| Abstract [eng] |
The questions of providing suitable help, the improving life quality, the annihilation of discrimination, socialization, adaptation, social participation, the development of the social abilities are analyzed in this study due to this reason, these questions are very important to the persons with mental disabilities also for the members of their families and for the social workers, also for the official workers of various educational institutions which are responsible and administrate the educational institutions, also it is necessary to know for the non-governmental organizations which represent the interests of the persons mental disabilities and the self-governments. The purpose of this study is to reveal, that the model of social services the development of special education which was created at the “Saule“ basic school in Joniskis, which can construct social images a based on humanistic ideas, also its useful for the persons both according to the pragmatic and socially systematical attitude, also to its usefulness for the persons with mental disabilities, for the members of their families and for their environment. The practice of providing social services at the basic schools in all over Lithuania is considered to be quite new due to this cause this research will help not only to observe the problematic aspects of integration but also will help to find new possibilities of practical integration of the persons with mental disabilities, will show the successful aspects and experience of this integration and the innovative practice of social work while forming abilities and creating the suitable environment for the social work. The strategy of the certain case is ascertained and the qualitative research of it is carried out. The analysis is based on the questionary on the method of half interview with special structures, 15 parents and care givers were asked to answer these questions, also 6 social workers, 2 specialists of entertainment activities and 3 social partners were involved into this research. It was ascertain that the innovative model of the social services is able to create the suitable environment in order social abilities of the persons with mental disabilities to be developed and these persons to be involved into active social participation. The results of the research state this model to be based on the attitudes of being open – minded to humanistic points of view. The attendants of the center and members of the families of the persons with mental disabilities are given the services which completely accord to this expectation due to this reason, that these services are completely qualitative. The ability to involve the parents into this model of providing services plays a very important role in order these partnership and relationship to be improved. It is also revealed in this research, that this model is able to change the stereotypical views and discriminative attitudes about the persons with mental disabilities quite effectively. The respondents of this research are capable of finding the possibilities in order these services to be improved considerably better in future in the self-government in order more various services to be presented for the persons with mental disabilities due to this factor, that these persons with mental disabilities are in the shortage of services of professional rehabilitation and the abilities in order the self- independent life to be started. It is noticed, that the activities of this center are in the shortage of suitable places in order professional abilities to be improved and the capabilities of social communication to be developed. |
