Impact of the corona virus epidemic on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities living in institutional care

V magistrskem delu je predstavljen položaj oseb z intelektualno oviro, ki so med epidemijo covida-19 bivale v institucionalnem varstvu. S pripovedmi uporabnikov sem zbrala informacije o spremembah v njihovem življenju na različnih področjih. Epidemiološki ukrepi so vplivali na njihovo bivanje, šolanje, zaposlovanje, socialne stike, odnose, duševno zdravje in sodelovanje s strokovnimi delavci. Raziskava izpostavlja ovire in prednosti zaradi epidemije z vidika potreb uporabnikov in socialnih delavcev. Za boljše razumevanje vloge socialnega dela med epidemijo je bila opravljena krajša anketna raziskava med socialnimi delavkami, zaposlenimi v različnih socialnovarstvenih zavodih za osebe z intelektualno oviro po Sloveniji. Na ta način so bili pridobljeni podatki o delovanju socialnovarstvenih institucij med epidemijo in delu socialnih delavk.The master’s thesis presents the situation of persons with intellectual disabilities who lived in institutional care during the time of the COVID-19 epidemic. Through stories of the service users, information was gathered about changes in their lives in various areas. The impact of epidemiologic measures affected their living, schooling, employment, social contacts, relationships, mental health, and cooperation with professional staff. The advantages and obstacles of the epidemic in terms of the needs of users and social workers are also highlighted. In order to better understand the role of social work during the epidemic, a short survey was conducted among social workers employed in various social welfare institutions across Slovenia for people with intellectual disabilities. The data thus obtained presents the operation of social welfare institutions during the epidemic and the work of social workers