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The authors analyse the empowerment of domestic violence abusers from the perspective of an intervention programme. They present the phenomenon of domestic violence in the context of complex legal assistance to a family experiencing violence, and theoretical and practical approaches to the application of behaviour-changing programmes. At the moment, the legal acts regulating the provision of such assistance in Lithuania are mainly aimed at ensuring assistance to people who have experienced violence, but the system of providing services to people subjected to violent behaviour is not established. In Lithuania, the Intervention Programme for Domestic Abusers has been approved for changing violent behaviour in the family. The programme is purposefully structured: it improves the skills of recognition of violent behaviour in the family environment by providing information on forms of violence and an analysis of violent situations, and modelling non-violent behaviour in the family. The experts who prepared the programme noted that the most important elements for its effectiveness are group work, long-term participation in the programme, the motivation of the programme leaders, and the ability to empower the individual to change his or her behaviour. The extension of the programme to institutions providing comprehensive family support services can be predictive of the effectiveness of domestic violence prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Branduolinė šeima, kurią išlaiko vyras, o moteris visą dėmesį skiria vaikų priežiūrai, daugelyje valstybių ir jų šeimos politikų vis dar yra pagrindinis kriterijus ir siekiamybė, nors visiškai nebeatitinka dabartinės demografinės situacijos ir visuomenės daugumos realybės. Vis dar gajus požiūris į vienų motinų šeimas kaip „subyrėjusias“, „nepilnas“. Moterys, vienos auginančios vaikus, neatitinka „gerų mamų“ standarto, o vaikai yra laikomi rizikos grupe, kuriai dažniausiai būdingi blogesni mokymosi rezultatai, polinkis į priklausomybes ir deviantinį elgesį. Analizuojant šeimos politikos tikslus Lietuvoje, matoma, kad yra kuriama marginalizuota vienų motinų šeimų padėtis, paliekant jas už įstatymo prioritetų ir nustumiant į nepasiturinčių asmenų grupę. Lietuvos šeimos politikoje vieni vaikus auginantys tėvai yra įvardijami kaip „nepilna šeima“, nepatenka tarp pirmenybinių politikos tikslų, o paramos sulaukia tik tada, kai patenka į nepasiturinčių šeimų kategoriją. Straipsnyje atskleidžiami vienišų motinų emociniai išgyvenimai, vartojimo ištekliai, parama ir pagalba. Tyrimo duomenų rinkimui buvo pasirinktas kokybinis tyrimas, biografinis pasakojimas. Tyrimo informantai – vienišos motinos. Tyrimo rezultatai atskleidė, kad vienišų motinų socialiniai santykiai netvirti, jos patyrė daug neigiamų emocinių išgyvenimų. Motinų santykius su tėvais nuo vaikystės lydi smurtas, alkoholis, kuris turi įtakos jų dabartiniam gyvenimui. Gyvendamos su vyrais / sugyventiniais, motinos kentė jų priklausomybę alkoholiui, neištikimybę, smurtą, todėl jautėsi nemylimos, nereikalingos, jautė depresijos požymius, gyvendavo baimėje. Ryšiai su buvusiais vyrais / sugyventiniais, pagrįsti vaikų poreikiu bendrauti su tėvu. Išsiskyrusios motinos jautė palengvėjimą, ramybę. Tyrimas atskleidė informančių vartojimo išteklius. Jos dažniausiai nedirba, todėl registruojasi Užimtumo tarnyboje. Nedarbo problematika glaudžiai siejasi su visuomenės stereotipais. Vienišų motinų laisvalaikis apribotas finansinių ir laiko resursų. Finansinė našta, užgriuvusi ant vienos moters pečių, lemia nepakankamą poreikių tenkinimą. Informantės sunkiu laikotarpiu pagalbos kreiptis pirmiausia linkusios į artimuosius ir draugus. Jos teigiamai vertina valstybės piniginę paramą, tačiau teigia, kad ji yra per maža, neatliepianti jų poreikių. Taip pat labai vertinama socialinio darbuotojo, psichologo, vaiko teisių specialisto pagalba. Biografinio pasakojimo pagrindu sukonstruotos įgalinančios socialinės paslaugos vienišoms motinoms, tokios kaip įgalinimas savarankiškai veikti, savarankiškai priimti sprendimus, siekti išsilavinimo, tobulinti savo kompetencijas, teisė rinktis ir atsisakyti paslaugos, įgalinti ieškoti pagalbos. Minėtos paslaugos padėtų vienišoms motinoms siekti socialinės gerovės, pilnavertiškai dalyvauti visuomenės gyvenime, užtikrinti savo poreikius.

