lost Parental Care for 2014–2020. The purpose of the transition of residential institutions for children from institutional care to family and community-based provision of the services to the children, who have lost parental care, is to ensure a harmonious environment and conditions to the children, who have lost parental care, to grow in the family or household of guardians or adoptive parents and receive assistance in the community. It is important for a child to grow in a family environment which stimulates children’s independence, full and complete participation in the community and social inclusion. When restructuring children’s care homes, it is foreseen to create new and expand the existing community services which are alternative to in...
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Profesorė socialinių mokslų (edukologijos) daktarėMykolo Romerio universitetoEdukologijos ir socialinio darbo institutasAteities g. 20, LT-08303 VilniusTel. (8 5) 271 4716El. paštas: vida.gudzinskiene@mruni.euSocialinių mokslų... more
Profesorė socialinių mokslų (edukologijos) daktarėMykolo Romerio universitetoEdukologijos ir socialinio darbo institutasAteities g. 20, LT-08303 VilniusTel. (8 5) 271 4716El. paštas: vida.gudzinskiene@mruni.euSocialinių mokslų (edukologijos) daktarėLietuvos edukologijos universitetoSveikatos ir fizinio ugdymo katedraStudentų g. 39, LT-08106 VilniusTel. (8 5) 279 0542El. paštas: jurate.cesnaviciene@leu.ltStraipsnyje, remiantis mokslinės literatūros analize, atkreipiamas dėmesys į bendrojo ugdymo mokytojų vaidmenį, įgyvendinant integruotą mokinių sveikatos ugdymą. Pateikiami kokybinio tyrimo rezultatai atskleidžia, kad mokytojai įžvelgia integruoto sveikatos ugdymo svarbą ne tik mokinių bendrosioms kompetencijoms ugdyti (is), motyvacijai rūpintis savo sveikata skatinti ir palaikyti, bet ir savo pačių kompetencijų tobulinimosi aspektu. Subjektyvus mokytojų požiūris atskleidžia jų atsakomybę integruojant sveikatos ugdymą.
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Profesorė daktarė, Mykolo Romerio universiteto Socialinės politikos fakultetoSocialinio darbo katedraAteities g. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Tel. (8 5) 271 4716El. paštas: vida.gudzinskiene@mruni.euDaktarė, Mykolo Romerio universiteto... more
Profesorė daktarė, Mykolo Romerio universiteto Socialinės politikos fakultetoSocialinio darbo katedraAteities g. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Tel. (8 5) 271 4716El. paštas: vida.gudzinskiene@mruni.euDaktarė, Mykolo Romerio universiteto Socialinės politikos fakultetoSocialinio darbo katedraAteities g. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius. Tel. (8 5) 271 4716El. paštas: asta.railiene@mruni.euStraipsnyje analizuojama gyvenimo įgūdžių ugdymo ir ugdymo karjerai sąsaja bendrojo lavinimo mokyklos kontekste. Analizė atliekama remiantis ugdymo realybės nagrinėjimo principais ir ugdymo lygmenų teorija bei jos taikymu konkrečių ugdymo reiškinių analizei. Straipsnyje pateikiama gyvenimo įgūdžių ir ugdymo karjerai sampratos analizė, apibūdinamos karjeros kompetencijos, analizuojama gyvenimo įgūdžių ugdymo ir ugdymo karjerai sąsajos ypatumai ir ugdymo prielaidos bendrojo lavinimo mokyklose.
It is highly important to start developing children’s social skills since early childhood, when children are most susceptible to all experiences. Support rendered by CDCC specialists seeking to develop social skills is undoubtedly... more
It is highly important to start developing children’s social skills since early childhood, when children are most susceptible to all experiences. Support rendered by CDCC specialists seeking to develop social skills is undoubtedly significant for children that grow in families at social risk, as their parents lack social skills themselves. The focus of the research is experiences of CDCC specialists in developing children’s social skills. The purpose of the study is to reveal, as well as theoretically and empirically validate experiences of social workers and social pedagogues to develop social skills in CDCC. The study question: How successful are CDCC specialists in developing social skills of children attending day care centres? Qualitative research type was chosen for the study. In the study, the method of a semi structured interview, which enables to come close to the understanding of human experiences, designation of meanings, the definition of meanings and the construction (e...
