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Visuomeninės nuostatos ir (nepastebima)rezistencija Kaune vėlyvuoju sovietmečiu
Authors: Bulota Rytis
Published: January 2019

This article deals with the main oppositional stances and their manifestations in Kaunas during the late Soviet period, employing the theoretical model of ‘unobtrusive practices of contention’ as formulated by H. Johnston and C. Mueller.

During the analysed period the main oppositional groups in occupied Lithuania were of a rather non-conformist nature. One of the socially recognisable and visible forms of ideological protest was

represented by ethno-cultural and Catholic movements, based on traditional values, another, by prowestern subcultures or artists’ gatherings. Even though the activities of these groups allow us to comprehend them analytically as the main hotbeds of resistance, strong negative stances towards the Soviet regime were widespread in the rest of society. Such stances didn’t acquire the form of evident, declarable or socially visible practices, yet they contributed to the success of Sąjūdis as a social movement. Social movements are largely connected with a collective identity and the securing or preservation of it. The oppositional stances discussed in the article grounded such a collective identity. Its existence provides an explanation of the rapid mobilisation of the movement – in just three weeks after its establishment in the rallies of Sąjūdis tens of thousands and very soon afterwards hundreds of thousands participated.
Kultūrinės Klaipėdos reprezentacijos: užmigęs miestas, naminiai žmonės, buitinis multikultūriškumas...
Authors: Gedutis Aldis
Published: January 2019

The aim of this article is to reconstruct ways in which Klaipeda’s culture and its representations changed during the first two decades of independence. The article is based on media analysis and a series of interviews with representatives of different cultural fields. The interviewees are grouped into four categories: (1) official cultural policy-makers; (2) artists and cultural workers (curators, producers, managers etc.); (3) representatives of different subcultures; (4) culturally informed intellectuals. The qualitative interview analysis concentrates on the following aspects and dynamics: (1) the most influential ‘ambassadors’ of Klaipeda’s culture; (2) culturally significant places and spaces; (3) representative events and cultural institutions; (4) cultural symbols of Klaipeda; (5) representative routes; (6) the (possible) multiculturalism of Klaipeda. The main questions to be addressed by the article are as follows: do current approaches enable us to discover anything that is invisible from the perspective of dominant cultural narratives? Who are the best representatives and representations of Klaipeda’s culture? Who controls the cultural identity of Klaipeda? In what ways are cultural identities and ideologies constructed? Are there any alternatives to dominant cultural representations available?
Resocializacijos modeliai ir jų taikymas
Authors: Žilinskienė Laima , Tumilaitė Renata
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this article is to analyse the peculiarities of resocialising convicts sentenced to imprisonment, alternative sanctions or community corrections, to identify the model of resocialisation developing in Lithuania, to consider its advantages and disadvantages and to assess the potential within local communities for participation in the re-entry process. The article analyses the attitudes of public officials, NGO experts, local community representatives and individuals with experience of imprisonment and resocialisation. The qualitative research revealed that the attitude of public officials tends to fit with the main principles of risk models, while NGO experts tend to emphasise the importance of individual welfare and social ties. The experience of convicts indicates that the involvement of NGOs in the process of re-integration has a meaningful impact on offenders’ succesful re-entry. Interviews with local community representatives showed that they are not yet ready to participate in the resocialisation process.
How I became a qualitative researcher?
Authors: Scârneci Florentina
Published: January 2019

Abstract: The present article presents the personal experience of the author with research methodologies.Some limits of the social scientific research are being analyzed, regarding two of the stages of research:theoretical framework and operationalization; this is the way in which the validity of the criteria and theconstruct validity came into discussion. At the same time, the character of sociological theories and theirutility in scientific research are under discussion. Reasons for which qualitative is chosen are listed despitethe constant disapproval of this method in Romanian sociology (and it’s marginalization in Central – EastEurope). The advantages of qualitative research in socio-human sciences are presented (what is being researched,through what methods, with what results). The special case of using the focus-group at a large scaleis being analyzed (its use without following two of the major qualitative principals: theoretical samplingand theoretical saturation). The article advocates for the usage of qualitative and it is written in a personaland provocative style.Key words: sociological research methodology, qualitative research, quantitative research, validity.
SANTRAUKAKODĖL AŠ PASIRINKAU KOKYBINIO TYRIMO BŪDĄ?Straipsnis parengtas remiantis asmenišku autorės, dirbančios tyrimo metodologijų srityje, patyrimu.Analizuojami sociologinio mokslinio tyrimo trūkumai, susiję su dviem tyrimo pakopomis: teorine struktūrair operacionalizacija. Viena vertus, svarbu kriterijų ir konstrukcijų pagrįstumas, kita vertus, sociologiniųteorijų taikymo moksliniams tyrimams patikimumas. Aptariamos kokybinio metodo pasirinkimo priežastysir aplinkybės, rodančios, kad šis metodas Rumunijoje ir Centrinėje Rytų Europoje yra marginalizuojamas.Svarstomi įvairūs kokybinio metodo privalumai, įskaitant plačios apimties focus-grupių pavyzdžius. Straipsnioautorė nevengia kokybinio tyrimo būdo apologijos provokacinio stiliaus.
Vertė – vertinti naudinga, dorybė – turėti vertinga, arba Nepastebima sprendimo galios tiesa
Authors: Valantiejus Algimantas
Published: January 2019