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Straipsniu siekiama teoriškai pagrįsti universalaus dizaino pritaikymą judėjimo negalią turintiems asmenims. Straipsnyje analizuojamas universalaus dizaino pritaikymo aspektai judėjimo negalią turintiems asmenims. Tyrimo metodas – mokslinės literatūros ir teisinių dokumentų analizė. Neįgaliųjų integracijoje vis didesnį vaidmenį atlieka universalus dizainas kaip socialinio dalyvavimo instrumentas. Dalyvavimo procesas ypač svarbus neįgaliojo gyvenime. Žmogus, turintis judėjimo negalę, dažniausiai dėl aplinkos nepritaikymo arba netinkamo pritaikytos aplinkos negali būti savarankiškas, dalyvauti visuomenės gyvenime, jam būtina aplinkinių pagalba. Įstatymai, reglamentuojantys neįgaliųjų integraciją, turėjo įtakos naujai susiformulavusiems universalaus dizaino principams, kurie grindžiami visų asmenų lygiavertiškumu suteikia galimybę judėjimo negalios asmenims jaustis pilnaverčiais visuomenės dalyviais.

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Women's political participation is regarded as an essential element in all forms of development; however, the gender equality policies of India remain under scrutiny. After independence in 1947, there have been many initiatives to increase the political representation of women by the decentralization of power in various local self-government institutions of India. The act of Panchayati Raj Institutions has increased the engagement of marginalized segments of society, including women, into the decision-making role in political institutions. Therefore, this study attempts to explore the political leadership of women in Local Self Government institutions, through the use of qualitative methods, such as document analysis of the Panchayati Raj Institutions amendment act and expert interviews with elected women representatives in one district of the Kerala state. The paper seeks to identify the challenges of women in political leadership positions in India, the largest democratic nation. Findings from the study reveal that there is considerable progress in women’s equality in the leadership role; however, there are certain crucial obstacles that still exist for women to be active in the political realm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current global situation after Covid-19 presents the situation of youth in Europe as a synthesis for an international strategy of national youth policies instigated by the Council of Europe ‘Supporting Young People in Europe: Principles, Policy, Practice’. We look at youth policy as an initiative within other policy areas, which affect not only young people but all of society. The article presents the social and demographic situation of youth in the EU, and the state of play regarding welfare and poverty, education, employment, family issues, health and behaviour, and the future of youth in the EU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Šiuolaikinėje organizacijoje darbuotojai yra laikomi svarbiausiu organizacijos ištekliumi, lemiančiu veiklos rezultatus. Stipresniu darbuotojų lojalumu pasižyminčių organizacijų teikiamų paslaugų kokybė yra aukštesnė, joms reikia mažiau išteklių ir pastangų investicijų pritraukimui, naujų darbuotojų paieškai, atrankai, apmokymui. Tokiose organizacijose pasiekiami aukštesni produktyvumo, pelningumo rezultatai. Tad ne be reikalo darbuotojų lojalumas yra traktuojamas kaip svarbiausias verslo organizacijos konkurencinio pranašumo ir diferenciacijos šaltinis. Siekiant pasinaudoti šio šaltinio teikiama nauda, svarbu žinoti, kokie veiksniai formuoja ir lemia darbuotojų lojalumą, todėl straipsnio autoriai iškėlė tikslą – parengti darbuotojų lojalumą lemiančių veiksnių rinkinį. Atlikta Lietuvos bei užsienio mokslininkų darbų darbuotojų lojalumo tema analizė sudarė prielaidas darbuotojų lojalumą apibrėžti kaip ilgalaikių savanoriškų abiem pusėms naudingų ir pasitikėjimu grįstų ryšių tarp verslo organizacijos ir jos darbuotojų kūrimą ir palaikymą, pasireiškiantį darbuotojo prieraišumu verslo organizacijai bei palankia elgsena jos atžvilgiu. Darbuotojų lojalumą lemiančių veiksnių analizė parodė, kad darbuotojų lojalumas – tai individualaus bei organizacinio lygmens veiksnių