Mutual aid based social work with groups of young people

e-ISSN 2029-5820Lietuvoje stokojama darbų, tiriančių ar aprašančių abipusės pagalbos modelį ar jo principų taikymą socialiniame darbe su grupėmis. O kitose šalyse abipusė pagalba pripažįstama kaip socialinio darbo su grupe pagrindas. Kadangi bendraamžių grupė jaunuoliams tampa paramos šaltiniu, itin svarbu šio amžiaus grupėje pastebėti ir išnaudoti jaunų žmonių stiprybes bei gebėjimą ir norą padėti vienas kitam. Šio tyrimo tikslas – atskleisti grupės narių abipusės pagalbos ypatumus socialiniame darbe su jaunimo grupėmis, jaunimo grupių vadovų ir dalyvių požiūriuThe goal of the article is to reveal mutual aid model in social work with groups of young people from the viewpoint of the group workers and participants. The semi-structured interview was used during which the participants could express their experience with the regard to researched phenomenon. Two groups of participants were selected: the first group of the participants – 6 social workers working with groups of young people, the second group – 4 adolescents (15 – 17 years old) attending groups. The research was held in two cities of Lithuania in four organizations. The research shows that all nine principals of mutual were observed in 5 groups. Mutual aid helps young people recognize their strengths, gain more self-esteem, help one another in various ways: share relevant information, encourage and support each other, motivate group members to solve individual problems. Through the interaction process in the group young people discover that peers have similar problems and they are not alone, can see themselves in more objective ways and break stereotypesSocialinio darbo katedraVytauto Didžiojo universitetasVšĮ "Actio Catholica Patria