Recenzija
Jokubaitis, Alvydas. 2012.
Vertybių tironija ir politika.
Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla,182 psl.
Tapatybės ideologijų susidūrimas su laiminga pabaiga
Authors: Gedutis Aldis
Published: January 2019

Recenzija
Safronovas, Vasilijus. 2011.
Praeitis kaip konflikto šaltinis: Tapatybės ideologijų konkurencija XX amžiaus Klaipėdoje.
Vilnius: Lietuvos istorijos instituto leidykla.
ISBN 978-9955-847-47-2
Šeiminio gyvenimo sociologija: pokyčiai ir įvairovė
Authors: Juozeliūnienė Irena
Published: January 2019

Recenzija
Chambers, Deborah. 2012.
A Sociology of Family Life: Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations.Cambridge: Polity Press.
Simmelis apie socialinių formų autonomiškumą
Authors: Salem A
Published: January 2019

Abstract. This article argues that Simmel’s theories about modern society and culture provide important insights into the issue of the autonomy of the systems that we live under. It begins with a discussion of his ideas about a sense of unity between the self and the external world. It continues by examining the process by which such a sense alters as life fragments into the autonomous formal systems associated with modernity. This leads into an analysis of these forms and their internal functioning. The article concludes with an outline of how these considerations may be relevant to conscious efforts to bring about progressive social change. At issue is how far such critical practice can have an effect on its own terms and how far it is incorporated into a closed system incapable of affecting its environment.Keywords: action and agency, autonomous systems, personal life, social change, social critique, social forms, socio-cultural theory.
Kriminalinės justicijos recepcija visuomenėje
Authors: Dobryninas A. , Dobrynina M. , Česnienė I. , Giedraitis V. , Merkevičius R.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The perception of criminal justice in society is a controversial social problem. Traditionally, criminal justice issues have been treated as a matter of professional interest for criminologists, criminal justice experts and other professionals from related fields. But is expert knowledge the only valid kind when it comes to criminal justice topics? This question, though rhetorical, is aimed at stimulating discussion about the co-existence of different types of social knowledge on criminal justice, and their impact on various discourses concerning crime and punishment in society. In this article a group of researchers from Vilnius University makes use of phenomenological methods to analyse three different types of discourse on criminal justice: professional, political and public. The professional discourse on criminal justice is scrutinised from the perspective of penal law, the political discourse from the point of view of macroeconomics, while the public discourse is analysed using ideas drawn from psychology and media studies. The analysis of these discourses seeks to examine the social construction of criminal justice, and the particularities of its reception among professionals, politicians and a wider public.Keywords: criminal justice, discourses, economic circles, psychological reception, mass media.
Judėjimo negalią ženklinantis atributas – vežimėlis. Fenomenologiškai grindžiamo sociologinio supratimo galimybė
Authors: Viluckienė Jolita
Published: January 2019

The article applies Alfred Schutz’s phenomenologically grounded sociological perspective to explore how people in wheelchairs construct and maintain their significant social reality through subjective meanings, one of the key elements of everyday life being the wheelchair itself. Their personal narratives are based on qualitative in-depth interviews and suggest that due to the different schemes of interpretation applied towards ‘reading’ the same sign – in this case the wheelchair – different individuals assign different meanings, which to them signify different realities. This variety of meanings given to the wheelchair depends on the stock of social knowledge available to each person with a disability, which includes the cultural and symbolic meanings of disability that prevail in a society, as well as the type of disability – congenital or injury-/illnessacquired. The meanings also vary based on personal experience of interactions with other disabled people prior to injury, or on a lack of such experience. Among people with disabilities, such factors (facets) are involved in the formation or adjustment of attitudes towards the wheelchair during the re-socialisation process.
Keywords: motor disability, wheelchair, disabled, subjective meaning, phenomenological sociology.
Šeimų tyrimas žemėlapio metodu: naujas žinojimas ir kokybinio tyrimo kalbėsena
Authors: Kanopienė Vida
Published: January 2019

Knygos recenzija
Irena Juozeliūnienė, Laura Kanapienienė2012 m.
Šeimos žemėlapio metodas
Mokomoji knyga socialinių mokslų studentams
Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 112 p.
Žmogaus teisės Lietuvoje: Lietuvos gyventojų lygybės ir diskriminacijos suvokimas Europos kontekste
Authors: Žvinklienė Alina
Published: January 2019