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Phenomenon of the Volunteering reveals itself through dedicated time for volunteering, duration of volunteering commitment, area where volunteering is implemented and through age group of the volunteers. The object of the study is... more
Phenomenon of the Volunteering reveals itself through dedicated time for volunteering, duration of volunteering commitment, area where volunteering is implemented and through age group of the volunteers. The object of the study is volunteering experience of young adults. Interpretative Phenomenological Analyses is research methodology. According to the phenomenological approach, research itself is not focusing on any foreseen objectives, oriented to the volunteers’ experience. In this article is presented part of the research, giving deeper view on one of the super-ordinates theme, with the aim: to present responsibility for your own life experience of young adults in long term and fulltime volunteering, while volunteered is held in social help area. In the study participated 6 research participants, 3 young men and 3 young women, 20–30 years old. To collect the data of the research were used semi-structured interviews. Conclusions of the study presented in this article shows 1) tha...
At the theoretical and empirical levels, the article reveals individual factors that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centre for addictive diseases. Addiction is considered a... more
At the theoretical and empirical levels, the article reveals individual factors that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centre for addictive diseases. Addiction is considered a disease that has aspects of biological, psychological, social, and spiritual nature. Professional burnout syndrome can be understood from different points of view that in total comprise a general concept and consist of the following aspects: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decrease in self-realization. Research object is individual factors that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centres for addictive diseases. The aim of the article is to reveal individual factors that cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centre for addictive diseases. Tasks: 1) to provide theoretical assumptions about individual factors that cause professional bu...
Cukrinis diabetas yra opi ne tik medicinos, bet ir visuomenės problema. Kasmet serganciųjų cukriniu diabetu asmenų daugėja. Sergant cukriniu diabetu kyla ligos komplikacijų, kurios pablogina serganciųjų sveikatos būkle. Todėl labai... more
Cukrinis diabetas yra opi ne tik medicinos, bet ir visuomenės problema. Kasmet serganciųjų cukriniu diabetu asmenų daugėja. Sergant cukriniu diabetu kyla ligos komplikacijų, kurios pablogina serganciųjų sveikatos būkle. Todėl labai svarbus pacientų mokymas ir pacių pacientų sveikatos tausojimas. Tyrimo objektas - cukriniu diabetu serganciųjų mokymasis ir sveikatai palankūs įgūdžiai, padedantys isvengti komplikacijų. Straipsnio tikslas - atskleisti serganciųjų cukriniu diabetu mokymąsi ir sveikatai palankių įgūdžių, padedancių isvengti komplikacijų, pritaikymą gyvenime. Uždaviniai: 1) nustatyti, kokie mokymai Lietuvoje organizuojami sergantiesiems cukriniu diabetu; 2) nustatyti kokias žinias apie sveikatą ir ligos kontroliavimą suteikia medicinos personalas; 3) atskleisti, kokias sveikatos žinias ir įgūdžius pacientai pritaiko kasdieniniame gyvenime. Tyrimo metodai: teoriniai – mokslinės literatūros analizė, apibendrinimas; empiriniai – anketinė apklausa, duomenų analizė atlikta naud...
