| Abstract [eng] |
The research aims to reveal the assumptions of success of social participation of old and elderly person living in a care institution in social work aspect. The object of research - the assumptions of success of social participation of old and elderly person living in a care institution in social work aspect. The aim of the research – is to reveal assumptions of successful social participation of the elderly and old person living in care institutions on the theoretical and empirical basis of research in social work aspect. Objectives of the research are: 1.To provide theoretical insights of the phenomenon of the social participation of old and the elderly living in care institutions. 2. To examine the social work as an integrated help to the old and elderly person living in care institutions, peculiarities of expression and to create an assumption model of a theoretical - hypothetical social participation applying theoretical analysis. 3. To reveal assumptions of successful social participation of the elderly and old person living in care institutions while implementing open-ended written survey and interviews in social work aspect in Lithuania and Ukraine. 4. To present assumptions of successful social participation of the elderly and old person living in care institutions using theoretical and empirical research results in social work aspect. 5. To provide recommendations to the institutions and offices whose activities are related to training and professional development of a social worker. The research methods chosen and applied in the Thesis: theoretical analysis, interviews and open questionnaire survey, the content analysis. The research involved 9 social workers, who work in institutions that provide long-term (short-term) care for old and the elderly persons in Lithuania and Ukraine. The survey consists of 3 parts. The theoretical part of the research presents theoretical insights of the phenomenon of the social participation of old and the older person living in care institutions and theoretical analysis of social work as a comprehensive assistance to person living in care institution. The empirical part analyzes the social worker's opinion about a person living in care institution, social participation in order to identify the assumptions that determine the success of social participation. Its aim and objectives formulated in the research allowed to carry out the research work purposefully and the analysis of social workers opinion reveals assumptions of successful participation of the elderly and old people living in care institutions in social work aspect in Lithuania and Ukraine and the conclusions are provided: 1.Social participation, as a part of the welfare of society, depends on the public ideology of the views, collected through formal and informal interactions for the development and creation of social networks. Old and older person living in care institutions of social participation is understood as the right and opportunity to remain possession of a full-fledged member of society, denying part of society approach to institutionalization as a personal expression of social isolation. Social participation is not an individual process, it is based on reciprocity – active person and open community. 2.On the basis of the theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of social participation, care services for people in this age group is as compensation in the form of decrease in their physical, social autonomy therefore social participation is a state social services quality term, promoting their participation in society to help as long as possible to preserve the autonomy and independence. Social work with old and elderly people living in care institutions include not only the social and health care coordination, but is oriented to comprehensive personal needs, personal and social network interaction between individual human problems and its social environment. Social worker is a part of this multi-assistance system, competent, who has its moral code and value system. 3.The results of empirical research in Lithuania and Ukraine, discovered preconditions for social participation of the old and the older person living in care institutions: competences of social worker, the conditions for social participation, social worker’s positive attitude towards the participation of resident from care institution, constructive relationship of the social worker and the client, presence of a social network, application of social work methods for personal social activeness of the resident and positive attitude towards proposal to participate in activities. 4.Assumptions of success of social participation of old and older person living in care institutions in social work aspect at the international level to be qualified: many and various social forms of participation, positive social worker's attitude to social participation of the resident of care institution, knowledge of solutions of the problems associated with the person's passivity, cooperation with other institutions and organizations, the relationship with the church, individual work with the person as a basic social work method of application, the people's desire to participate in various activities. In Lithuania the main precondition for success, personal social worker characteristics is noted that influence the resident for more active social participation, whereas Ukrainian research results suggest that necessary knowledge to work with the old and elderly persons, the difficulties that research participants face for greater personal social participation, as for a solution of a problem, it can also be considered a precondition for success of social participation. Recommendations provided. |