Any concept of democracy emphasizes the equality of all citizens in their right to participate in public life. Nowadays, Human rights are an indicator of implementation of the principle of equality in public life. The state recognizing Human rights disclaims inequality and in that case violation of equal Human rights and opportunities, i.e. discrimination is illicit. Detection of public perception of equality and discrimination and opportunities to restore the violated rights as well gives possibility to discuss the process of democracy in a state. In the article the presented research deals with a legal and institutional context of Human rights protection in Lithuania, a state of art in the national Human rights research from sociological point of a view and the resent quantitative comparative data of EU‘s „Eurobarometer“.
Bendruomenių iniciatyvos būsto ir aplinkosaugos problemų srityje: Vilniaus miesto atvejis
Authors: Aidukaitė Jolanta
Published: January 2019

This paper reviews activities of community organizations in the post-Soviet city of Vilnius. The particular attention is paid to the reasons for mobilization of the local communities; the leadership and motivation; the reasons for non-participation; and the communication with the local authorities. The findings of this paper show that mobilizations are not taking place on the massive scale. However, they are being institutionalized and have achieved noteworthy results. Communities mobilize against illegal or unwanted constructions close to their vicinity or to defend green zones in the city. The successful movement is centered around a charismatic leader who devotes his/her time and non-material and material resources to attain results. The explanations for non-participation can be found in difficult economical conditions of the majority of the population; low level of civil society; increasing individualization and income inequalities. The findings of this paper also demonstrate that the political and institutional structure is fairly unfavorable for local activists. The community organizations are not supported by the local governmental structures in a substantial way. On the contrary, they are faced, in most of the cases, with the authority’s alienation and confrontation.
Keywords: community organizations, Vilnius, urban movements, post-Soviet city, urban policy, Lithuania.
Lyginamoji moralinio veiksmo analizė Vytauto Kavolio ir Émile’io Durkheimo sociologijos teorijose
Authors: Varnauskaitė Laura
Published: January 2019

The article analyses the moral action to reveal the elements of tension and interaction between the individual and the society by comparing theories of Vytautas Kavolis and of Emile Durkheim. Social action and moral action are different analytical categories. The problem arises when it is necessary to establish links between these concepts. The article is based on the position that moral action and social action has a relation as part and a whole, has a different study objects, but obeys the same study method. According to Durkheim‘ s definitions of social fact and of moral fact, social fact is a broader category that includes the moral facts. It is shown that the facts includes social phenomena feathuring the expediency of performed actions of individuals. Therefore, social action is interpreted by adapting the definition of a social fact, as appropriate, moral action is interpreted by definition of moral fact. The aim is to identify the characteristics, conditions, and factors of moral action. Theories of moral action of Durkheim and of Kavolis are analyzed. French sociologist distinguishes social power to encourage an individual to behave in one way or another. Durkheim indicates that the social power works in society as in individuals by using an association method. Kavolis emphasizes the inner imperative which is a basis for moral action, arising from the conscious individual,  performed after internalisation of moral principle itself. However, the individual and society have different goals. An individual seeks to realize the freedom as creative potential. The society requires the individual to obey historically formed norms and rules of conduct. On the other hand, the individual performing a moral action is always influenced by the social environment and his actions always have social impact.
Būsto politika skirtinguose gerovės modeliuose
Authors: Aidukaitė Jolanta
Published: January 2019

This article seeks to explore housing policy in different welfare state regimes. It incorporates into the analysis of housing policy and welfare state regimes some new EU countries from Central and Eastern Europe. Six countries are chosen, which represent most the ideal typical models of the welfare state, for deeper analysis: Sweden - social-democratic, Germany - conservative-corporatist, the United Kingdom - liberal, Spain – Southern European, the Czech Republic and Estonia - post-communist. The findings of this paper show that, despite similar trends towards the liberalization in the housing policy field, the countries analysed in this study still hold their own specific features, which coincide with the main features of the conceptual models of the housing policy and welfare state regimes. The post-communist housing policy model holds the following characteristics: the private ownership dominates the housing tenure; the market regulates the housing sector, state’s regulation is negligible; construction is carried by the large private companies; outdated and worn-out housing estates, built during the period of socialism, require complete renovation or demolition.
Lietuvos psichosocialines paslaugas teikiančių nvo socialinio ir ekonominio matmens darna
Authors: Leonavičius Vylius
Published: January 2019

In Lithuania the NGO sector is currently undergoing dramatic changes, alongside the public and private sectors. Its complexity is apparent not only in its relative growth and intrinsic significance, but also in its possibilities for integration into the other sectors. This complexity produces difficulties in understanding and defining third-sector organisations. This article addresses the issue of the compatibility of the social and economic aspects of Lithuanian NGOs with sustainable development. The relation between NGOs and the market is not clearly defined; for instance, it is often said that voluntary NGOs cannot compete with the service sector in terms of incomes. Such notions make an understanding of the role and place of NGOs between public and private sectors even more remote. Qualitative research shows that the concept of the NGO is unclear not only to the public but also to government and business. If the participation of NGOs in the market is becoming problematic, it is because their origin, nature and activities are very complex. Over half of all NGO founders already knew, at the time of inception, that the social programmes or missions of the organisations they had created would involve economic activity. While NGO leaders declare that such activity is necessary for survival, a necessary supplement to the main work of their organisations, informants agree that the sale of services should never become the main impetus of NGOs, since this would risk their ability to question existing social structures, to pose solutions to pressing social problems, and to enter into partnerships with society, the market and the state.
Lietuvos inovacinių tinklų integracija į Europos mokslinių tyrimų erdvę: žvilgsnis į asmeninę tinklaveiklą iš vidaus ir išorės
Authors: Žvinklienė Alina
Published: January 2019

