The profession of social worker from the perspective of senior citizens

This work deals with social work as a profession and its perception by senior citizens. It explains the basic concepts that are important to understanding the problems, describes the history of social work from the 50th years of the 20th century to the present and focuses on the specifics of social work with the elderly. It also deals with ideal characteristics which a social worker should have, it mentions possible areas of his application, classification of workers according to the typology and skills, which acquisition is necessary for good practice. The work also includes quantitative research, which (with use of the snowball method) brings the opinions of senior citizens about social workers and their experiences with them