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Straipsnyje analizuojami teoriniai ir praktiniai socialinės globos įstaigų, dirbancių su senyvo amžiaus asmenimis, teikiamų paslaugų kokybės rodikliai. Socialinių paslaugų kokybė analizuojama socialinių paslaugų kokybės vadybos kontekste,... more
Straipsnyje analizuojami teoriniai ir praktiniai socialinės globos įstaigų, dirbancių su senyvo amžiaus asmenimis, teikiamų paslaugų kokybės rodikliai. Socialinių paslaugų kokybė analizuojama socialinių paslaugų kokybės vadybos kontekste, atsižvelgiant į socialinių paslaugų ir jų gavėjų pokycius (transformaciją). Socialinės globos paslaugų gavėjams būtina užtikrinti kokybiskas paslaugas. Problemą nusako nepakankamas dėmesys socialinės globos įstaigų teikiamų paslaugų kokybės vadybai, kokybės vertinimui bei paslaugų kokybės vertinimo rodikliams, kurie yra svarbūs paslaugų kokybės principus vertinant įstaigų vadovams ir skirtingų pareigybių darbuotojams. Tyrimo tikslas – atskleisti socialinės globos įstaigų vadovų požiūrį į teikiamų paslaugų atitikimą 10 EQAS kokybės kriterijams. Atskleidžiamas socialinės globos įstaigų vadovų požiūris į teikiamų paslaugų kokybe, pritaikius EQUASS (Europos socialinių paslaugų kokybės sistemą), (The European Quality in Social Services) modelį. Empirini...
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Lietuvos visuomenės strateginis tikslas - vaikų globos deinstitucionalizavimas - vaikų perkėlimas is globos namų į globėjų seimas. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama literatūra įvaikinimo tematika ir joje konstatuoti faktai gretinami su subjektyvia,... more
Lietuvos visuomenės strateginis tikslas - vaikų globos deinstitucionalizavimas - vaikų perkėlimas is globos namų į globėjų seimas. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama literatūra įvaikinimo tematika ir joje konstatuoti faktai gretinami su subjektyvia, norincių įvaikinti kokybinio tyrimo dalyvių, nuomone apie jų požiūriu svarbiausius, vienas kitą papildancius įvaikinimo aspektus: teisinį, seimos vaidmens vaiko gyvenime, įvaikinimo konfidencialumo ir psichsoocialinės pagalbos įvaikinusioms seimoms. Straipsnio tikslas – atskleisti įvaikinimo kaip pastovių ir palankių sąlygų vaikui augti seimoje prielaidų sudarymo deinstitucionalizacijos kontekste galimybes. Tikslui pasiekti issikelti uždaviniai: 1) aptarti įvaikinimo aspektus, atskleidžiant įvaikinimo privalumų ir kliūcių suvokimą; 2) atskleisti socialinės pagalbos teikimo įvaikinusioms seimoms diskursą deinstitucionalizacijos kontekste. Siekiant realizuoti issikeltus uždavinius pasirinkti jiems tinkami metodai: literatūros aptariama tematika apžva...
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The article overviews the problematic questions of the study: 1) What interpersonal factors cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centres for addictive diseases; 2) How communal... more
The article overviews the problematic questions of the study: 1) What interpersonal factors cause professional burnout syndrome in social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centres for addictive diseases; 2) How communal relationships with colleagues can help overcome professional burnout. Research object: interpersonal relationships of social workers. The aim of the article is to reveal possibilities of overcoming professional burnout syndrome on the basis of the experiences of social workers’ interpersonal relationships. Research methods: academic literature analysis, document analysis, the method of a semi-structured interview, quality (content) analysis, summarizing method were used. The study was conducted in January – March of 2020 in the community rehabilitation centre for addictive diseases. Empirical research has shown that social workers, employed in community rehabilitation centres for addictive diseases, believe that the threat and risk of professional burnout...