The basic principles of a personal networking may reflect on the perspectives of integration of Lithuanian innovative networks in the European Research Area from a sociological outlook. For this reason, Lithuanian and Swiss researchers’ national and international experience in the personal networking is analyzed using the social network analysis as a way of looking at a problem. It is meaningfully to say that institutional and inter-institutional relations and networked individualism as well should matter for the process of the personal networking. However, quality of the personal network is ensured only by personalized and direct communication. Therefore, any innovative network is rather a formal organization if the permanent, direct and personalized communication between the different institutional actors of the network is absent.
Postdemokratija: demokratinė mažuma prieš absenteizmą ar demokratinės daugumos imperatyvas?
Authors: Laurėnas Vaidutis
Published: January 2019

The growth of the scale of absenteeism leads to the fact that part of the democracies are ruled, and an even larger number of democracies are approaching the form of rule, when the ruling minority – the representatives – are democratically (?) elected by the minority of the society. In the transformation of the contemporary democracy, the principal issue is not the return of informed and knowledgeable voters, susceptible to inevitable absenteeism, to the political elections, controlled by the “big consensus” of the political parties, business and media, but rather the diversification of the delegation of powers to deal with public problems which would allow the democratic majority to form and become recognized not merely by way of political elections. That can be called post-democracy, and still better, a bifurcation point when one never knows which direction the process may turn. With the growing scale of absenteeism, the political science models the transfer of the accents of political participation and the majority of the society, necessary for democracy, from the stage of politics to the stage of policy. That is the case of the permanent quest for the harmony of the representative and direct democracies. By means of contemporary information and communication technologies, it is necessary to learn to qualitatively establish the preferences of solution of specific public problems of those citizens who participate in public life in other ways and more independently than in political elections, i.e., of the neo-majority. As much as we are unable to cope with the issue, as much de-democratisation is possible. Democratic minority tends to degenerate sooner or later.
Kvaišalų geografija posovietiniame mieste: nelegali narkotinių medžiagų apyvarta ir narkomanija Klaipėdoje, 1990-2010 m.
Authors: Kraniauskas Liutauras , Beteika Laimonas
Published: January 2019

This study explores transformations of local drug geography in Klaipeda, 1990-2010. Using spatial analysis of geocoded data about 1351 cases of drug crime (manufacturing, storing, possession, and sale) and 1510 registered drug users, we researched spatial-temporal patterns of drug crime and drug abuse in changing post-soviet urban environment. Data for this study was provided by Klaipeda Police Headquarters and Klaipeda Centre for Addictive Disorders. We found, that key changes within local drug geography started in 1997-1999 and were caused by development of new economy expanding drug sale to anonymous customers. Since the collapse of the Soviet regime, drugs were mostly manufactured, circulated and used within underground social networks of drug users. The main features of those networks were trust and direct communication among drug users and dealers, who regularly were drug users also. Therefore drugs were locally produced, stored, sold and used in the same places; places of drug abuse and drug crime regularly overlapped. Nevertheless spatial patterns of such underground networks were more accidental in their nature, they had not clear attributes of spatial identify within urban environment. But newly emerging drug economy was based on commodity-money relations between drug dealers and drug users and new market regime clearly differentiated places of drug sale and drug use. Drug sale moved from blocks to the night clubs, marketplaces and surroundings of huge shopping centres. Sociologically such change within drug economy of post-soviet city might be interpreted as a shift from subcultural networks, where local knowledge and practices of street pharmacology were transmitted to new users, to the conspicuous consumption of branded and recreational drugs.
Legum omnes servi sumus, ut liberi esse possimus
Authors: Acus Arūnas
Published: January 2019

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Socialinis darbas ir bendruomenės socialinių paslaugų plėtra
Authors: Blinkevičiūtė Vilija
Published: January 2019

Tai 4-osios tarptautinės konferencijos „Socialinis darbas ir bendruomenės socialinių paslaugų plėtra“, vykusios Vilniuje 2000 m. lapkričio 23-24 d. dalyvių sveikinimo kalba, kurią pasakė XI LR Vyriausybės Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministrė Vilija Blinkevičiūtė. Ministrė savo kalboje pristatė XI LR Vyriausybės programinėse nuostatose išreikštus siekius tobulinti ir plėsti socialinės paramos sistemą Lietuvoje.
Social Work and the Development of Community-Based Social Services
Authors: Blinkevičiūtė Vilija
Published: January 2019