rezultatas. Individualiame lygmenyje lojalumo raišką lemia darbuotojo lytis, amžius, išsilavinimas, darbo stažas, šeiminė padėtis. Organizaciniame lygmenyje nekyla abejonių dėl darbuotojų ugdymo, darbuotojų įgalinimo, komandinio darbo, vadovavimo, darbo apmokėjimo, darbo sąlygų, vadovybės įsipareigojimų kokybės kultūrai ir darbuotojų įvertinimo įtakos darbuotojų pasitenkinimui, kuris savo ruožtu veikia darbuotojų lojalumą. Tinkamai įgyvendinus šiuos veiksnius organizacijoje, galima tikėtis didėjančių pajamų, pelno, mažėjančios darbuotojų kaitos, gerėjančios kokybės, inovacijų plėtros, gerėjančios organizacijos reputacijos, didėjančio darbuotojų patikimumo.

This study is based on Intervention Research, where initially a literature study and a needs assessment of community caregivers regarding the content of an empowerment programme for caregivers to facilitate HIV and AIDS patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment, were undertaken. From these results an empowerment programme for caregivers was developed. In this article the evaluation of the programme will be reported on by means of quantitative measurement. An experimental design was utilised with both groups comprising of 12 caregivers with a pre-test, post-test and post-post-test. The results of the measurement indicated that the community caregivers were empowered and that such an empowerment programme is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article is the overall review of photovoice, the strategy of participatory action research hat relies on potential of photography. Therefore, the history, inspirations and application examples are discussed. The notion of the article is the argument that photovoice is a valuable method that could be applied in social work, which is focused on empowering people and supporting them in life challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Šiuolaikinė švietimo paradigma diktuoja perėjimą prie tokio mokymo (-si), kuris neatsiejamas nuo bendradarbiavimo tarp šeimos ir mokyklos, patirtinio mokymos (-si) bei aktyvaus socialinių partnerių įsitraukimo. Tokio mokymo (-si) rezultatas yra asmuo (agent), gebantis ir norintis įsitraukti į socialinį procesą, mokantis rasti galimybę ne tik kelti, bet irįgyvendinti savo tikslus, juos lanksčiai derindamas prie situacijos ar turimų išteklių. Toks asmuo gali būti apibrėžtas kaip įgalintasis asmuo. Akivaizdi šiandienos edukacinė tendencija – asmenų, dalyvaujančių švietimo sistemoje, stiprinimas pasitelkus socialinį įgalinimą. Šiuolaikiniuose socialiniuose moksluose socialinio įgalinimo koncepcija yra reikšminga. Manoma, kad tai yra vienas iš svarbiausių gyvenimo kokybės rodiklių. Įgalinimas yra procesas, kuris dėl savo tarpdiscipliniškumo bei daugiamatiškumo yra apibrėžiamas įvairiai ir nėra sutarta dėl vienos definicijos (Page, Czuba, 1999). Esamų apibrėžimų analizė atskleidžia, kad socialiniame diskurse įgalinimas pirmiausiai interpretuojamas veiklos kontekste. Asmens gebėjimas veikti nepriklausomai ir priimti sprendimus yra pagrindinis socialinio įgalinimo rodiklis. Asmuo veikia nepriklausomai, taip sustiprindamas įtaką tiek savo, tiek visuomenės gyvenime. (Erb, Kaindl, 2007; Hurrelmann, 1986). Pedagogikos mokslas įsitraukė į socialinio įgalinimo tyrimus. Konstruojamos mokslinės interpretacijos siūlančios keisti esamą pedagoginę mintį. Judama nuo tradicinio pedagoginio diskurso link bendradarbiaujančio modelio, akcentuojančio besimokantįjį kaip individą su unikalia pasaulėžiūra. Postmodernus laikmetis švietimui ir ugdymui kelia abipusės pagarbos, o ne paklusnumo diegimo tikslą. Sparti technologijų pažanga keičia švietimo koncepcijos interpretaciją ir švietėjo bei besimokančiojo vaidmenis. Svarbi tampa kiekvieno asmens savarankiško mokymosi visą gyvenimą atsakomybė bei pagarba visų švietimo dalyvių kompetencijoms. Straipsnyje tiriama medijų ir informacinio raštingumo svarba įgalinimo procese. Apibūdinami medijų ir informacinio raštingumo komponentai bei veikimo mechanizmai. Ieškomi atsakymų į klausimus: • Koks yra pagrindinis medijų ir informacinio raštingumo ugdant tikslas? • Koks yra medijų ir informacinio raštingumo turinys? • Kaip integruoti medijų ir informacinį raštingumą į mokymo(si) procesą?