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The article analyses the role of day-care centres in developing social skills and career competences of socially disadvantaged children, and includes the results of the theoretical analysis of the relationship between social skills and... more
The article analyses the role of day-care centres in developing social skills and career competences of socially disadvantaged children, and includes the results of the theoretical analysis of the relationship between social skills and career competences illustrated by the quality survey data revealing the attitude of day centre specialists toward the development of social skills and career competences. According to the research, children frequently come or are referred to a day-care centre due to a complicated situation in the biological family, including the children who have experienced active and/or passive violence. Due to emotional tension and permanent stressful home situation these children are often reticent and are not equipped with key social skills, namely: good communication and cooperation, compatibility of needs, rights and duties; they are also unable to control stress and lack self-cognition skills etc. Pursuant to the research, child day-care centres perform a compensatory function for the development of social skills and career competences; however, specialists of child day-care centres do not actualise the importance of social skills for a successful career development.
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Lietuvoje mokinių sveikos gyvensenos ugdymo įgyvendinimas apibrėžiamas pagrindiniuose svietimą bendrojo ugdymo mokykloje reglamentuojanciuose dokumentuose. Siekiama, kad kiekvienoje mokykloje būtų realizuojamos sveikatą stiprinancios... more
Lietuvoje mokinių sveikos gyvensenos ugdymo įgyvendinimas apibrėžiamas pagrindiniuose svietimą bendrojo ugdymo mokykloje reglamentuojanciuose dokumentuose. Siekiama, kad kiekvienoje mokykloje būtų realizuojamos sveikatą stiprinancios programos, padedancios vaikui įgyti kompetencijų, laiduosiancių jų sveiką gyvenseną. Taciau daugelio tyrimų rezultatai rodo, kad sveikatos ugdymui skiriama per mažai dėmesio. Pastaraisiais metais stokojama mokslinių tyrimų, atskleidžiancių mokytojų žinių, kaip vienos is mokinių sveikos gyvensenos ugdymo prielaidos, svarbą. Sio straipsnio tikslas – atskleisti mokytojų žinių apie sveikatą ir sveiką gyvenseną reiksme kaip mokinių sveikos gyvensenos prielaidą. Tyrimo uždaviniai: apibrėžti mokinių sveikos gyvensenos ugdymo(si) teorines prielaidas ir atskleisti mokytojų vaidmenį mokinių sveikos gyvensenos ugdyme; istirti, kaip mokytojai vertina savo žinias apie sveikatą ir sveiką gyvenseną. Keliami sie probleminiai klausimai: kokios yra mokinių sveikos gyvens...
The article analyses the improvement of children’s independent living skills in the context of the restructuring of children's care homes. The concept of the restructuring of institutional care is presented. A qualitative-empirical... more
The article analyses the improvement of children’s independent living skills in the context of the restructuring of children's care homes. The concept of the restructuring of institutional care is presented. A qualitative-empirical study has been conducted by using the method of a semi-structured interview. The study data were processed by using the method of content analysis. The results of the empirical study are based on the experience of 14 social workers, who work in care institutions, which participate in the restructuring, which consists of the changeover from institutional care to the services that are provided to children, who have become destitute of parental care, in a family and community. Three directions of the improvement of children’s independent living skills in the context of the restructuring of children's care homes have been highlighted: increasing independence in adolescents (the engagement of children in a practical activity and their reasoning by enco...
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Straipsnyje analizuojami teoriniai ir praktiniai psichikos ligomis sergancių asmenų poreikių tenkinimo galimybių aspektai. Politiniai, ekonominiai, socialiniai pokyciai valstybėje sudaro galimybes plėtoti žmogiskuosius poreikius.... more
Straipsnyje analizuojami teoriniai ir praktiniai psichikos ligomis sergancių asmenų poreikių tenkinimo galimybių aspektai. Politiniai, ekonominiai, socialiniai pokyciai valstybėje sudaro galimybes plėtoti žmogiskuosius poreikius. Planuojant ir plėtojant psichikos sveikatos paslaugas, reikia atsižvelgti į paslaugų vartotojų poreikius. Straipsnio tikslas – atskleisti psichikos ligomis sergancių asmenų poreikių tenkinimo galimybes dalyvaujant užimtumo veiklose. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1) atskleisti psichikos ligomis sergancių asmenų poreikių identifikavimo teorines prielaidas, 2) nustatyti, X psichiatrijos ligoninės pacientų požiūrį į jų poreikių tenkinimą dalyvaujant užimtumo veiklose. Psichikos ligomis sergancių asmenų poreikiai yra identifikuojami per visą hospitalizacijos periodą, nes einant laikui poreikiai gali kisti. Asmens poreikiams nustatyti naudojamos įvairios metodikos ir taikomi skirtingi metodai, taciau jų tikslas yra įvertinti asmens savarankiskumą placiuoju (fiziniu, psichol...