The present text is the opening and welcome speech to the 4 international conference “Social work and the development of community services”, which was in 2001, Vilnius, November 23-24. The speaker was Vilija Blinkevčiūtė - the minister of Social security and work ministry of Lithuania Republic. The minister welcomed the participants of conference and presented the goals of the Eleventh Government of the Republic of Lithuania to develop and enhance the social assistance system.
Practical and Academic Aspects of Social Work Development in Lithuania
Authors: Bagdonas Albinas
Published: January 2019

The main objective of the article is to present the development of social work in Lithuania. The conception of social work and the social work definition problems are discussed in the first part. The absence of general social work theory and multfifunctionality of social work practice are obstacles for the unified conception of social work. The development of social work profession is discussed in the second part of the article. The roots of social work are the pseudoaltruistic behavior of animals and the proper altruistic behavior of hominids. There are eight stages of social work development in Lithuania according to author: GDL and the Union with Poland, period of Tsarist occupation, interwar independence, Models of Soviet social security, Formal acceptance of the notion of social work, professionalisation of social work, professional social work, social euro-integration. The contextual factors of social work in Lithuania are discussed in the third part of the article. The main contextual factors of social work are: socio-economical situation, legislative basis, international context, social service givers. The research in social work and the future development of social work discipline in Lithuania is discussed in the last part.
Quality Management in Social Work in the Netherlands: Principles and Approach
Authors: Braakenburg Henri
Published: January 2019

The development of social work quality management in the Netherlands is presented in the article. There are two parts of the article. The development of social work quality conception and policy is described in the first part of the article. Prior to 1970 the paternalistic approach was dominant in the field of social care quality – the legitimacy of organization was dependent on the standards and rules managed by the authorities. Later due to the increasing complexity and the specialization in the care sector , the idea of a self-governing system emerged and was supported by the actors of social care system. The providers, insurers and clients' organizations were expected to ensure quality by mutual agreement. At present day the quality of social work is understood in the perspective of total quality management in Netherlands. Total quality management is the best strategy in order to make trade offs between different interests and understandings of social work quality. The methods and instruments to further the quality in to practice are presented in the second part of the article.
Ukrainian social investment fund: project concept note (draft)
Authors: Yashko Natalja
Published: January 2019

The goal of the paper is to present the project concept of Ukrainian social investment fund. The reasons for the establishment of the fund are laid down in the first part of the paper. The project concept is described in the second part. The goals, components, targeted beneficiaries, micro-projects eligible for the funding, project targeting, micro-project selection criteria are presented. The implementation of the project is presented in the third part. There are two phases: pilot project and main investment project. The main objective of the pilot project will be preparation of the main USIF project by elaborating mechanisms and building capacity. The monitoring system of the project is presented in the fifth part. The expected outputs/benefits are discussed in the last part.
Ukrainos socialinių investicijų fondas: projekto koncepcija
Authors: Yashko Natalja
Published: January 2019

Straipsnyje yra pristatoma Ukrainos socialinių investicijų fondo projekto koncepcija. Pirmiausia pagrindžiant projekto idėja yra nurodomos pagrindinės fondo reikalingumo priežastys. Sekančioje straipsnio dalyje yra apibūdinamas projektas, kas apima projekto tikslų, projekto komponentų, galimi finansuojami mikroprojektai, paslaugų tipologijos, finansavimo komponentų, tikslinių investicijų skyrimo, mikroprojektų atrankos kriterijų įvardinimą. Kitoje straipsnio dalyje yra pristatomas projekto įgyvendinimas, kuris apima du etapus: eksperimentinį ir vykdomąjį. Eksperimentinės fazės metu bus išmėginta investicinio fondo organizacinė struktūra, veikla, lėšų srautai. Sekančioje straipsnio dalyje yra pristatomas projekto monitoringo mechanizmas, bei galiausiai pateikiama tikėtina projektu sugeneruota nauda.
Socialinių paslaugų kokybę lemiantys veiksniai
Authors: Žalimienė Laimutė
Published: January 2019

Straipsnyje pristatomi socialinių paslaugų kokybę lemiantys veiksniai. Išskiriami du socialinių paslaugų sistemos raidos etapai. Pirmasis etapas apima laikotarpį nuo 1990 iki 1998. Tai buvo kiekybinis socialinių paslaugų teikimo plėtros šuolis. Nuo 1998 metų prasidėjo antrasis socialinių paslaugų plėtojimo etapas – nuo kiekybinės plėtros pereinama prie kokybinės. Autorė pristato socialinių paslaugų kokybės vertinimo iššūkius ir kokybės vertinimo būdus. Galiausiai aptariami kokybės užtikrinimo būdai.
Socialinių darbuotojų vaidmuo mažinant skurdą Lietuvoje
Authors: Žiukas Vytautas
Published: January 2019