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The quality of modern democracy rests upon an active participation of citizens in political decision-making process. Globalization development in public policy manifested itself in decentralisation process: the restructuring of civil public - political public power relationships and the domination of subnational political in community. Scientific researches that assess new forms of civil participation do not give enough attention to the revelation of new media relation to social and institutional structure. Communication researches of changed political power relations reveal electronic participation involvement. The article offers the analysis of the results of qualitative research conducted in 2016. The research reveals the socio-political experience of local authority about civil participation and the platform of social network “Facebook” specifics, development local authority and civil dialog in Lithuanian local governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article the efforts of social workers to promote inclusive practices in children day care centres is analysed. Changes in education based on life-long learning culture require active and conscious participation of parents in child’s education process. However, this participation becomes overburden if family is socially excluded because of the deviant lifestyle or poverty. Indeed, practical observations together with results of the studies reveal that the collaboration between social professions, which aim to implement child welfare and parents is insufficient. In order to help these families children day care centres were established. The aim of the article is to reveal how social workers construct professional help with parents on the purpose to help overcoming child’s issues at school. The study is based on hermeneutical methodology. During Soviet period development of child’s skills belonged to the educational institutions outside the family. Research participants still struggles for the ownership of these developments, pushing neglectful parents aside. The research revealed that within transformation process social workers adapts the forms of professional posture, however, the content of their performance is inherited from the past experiences and historical development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Straipsnyje siekiama atskleisti įgalinimo (empowerment) strategijos teorinius matmenis ir raiškos budus socialinio darbo procesuose, aptariami jos taikymo privalumai bei kylančios dilemos, reikšmė lietuviškojo socialinio darbo teorijai ir praktikai. Lyginant Lietuvos ir Lombardijos (Italijos) regiono savigalbos grupių patirtis, išryškinamas individualus ir bendruomeninis įgalinimas, kaip veiksminga pagalbos asmeniui ir bendruomenės plėtotes strategija.

Jėgos ir galios diferenciacija nagrinėta ne vieno autoriaus. Anot H. Arendt, jėga pasireiškia savęs eksponavimu ir save palaiko nuolat rodydamasi ir sukeldama baimę. Galia, atvirkščiai, slepiasi. Galia – išmintingųjų pastangos, leidžiančios neeikvoti energijos kovai, kontrolei ir griovimui, o telkiančios visuomenės narius bendradarbiauti, dalytis savo pasiekimais ir skirti energiją kūrybai ir gyvenimui tobulinti. Straipsnyje pateikiama jėgos ir galios skirtumo raiška per kokybinio tyrimo apie socialinio darbuotojo vaidmenį bendruomenėje analizę. Išlikimo visuomenėje susiformavę socialiniai darbuotojai ir klientai sunkiai skiria jėgą nuo galios. Galios prigimtis socialinė, neatsiejama nuo pasitikėjimo santykio formavimo. Socialinis darbas, grindžiamas jėga, bet ne galia ir įgalinimu, neatitinka savo esmės.

