| Abstract [eng] |
SUMMARY This master’s thesis is an attempt to conduct research whose origin is subjective human experience. Experiences that the researcher believes are important to share with others. Experience does not have a normative nature that can be summarized and put into drawers. Such an action would make her lifeless, we should pick out everything that is subjective: emotions, feelings, personal experiences. Experience is always what is alive, responding to a changing world, inviting to a constant dialogue in which meanings that are relevant to us emerge. The autoethnographic research method allows us to explore the subjective experience of the researcher himself. It can be said that this is the best way to explore the experience of a social worker, through which the multi-layered nature of social work is revealed and subjective value is created. Especially since the chosen field of research of this work, although it was the object of qualitative research, the autoethnographic research method was not used. The aim of this work is to awaken readers (social workers) for the exploration and reflection of their experiences by using autoethnography and recreating the researcher’s experience, which is revealed through a community of dependents in a supportive relationship. In this way, the object of the research becomes the researcher's own experience with addicted persons. Research materials were used, field notes and interactive interviews with the researcher. An interactive interview is not a traditional interview, it is a more joint effort of both participants to understand the topic. This interview is more of a conversation than an answer to a set of questions. This study showed that autoethnography, as a type of qualitative research, has its special place in the field of social work. Thanks to this method, the very personal experience of the professionals providing assistance can be accommodated, the reflection of which significantly contributes to the development of social workers. During the research, a personal narrative was created for the self-reflection of social workers. This study revealed the multi-layered nature of the aid relationship, the equivalence, and the vulnerability of the social worker. |