Straipsnyje aptariami kovos su skurdu strateginiai dokumentai ir socialinių darbuotojų vaidmuo mažinant skurdą Lietuvoje. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje yra pristatomas starteginio dokumento „Skurdo mažinimo Lietuvoje koncepcija“ atsiradimo kontekstas, rengimas, koncepcijos tikslai ir uždaviniai, turinys, principai. Atskirai daugiau dėmesio yra skiriama kaip koncepcijoje atsispindi socialinės paramos sistemos tobulinimas. Straipsnyje atskleidžiama socialinio darbo svarba sprendžiant skurdo problemą Lietuvoje. Galiausiai yra pristatomi principai, kurių laikydamiesi socialiniai darbuotojai galėtų pasiekti ir išlaikyti socialinę vienybę bendradarbiaujant su profesinėmis organizacijomis.
The Role of Social Workers in the Elimination of Poverty in Lithuania
Authors: Žiukas Vytautas
Published: January 2019

The goal of the paper is to present the role of social workers in the elimination of poverty in Lithuania. The context and establishment of strategy to eliminate poverty is presented in the fist part. The development of social support system gets special attention. It is argued the importance of social work in the elimination of poverty. The principles securing achievement and maintenance of social solidarity through social workers’ co-operation with their professional organisations are sketched in the final part.
Socialinių paslaugų kokybė ir standartai
Authors: Žalimienė Laimutė , Vareikytė Audronė
Published: January 2019

Diskusijoje apie socialinių paslaugų kokybę ir standartus dalyvavo specialistai iš SADM, socialinės paramos skyrių, VTAT, socialinės globos įstaigų. Diskusijos objektas buvo socialinių paslaugų standartų paskirtis ir turinys, jų įgyvendinimo būdai ir kontrolė.
Solidarumas socialiniame darbe
Authors: Čepėnaitė Angelė , Laiconienė Rasa
Published: January 2019

Diskusijoje apie solidarumą socialiniame darbe buvo kalbama apie tai kokį socialinių paslaugų organizavimo modelį Lietuva turi pasirinkti, siekiant įgyvendinti veiksmingą paslaugų sistemą, kuri remtųsi humanistinėmis solidarumo, teisingumo ir laisvės vertybėmis ir atitiktų šiuolaikinės globalizacijos bei žmonijos raidos reikalavimus.
Solidarity in Social Work
Authors: Čepėnaitė Angelė , Laiconienė Rasa
Published: January 2019

The participants of discussion shared they opinions about the possible social services provision policies. The criteria for the evaluation of the policies were the efficiency, humanistic solidarity, justice, freedom and the correspondence with the requirements of globalisation and humanity development.
Komandinio darbo svarba socialiniame darbe
Authors: Vaicekauskienė Violeta
Published: January 2019

Diskusijoje apie komandinio darbo svarbą socialiniame darbe dalyvavo specialistai iš socialinės paramos skyrių, dienos ir užimtumo centrų, pensionų, globos namų. Diskusijos dalyviai suskirstė į atskiras grupes ir joje išsikėlė vieną socialinę problemą ir ją sprendė komandos pagalba.
Kuravimas (supervizija) ir duomenų apie klientą rinkimas
Authors: Stendstrom Nills , Zimmerling-Svan Barbo , Balldin Tryggve , Barniškytė Edita
Published: January 2019

Žiniomis grįsto, arba kvalifikuoto, socialinio darbo poreikis plačiai diskutuojamas tarptautiniu mastu. Stokholmo universiteto Socialinio darbo katedra dalyvavo eksperimentiniame projekte Lietuvoje, kurio tikslas – plėsti bendruomenines socialines paslaugas ir gerinti socialinio darbo kokybę. Tam tikslui buvo parengta mokymo programa. Vienas iš svarbiausių šio projekto tikslų yra sukurti kompiuterinę dokumentacijos sistemą, kurią papildytų konsultacijų teikimas ir kuravimas 14-oje eksperimentinių socialines paslaugas teikiančių centrų visoje Lietuvoje. Ši kompiuterinė dokumentacijos sistema buvo sukurta siekiant, kad socialinių paslaugų centrai galėtų paprastai ir efektyviai rinkti pagrindinę informaciją apie klientus, centrų veiklą ir reabilitacijos procedūras. Konsultacijų ir kuravimo programos tikslas – įgyvendinti naujus metodus, įskaitant ir psichosocialinį požiūrį į socialinių centrų klientus. Abiejų šių programų tikslas yra skatinti socialinių paslaugų centrų plėtrą. Strategijos pagrindas yra analizuoti empirinę medžiagą, surinktą kompiuterinėje dokumentacijos sistemoje. Remiantis tokia analize, įmanoma atlikti centrų klientų populiacijos, taip pat atliktų procedūrų ir reabilitacijos centruose pasiektų rezultatų įvertinimą ir monitoringą. Pasitelkęs kompiuterinę informacijos apdorojimo sistemą, socialinių centrų personalas gali geriau suvokti savo darbo rezultatus, t. y. didėja jų sąmoningumas, o tai savo ruožtu sukuria konsultacijų ir kuravimo pagrindą. Kompiuterinės dokumentacijos sistemos bei konsultavimo ir kuravimo integracija yra galingas įrankis, plečiant mokslo ir praktikos sąlyčio spektrą socialinio darbo srityje, tokiu būdu įvedant didesnį kiekį žinių į praktinį socialinį darbą.
Supervision and Collection of Data about Client
Authors: Stendstrom Nills , Zimmerling-Svan Barbo , Balldin Tryggve , Barniškytė Edita
Published: January 2019