Type 1 diabetes mellitus alters the child's and their parents' life. The child must acquire necessary competencies that would help manage the disease. The child with diabetes mellitus can receive information from a variety of... more
Type 1 diabetes mellitus alters the child's and their parents' life. The child must acquire necessary competencies that would help manage the disease. The child with diabetes mellitus can receive information from a variety of learning environments. Research object is – environments for the development of disease management competencies of children with diabetes mellitus. Research aim is to reveal environments for the development of disease management competencies of children with diabetes mellitus by highlighting what helps a child with diabetes to acquire disease management competencies, and the challenges occurring while acquiring those competencies. Research methods: theoretical – analysis, comparison and generalization of scientific literature; empirical – a semi-structured interview method has been used for the collection of data; method of content analysis has been applied for the study of research data. Participants of the research were children with diabetes mellitus...
The phenomenon of volunteering reveals itself through the time a person spends for volunteering, through the duration of the volunteering, the area in which volunteering occurs, and the age group of the volunteers. Object of the study –... more
The phenomenon of volunteering reveals itself through the time a person spends for volunteering, through the duration of the volunteering, the area in which volunteering occurs, and the age group of the volunteers. Object of the study – volunteering experiences of young adults. The issue of the research is how young adults experience volunteering in the social help field. The research is phenomenological and not focusing on any foreseen objectives, oriented to the experience of the volunteers. According to phenomenological approach, research methodology was Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. In this article, part of the research is presented, giving deeper view on one of the super-ordinates theme, with the aim: to present change of control relation into the trust relationship with the Other in long term and full-time volunteering. In the study participated 6 research participants, 3 young men and 3 young women, 20 to 30 years old. To collect data of the research we used semi-...
The aim of the study is to reveal challenges and the ways to overcome them in the context of the restructuring of childcare, based on the experience of social workers who work in children's care homes, which participate in the... more
The aim of the study is to reveal challenges and the ways to overcome them in the context of the restructuring of childcare, based on the experience of social workers who work in children's care homes, which participate in the restructuring. Qualitative research type was chosen for the study. The method of a semi-structured interview with social workers who work in care institutions, that take part in the deinstitutionalisation process. The challenges arising to social workers in the context of the restructuring, which came to light during the study, are related to the resistance and anxiety of social workers regarding their future, the lack of information on the restructuring, the lack of engagement of social workers in the restructuring processes, the lack of the dissemination of good practices, the need to improve professional qualifications and the possibility to choose training courses of qualification improvement which correspond to their needs. The unpreparedness of the c...
The challenges of social life today differ significantly from earlier times. Nowadays, societies express the request to strengthen harmony and sustainability regarding different social and personal life issues. The representatives of... more
The challenges of social life today differ significantly from earlier times. Nowadays, societies express the request to strengthen harmony and sustainability regarding different social and personal life issues. The representatives of business, public administration and science are looking for new ways of improving the societal environment with means of new technologies, products, and newly adjusted organizational processes. In the book, professional researchers present Lithuania‘s topicalities in the context of social innovations „from inside“. In order to familiarize the readers with various aspects of the country‘s social life, relevant societal problems and unique experience, there are framed 19 chapters, which were grouped into three parts: Social Innovations for Sustainable Development Facing to Globalization, Improving Life quality and Enhancing Employment Possibilities, and Need for Transformation of Moral Values in Today’s Lithuania.