The research study is focused on the participatory approach in the work of a social worker with homeless people. The participatory approach emphasizes the involvement of service users in decision-making processes that directly affect them within the service, organization or within society as a whole. This approach is based on the concepts of recovery and empowerment and on the partnership concept of cooperation between the social worker and the service user. The research part deals with the application of this approach in practice, specifically in an organization that works with homeless people.
This research study is focused on the perception of the role of asocial worker by hospital nurses in the Czech and Slovak Re- public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim of the study:The main aim of the research study was to find the opinions of nurses from the Czech and Slovak Repub- lic on asocial worker who works in ahospital during acoron- avirus - COVID-19 pandemic and then compare their opinions in helping patients Research sample and setting:The research sample of the study consisted of 75 nurses with higher professional education (Czech Republic), university education of the first and second degree (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic), who were together with social workers in the front line in hospitals at the time of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19. All participating respon- dents were informed about the purpose of the research study and the completion of the online questionnaire. Statistical analysis:The mathematical-statistical method chi- square test of the independence of the criteria of individual re- search hypotheses was used to compare the interviewed re- spondents in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Results of the study:Medical staff at the time of the COVID- 19 pandemic was satisfied with the social worker, as evidenced by the research study and their answers in the questionnaire survey. It is clear from the results of the research survey that the participants perceived the social worker positively during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The research article deals with a description of attitudes towards the issue of sexuality of persons with mental disabilities. As part of this issue, we often encounter the fact that there is still a widespread myth in society that people with mental disabilities do not need or cannot establish partnerships. However, the opposite is true. Aim of the research: The main aim of the research was to find out individual attitudes towards the sexuality of people with mental disabilities in society from the point of view of social work. Research sample and setting: The research sample consisted of six professionals (staff working with people with mental disabilities) and lay people (parents of people with mental disabilities and someone who has no major experience with a person with mental disabilities). The research participants were informed about the purpose of the research study. Research analysis: Due to the nature of the topic, it was appropriate to use the advantages of qualitative research, which allows for the examination of phenomena in the natural environment and provides the possibility to studying processes and establish theories. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews and the procedure of grounded theory were used, and an inductively derived theories from the investigated phenomenon are presented.
Food supplies are leading priorities during reception and first contact with all refugees of war. The aim of the study was to longitudinally document the clients flow in a food and clothing center at SEUC in Bratislava, serving clients sent from various checkpoints between Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland.
