| Abstract [eng] |
Young people, former patients of care institutions having mental disability, usually have low social maturity and are not ready to normal social relationships. They receive help provided not only by governmental but by non-governmental bodies as well. NGOs are becoming increasingly significant in the provision of empowering social services. The object of survey is empowerment of former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability through social services rendered by NGOs. The hypothesis is that according to public opinion the enchasing personal empowerment of former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability through social services rendered by NGOs are/ is fulfilled on average. The purpose of the survey is a disclosure of empowerment activities through the social services rendered by NGOs for the former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability. Objectives of the survey: 1) For the purposes of theoretical analysis, uncover the structure of empowering social services rendered by NGOSs, working with mild mental disability persons. 2) For the purposes of the interview method, reveal the type of empowering social services provided by NGOs to former students of care institutions with mild mental disability.3) For the purposes of the interview method, reveal the role of NGOs, as well as benefits/ deficiencies in the provision of services in comparison with state institutions. 4) For the purposes of the interview method, to reveal the opinion of the staff about the cooperation between non-governmental and governmental organizations, as well as the NGOs’ provided social services for former students of care institutions having a mild disability of the mind. 5) Using a statistical analysis of the questionnaire survey data, to disclose the public approach to the former patients of care institutions having mild disability of the mind, and the necessary assistance for these people. 6) Using a statistical analysis of the questionnaire data, to disclose the public approach to assistant rendered by NGO to former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability. Methods of survey: 1) The analysis of the scientific literature.2) The qualitative study by collecting empirical data to an individual interview method, and survey data processing method for the analysis of the content. 3) The quantitative study, which statistical analysis of the survey data (questionnaire), using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). For the statistical analysis of the survey data were used the methods of descriptive statistics Participants in the survey:1) Six NGO staff and volunteers, and five social workers working with former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability (qualitative research sample).2) One hundred and five respondents - members of the public (quantitative research sample). Summarizing the results, it can be said that: 1) The NGOs that participated in the investigation and are working with former patients of care institutions with mild disability, provide many and varied empowering services, Empowerment takes place at three levels: personal, group and community 2) The most important role of NGOs in the development of social skills and leisure. In NGO work is a lot more advantages than disadvantages. 3) Study participants evaluated positively the empowering services offered by NGOs that were involved in the investigation and working with former patients of care institutions having mild mental disability, though, pointed out that the improvement is still necessary. The work of employees working for NGOs was assessed positively, although the volunteers were assessed as not always having the appropriate expertise to work. Cooperation between governmental institutions and NGOs, that participated in the investigation and were working with former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability, is inadequate and not on a regular basis. 4) Most of the survey participants noted that they had relations with persons with mild mental disability and assessed them as likely to create a family and quite independent, but such who sometimes need help. However, expressing views on the former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability, a large part of survey participants had no opinion or said that these people were unable to live independently, had almost no employment opportunities, but the possibilities could be increased providing expert help. According to the survey participants, former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability are most in need of psychological and the social assistance. 5) The survey participants didn't really know about the activities of NGOs; as the response to the questions submitted very often was if they did not know the answer. Thus, the assistance of NGOs for the persons, former patients of care institutions with mild mental disability, was evaluated on average, and approved the start of the study hypothesis. As well as the services provided by NGOs assessed as enabling. |
