The relation of the public to social work in the Vysočina region

The bachelor thesis is focused on the perception of social work from the point of view of the public in the Vysočina Region. The thesis is based on the theoretical bases describing the current state of social work in our country, the basic position of social work, i.e. the definition of social work. Furthermore, target groups, social work services and their distribution. The following part of the thesis describes the profession of a social worker, where the work deals with the characteristics and abilities of the social worker, the typology of approaches and the education of social workers. The work also deals with factors influencing the perception of social work itself. The theoretical basis of the work is followed by the research which aims to find out how social work is perceived by the public. The research group is the public from the Vysočina Region. The main findings of the research carried out are that the respondents consider social work to be important for the functioning of society. An equally important finding of the research is the perception of social workers by the public, as workers who help people solve their problems. The Vysočina Region does not consider social work as a lucrative job