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This article examines the theoretical viewpoint of quality culture, its formation in industrial plants. Here is discussed cultural approach to quality. It is determined that quality based on a cultural perspective is implemented not only by using tools and methods, but it is the result of cultural factors - exactly the company's values and practices. The values that affect a successful quality culture’s integration into entire company's activity are overviewed. This article presents the study of key factors influencing the quality culture’s development and a conceptual model is proposed. The conclusions of performed empirical studies confirm that leadership and company's culture are of paramount importance and are the main success factors in developing the quality culture in the company. The connection between leadership and empowerment certifies that each company itself is responsible for the formation of the quality culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper discusses different styles of leadership of the social work that have been empirically reconstructed and conceptualized. The consequences of such leadership styles for the professional activity of the social workers are analysed not only regarding the clients but also in the context of empowerment of the workers. Considerations are made concerning the influence of social work to the identity and the distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article analyzes the family policy in Lithuania in the light of the concept of subsidiarity. Family policy in Lithuania is not subsidiary but the last decade have seen some examples of the application of subsidiarity through the activities of the non-governmental sector as well as communities' and families' participation in development of the family policy. According to the analysis of literature, law, documents and experts' interviews insights, the article delineates the assumptions of the development and entrenchment of the principle of subsidiarity in Lithuania. The analysis shows how the principle of subsidarity provides opportunities to revitalize the civil sector develop and implement human-centered and empowerment strategies and reduce the public authorities control mechanisms and operation costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Socialinių mokslų (edukologijos) daktarė Klaipėdos universiteto Sveikatos mokslų fakulteto Socialinio darbo katedros docentė Profesinių santykių konsultantė (supervizorė) H. Manto g. 84, LT-92294 Klaipėda El. paštas: indre.dirgeliene@gmail.com Straipsnyje atskleidžiamas socialinio darbo multidisciplininis pobūdis, išryškinant edukacijos raišką kliento įgalinimo procese. Į įgalinimo procesą žvelgiama holistiškai, aktualizuojant bendruomeninio įgalinimo patirtį gyvenimo sėkmės ugdymo kontekste. Numatoma edukacinių aspektų raiška ir perspektyva kliento įgalinimo procese siekiant resocializacijos tikslų.

There are discussed the deficiencies of traditional hierarchical public administration model and New Public Management in the context of crisis and globalization. New Governance model forms a positive alternative to above mentioned models in the aspects of social quality, social justice and civil empowerment. The effectiveness of social aims and communities activities are especially actual for experiencing social trauma Eastern European and Lithuanian societies. There are analysed in the article several known examples of communities empowerment in Lithuania. The positive examples of civil activities and their propagation can contribute to the more efficient measures for policy formation and implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Straipsnyje analizuojami viešieji politinio moterų vadovavimo diskursai postkomunistinėje Rusijoje. Autorė, remdamasi sociologiniu tyrimu, skiria dvi pagrindines – moterų politikių ir moterų organizatorių – strategijas. Pirmoji, „profesionali“, aktyvisčių grupė svarsto moterų interesus arba moterų teisių problemas, kaip šalutinius demokratinės darbotvarkės klausimus. Antroji, „maternalistinė“, strategija pabrėžia prigimtinę moterų politinę „lemtį“, kurios paskirtis – rūpintis socialine ir šeimos politika. Šių diskursų nagrinėjimas padeda suprasti Rusijos moterų politinės galios raiškos perspektyvas, susijusias su demokratiniais pertvarkymais.

The article analyzes the family policy model of Italian Lombardy as a paradigm of subsidiarity. Theoretical and empirical analyses of this model show its innovative value and relevance in preserving and strengthening the family institution as well as creating a pro-family culture. The important aspect of this policy is the key role played by the family in assessment of the needs, service provision, and promotion of sociality. As a result families are being provided with opportunities of educating themselves and are encouraged to be more creative and responsible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article analyses the controversial social issue: the return of former convicts into the society. What empowerment strategies for employment and social reintegration of former convicts are considered efficient by stakeholders? This research question is analysed in the article. All possible stakeholders - former convicts, close people of former convicts (parents, spouses, partners), specialists-consultants (psychologists, social workers), specialists of correction inspectorate, citizens and employers - were questioned. The research revealed the factors of employment and social reintegration of former convicts, their rating, urgency and resources. The data enables us to design strategies of empowering initiatives and activities seeking for successful social reintegration of former convicts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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