The need for knowledge-based social work is being widely discussed internationally. The Department of Social Work at Stockholm University has taken part in a pilot project in Lithuania, the aim of which is to develop community-based and knowledge-based social work. An educational and training programme has been adopted for this purpose. An important part of this effort is the implementation of a computerised case management system backed by advisory supervision at 14 social service centres throughout Lithuania. The objective of the computerised case management system is to enable social service centres to simply and effectively gather key information about clients, activities and treatment procedures. The objective of the advisory supervision programme is to implement new methods,including a psychosocial approach to relating to clients. The purpose of both programmes is to strengthen the development of the social service centres. The strategy is to analyse the empirical material generated by the computerised case management system. This analysis makes it possible to evaluate and monitor the client population, as well as the procedures employed and the results achieved by the treatment centres. Thus, the computerised case management system enables the staffs of the social service centres to be more aware of what their work entails. This heightened awareness then forms the basis for advisory supervision. The integration of the computerised case management system with advisory supervision is a powerful tool for broadening the interface between research and practice in social work, thereby making social work more securely knowledge-based.
Sektų problema
Authors: Willnatis Arnoldas
Published: January 2019

The sects produce social problems in contemporary societies. The members of sects or new religious movements lose their personality, wealth and sometimes are pushed towards suicide. The state has to deal with these new religious movements in order to have healthier society. But there are some problems. First, it is a problem to define such a bad new religious movement. It will be time consuming process, because of dogmatic argument. The second problem is to choose the right means to deal with the movements. The goal of the paper is to present usable definition of the movement. Each organization can be evaluated by the criteria of humanity. The organization or movement is defined as a bad new religious movement or sect, if there is no humanity. Seven blocks of questions are presented in order to evaluate certain organization or movement.
Šiaulių psichiatrijos ligoninės socialinės pagalbos skyriaus penkerių metų darbo patirtis
Authors: Brijūnaitė Rita
Published: January 2019

The history and experience of social care department in institution is presented in the paper. It is a fact, that the beginning of social work is parallel to the independence of Lithuania, in spite of this the social work in the institution was organised during the communist period. The first social care department in institution was established in the institution in 1996. It was the first establishment of the department in Lithuania. The informative support and practical help were at the core of the department’s activity in the beginning. Later, the organisation of psychosocial rehabilitation was initiated by social workers. The development of social care was led by the occurrence of problems and they are discussed as well.
Vaikų globos organizavimas: savivaldybių ir apskričių funkcijos bei bendradarbiavimas
Authors: Žalimienė Laimutė
Published: January 2019

The functions of municipalities and counties and cooperation in the area of childcare are analysed in the paper. The analysis is based on the research “The evaluation of organizations in the area of childcare and special education in counties and municipalities” data. The survey and documents analysis were employed in order to gather data. The data analysis suggests that the functions of counties are narrow, sufficient for the effective organisation of childcare, the child rights protection service is not sufficient and efficient and municipalities do not develop the childcare system.
Universitetas, mes ir socialinė atsakomybė
Authors: Bagdonas Albinas
Published: January 2019

The mission of university, personnel and the social responsibility of university are discussed in the paper. The mission of university is the first object of reflection. The author argues, that the missions of university is to convert research data into facts and knowledge, the development of social reproduction and the application of knowledge in order to improve the social organisation. The Faculty of philosophy of Vilnius University is analysed through the lenses of the mission. The personnel of university are analyzed in the second part of the paper. The teachers, researchers, administrators, and auxiliary stuff are the personnel of university. The academic freedom and responsibility is discussed in the third part. The dilemmas of personnel are presented in the fourth part. The dilemmas are academic research of applied teaching, the centralisation and decentralisation of governance, economy versus quality, universality versus selectivity, the openness or closeness of profession, the flexibility or fixation of study process and others. The responsibility of university is discussed in the final part.
Vyriškumo modelių konkurencija ir pokyčiai Rytų-Vakarų integracijos procese: atvejo studija remiantis Rytų ir Vakarų Vokietijos pavyzdžiu
Authors: Brandes Holger
Published: January 2019

The images of masculinity between East and West Germany are compared. The author uses the theory of Robert Connell for the conceptualisation of masculinity. The interview method was used for data collection. The results of data analysis show that there are hegemonic images of masculinity. The hegemonic masculinity image of East Germany is hero of work and the hegemonic masculinity image of West Germany is workaholic. The revealed images are discussed in the context of gender antagonism and equality. The results suggest that the West Germany hegemonic masculinity image establishes in the East. Also, author discuses the expansion of West Germany masculinity image into the East Europe and Lithuania.
Planas ir tikrovė išgyvenimo pedagogikoje
Authors: Danner Stefan
Published: January 2019

