| Abstract [eng] |
Summary In the study there was fulfilled theoretical analysis of empowering social services on the individual, group, community levels. These problematic issues were raised: what aspects of empowering services actualize the families growing children with disability? How empowering social services come out when assisting families growing children with disability on individual, sectional, communal and political levels from different perspectives (families and social workers)? Research was carried out with half-structured interview method, its purpose - to discover the expression of empowering social services on different levels: individual, group, communal levels, when assisting families growing children with disability. 3 families growing children with disability and 3 social workers providing services/assistance for such families participated in the research. The empirical part examines social services, which are received by family, the expression of empowering social services on different levels: individual, group, communal levels on assessment of families and social workers. The most relevant features of empowerment of families growing children with disability. The main conclusions of the empirical research: • The most important conclusions of the empirical research: on assessment of families having children with disability: on individual level families get only information about disability of the child and educational institutions belonging for them from the doctors but the rest necessary information families have to find themselves, it is not provided without initiative of families. On sectional level families participate in groups of mutual assistance and there get everything what specialists can not provide: the latest information, mutual assistance, support, spare time for themselves, share of tested methods. On communal level families face the incomprehension of society, intolerance of behavior of different child, also unavailability of services: possibility to meet the special needs of the child because of financial lack, problem of access special educational institutions, lack of procedures for child and free services. • On assessment of social workers providing assistance for which families grow children with disability: on individual level families get information about concessions and subsidies belonging for them, families participate in: analyzing of the problem, raising targets, taking decisions, process of education of the child, providing assistance for the child, also there was revealed individual work with the family in order to find out needs and problems of the family, the emphasis of the strong sides and support. On sectional level there was revealed direction of families to groups of mutual support, mediation to get there and the help to belong together. On communal level there was revealed education of society regarding disability: through taking part in the events of the city, social nets, conferences organized • There were disclosed the most relevant features of the empowerment of families: assistance in care of the child, availability of information, early assistance for the child and family, supporting relationship from specialists, formation of conditions to work. In those spheres families lack potencies the most. |
