Comparative characteristic of social workers` training in Lithuania and Poland

Lietuvoje socialiniai darbuotojai yra rengiami nuo 1991- 1992 metu. Lenkijoje H. Radlinska ( 1879- 1954) yra socialinio darbo pradininkė, kuri 1925 metais įkūrė pirmąją aukštąją mokyklą ruošianti profesionalius socialinius darbuotojus. Socialinio darbo specialistų rengimo tema nėra nauja. Tačiau apie socialinių darbuotojų rengimą Lenkijoje, mūsų bibliotekose labai sunku rasti medžiagos. Šio darbo tikslas- atskleisti Lietuvos ir Lenkijos socialinių darbuotojų rengimo bendrybės ir skirtybės magistro lygmeniu. Siekiant tikslo buvo išnagrinėti socialinių darbuotojų rengimo Lietuvoje ir Lenkijoje raidos ypatumai, apžvelgti ir palyginti universitetų socialinio darbo magistrantūros studijų programos Lenkijoje ir Lietuvoje, parengtos rekomendacijos Lietuvos magistrantūros studijų programoms. Socialinio darbo specialistai šiandien yra labai reikalingi, nes kiek egzistuoja žmogus, teik jis susiduria su socialinėmis problemomis.Social workers in Lithuania have been trained since 1991-1992. In Poland H.Radlinska initiated foundation of the first higher education school which would prepare professional social workers in 1925. H.Radlinska is an originator of the social work in Poland. Social work is a new booming sphere of activity the main goal of which is to support those members of our society who have encountered economic, social, psychological and other difficulties. Acquired knowledge in social work is one of the three keystones that enable to perform one`s duties with full competence. Training of the social workers is not a new theme, but it is very complicated in Lithuania to find out some information about social workers` training in Poland. So the goal of this M.A. thesis is to display similarities and differences of social workers` training in Lithuania and Poland. In order to obtain the goal, history of the social workers` training in Lithuania and Poland was studied and programs of master studies in both countries were compared. Term of the studies both in Lithuania and Poland is two years. In Lithuania, as well as in Poland, the students have to collect 80 credit points. In Lithuania master studies for social workers consist of common and elective subjects; in Poland- of compulsory and elective subjects respectively. The students in both countries have to prepare and defend their M.A. theses. Although the programs of the studies are different, social work is a professional job the goal of which is to manage solving social problems and reach more harmonious life. Social problems and conflicts do not choose people and countries. They are everywhere where people egzist.Švietimo akademijaVytauto Didžiojo universiteta