The outcomes of experience pedagogy are analysed in the paper. The possible outcomes of experience pedagogy are defined in the first part. The role of the teacher is discussed in the second part. The author states the weave between plan and improvisation in the pedagogical process. In order to deal with not foreseen and unseen outcomes, it is effective to use the reflective improvisation methods. The reflective improvisation method is described in the last part of the paper.
Socialinės globos Lietuvoje istoriniai aspektai
Authors: Račkelienė Aldona
Published: January 2019

The development of social care and common actions of Church, society and state in order to solve social problems are presented in the paper. The author describes the history of social care in Lithuania from its beginning until 1940. The beginning of social care in Lithuania is XVI century. The first social care organisations were initiated by monkhood. The elite, clergy and enlighten members of society established infirmaries and friendly societies. The education of children was organised in catholic tradition until the country was occupied by Russia. During the period of occupation, the institutions of childcare implemented the interests of Russia’s state. After the end of Lithuanian press ban, there was the increase in the number of friendly societies. The associations of organisations were established. The most famous were The Lithuanian Association of Mothers and Children Care Organisations and The Lithuanian Friendly Society of Catholic Women. Later the Union of Caritas joined the mentioned ones. In the fourth decade of XX century, there were initiatives to establish the school of social work and start the training of professional social workers.
Moterų ir vyrų senatvės pensijos Lietuvoje
Authors: Skučienė Daiva
Published: January 2019

The purpose of the article is to extend Lithuanian pension system old age benefits analysis from viewpoint of gender equality. The article is divided in several parts: first- preretirement gender income inequality; second - the types of pension systems and gender old age pension’s inequality; third - Lithuanian gender pension benefits and the causes of differences. Equal gender treatment in all areas of life seems solve all problems, which could arise in gender inequality area. Unfortunately, traditional labor division in family and thus in a whole society, conditioned quite unequal economic gender outcomes. Preretirement gender inequality produces gender inequality after retirement. In generally women have lower average wage than men; care periods are inherence for women labor and this is the cause why women participation period in labor market is shorter; earlier women retirement also decreased the number of years participation in labor market; generally women life expectancy is longer than men, this means, that they consume pension longer. Lithuanian social insurance system provides care period guarantees for future pension benefit, but childcare under I year is guaranteed only 60% (now 70%) previous wage. Childcare from 1 until 3 years is guaranteed only basic pension. Child nursing period decrease pension benefit about 15% (until 2001 01 01 it was 20%). According to pension calculator in Lithuania and choose several wages and age options, we could see, that outcomes are unfavorable for women. It is probability, that gender inequality after retirement will increase. Hence, pension system in Lithuania have unresolved gender equality problems.
Sutrikusio intelekto asmenų dalyvavimas visuomenės gyvenime: subjektyvaus suvokimo analizė
Authors: Gevorgianienė Violeta
Published: January 2019

The concepts or social inclusion, participation of mentally disabled persons in social life are highly discussed in Lithuania. But the persons with mental handicaps are often the objects, not the subjects of these discussions. In the research presented in this article the attempt has been made to evaluate the extent and intensity of social participation from the perspective or mentally disabled persons themselves. The interview method has been used to investigate the perceptions of young mentally retarded individuals of these aspects of social life: social activity and the sense of well being, the personal meaning of the participation, the possibilities and the obstacles of participation, the opportunities to decide for themselves the level of participation, the sense of identity, etc. The research revealed, that mentally disabled persons do feel quite active in the social life in their immediate environment, they often feel as the decision-makers in the context of suggested choices, they describe themselves as being quite happy in their daily lives and connect the feeling of happiness mostly with their competences in different kind of activities, the possibilities to use these competences and with the existence of the social network of very close people (family members, friends, etc.). It has been also found that the value of participation is subjectively measured mostly not by the results of such participation, but by the process of participation itself.
Socialinio darbo studijos Vilniaus universitete: penkiolikos metų patirties refleksija
Authors: Bagdonas Albinas , Lazutka Romas
Published: January 2019

The goal of the paper is to present the development of social work studies in Vilnius University. According to authors, there are nine groups of variables for study program. There has to be a theoretical basis for a certain study program. There is no unified theoretical framework in social work and that is a problem for social work. The second condition is an existence of study program. The peculiarities of labour market for social workers imposed two different ways to organise social work study. The first one was a study program for the re-skilling workers of social care institutions. The other, was an ordinary study program. There cannot be a study program without academic stuff. The members of social work department were academics from related disciplines (psychology, education, economics and so on) in the beginning. Latter the grown ups academics joined the department. Other agencies organise social work study programs, also. In some cases, it is competition in other – cooperation. The social work study program is organised in different ways and there is a discussion about which way has to choose Lithuania. The sixth dimension is the demand for the study program. The demand is reflected by the employment of graduates. The study process primary depends on academic staff, but physical and technological conditions are also important. The university is connected with other agents in the field – social work schools, public sector organisations, civil society and research agencies. If the goal of organisation is to remain in the field, it has to react to feedback from students, employees and social partners.