The modeling of a social worker practical activity in the rural communities

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas kaimo seniūnijų socialinių darbuotojų darbo modelio pasirinkimas, padedantis jiems atlikti savo darbo uždavinius ir pasiekti norimų rezultatų. Modelio ar jo elementų pasirinkimą lemia socialinio darbuotojo profesijos ir kliento sprendžiamos problemos specifika. Lankydamas kiekvieną klientą socialinis darbuotojas privalo iš naujo analizuoti situaciją, kalbėtis su klientu, nustatyti jo problemas ir jas apibrėžti, išskirti savo veiklos sritį ir užduotis bei pradėti tikslingai veikti pasirinkus atitinkamus praktinius modelius ir metodus. Tyrimas atskleidė, kad kaimo seniūnijų socialiniai darbuotojai orientuojasi į kliento integraciją į visuomenę bei savo darbe taiko skirtingus socialinio darbo modelius, kuriuos pasirenka atsižvelgdami į kliento problemą. Dažniausiai taikomi socialinio darbo modeliai: advokatavimas ir ekologinis modelis. Taikydami šiuos modelius socialiniai darbuotojai ne tik atstovauja (advokatauja, tarpininkauja) klientui kitose institucijose, bet ir konsultuoja patį klientą, siekdami, kad vyktų veiksmingi pokyčiai ir būtų sprendžiamos socialinio funkcionavimo problemosSecurity and Labour ministry data (2010), more than half of social workers are working in the rural areas. Social workers use various social work models, which whose help them to carry out their work tasks, help to achieve the desired results. Model or its elements is determined by choice of profession and social problem-solving customer-specific. In each case, a social worker must analyze be re the situation, during the conversation with the customer, identify the problems and define them, pick the activity area and task and also begin to act purposefully selecting appropriate models and practical methods. The aim of the study. To investigate the social worker’s working model in the rural neighborhood community. Objectives: 1. To analyze the organization of the theoretical aspects of social work. 2. To examine the theoretical and practical models of social work. 3. To investigate the peculiarities of the social worker in the rural neighborhood community. 4. To present the hypothetical model of a rural parish social worker. Method: To achieve the aim of the study chosen qualitative research method – the interview. The study revealed that rural township social workers focus on the customer integration into the society. A work models of a social workers varies depending on person’s problem. The most popular models of a social work: advocacy and environmental. By applying these models, social workers not only represents (advocate, mediate) the client in other institutions, but also advises the same customer (person, in order for an effective change and social functioning problems solving. Social workers, who participated in the study, reported that a team work is at least usable social work model, suggesting that there is lack of collaboration with other specialists and agenciesVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij