| Abstract [eng] |
Social services is a social support system, comprising a stationary and outpatient social service agencies provide services to individuals or groups of individuals and general social services provided in the community or the customer's home. Primary social services system task - to provide social assistance to various non-cash forms of care and money for those people who can not take care of themselves. For a long time social services were the domain of social assistance, which has not been given little attention. However, its importance continues to grow as a rapid population aging the process of increasing poor families, increasing social risk families and their children in and the number of people with disabilities. Needs for social services to various groups of people: lonely old people, families with social problems, children without parental care, orphans, individuals released from prison, or abuse alcohol or drugs. There is already a developed network of social services in the municipalities, but it has not yet sufficient, he developed more quantifiable, regardless of the availability of social services quality. For a long time there were almost no attention is paid to the quality of social services. Prevailed opinion that one should be grateful for what you get, and not require anything more. Now already recognized and to us, that person is entitled to the service quality. And this it is essential to pay greater attention to social services organization that the provision of social services to the population problems more effectively and fast. The most important social support system principle - decentralization. This principle especially it is appropriate to apply the provision of social services. Because no one else is better than most the community may not be aware of all the members of social problems and to provide the necessary assistance. Therefore, the primary responsibility for organizing and providing social services has municipalities. Social services, unlike other social security guarantees, and the provision of organization of regulation is characterized in that the state level govern only basic, fundamentals. Meanwhile, local governments and institutions have the freedom to develop self-regulation of their activities in accordance with the principles enshrined in the state and requirements. But even now often the case such as the municipality ignored they set functions, discourages new social services institutions, training, focusing on county subordination of social institutions and services. Aging, unemployment and socially vulnerable population growth stimulates demand for social services increases. With regard to the provision of social services at several levels, Lithuania local governments have the primary responsibility. Provision of social services at the municipal level is an objective, since the municipality is the closest community social life, it identifies the problems of the local community and the needs of the population to social services. Municipal social services organization and delivery of required taking into account the needs of the community as possible rationalization of the state budget and municipal budgets. Municipal social services to raise the community's confidence, and recipients of social services feel that social workers performed work is clear. The importance of social services - there is no doubt they have taken to ensure full life of the most vulnerable groups. Municipalities not only organize and provide social services, but also are responsible for legally assigned to social services quality. In doing so, they seek social services and the efficiency of social service users' needs. Social services - is relevant in today's society, social services and the organization and provision dealt with various aspects of socialization, ordered and carried out various studies. The European Union's Statistical Office predicts that in 2060 the beginning of the year almost 37 percent of Lithuania's population will be elderly people. It can be assumed that the rise and demand for social services, which is a major challenge for the country's social organization system - it must adapt to the increasing demand for services, restructuring of the existing or create a new service infrastructure. In order to assess the current social services system to identify performance problems and make recommendations for improving the system, the National Audit Office carried out a public performance audit, which examines the legislation regulating social services policy, information on social services policies and measures. In 2015 following an audit of the National Audit Office found that in social service facilities do not meet the social service needs of the recipient or the state declared aspirations responsibly take care of them. Studies conducted demonstrate that it is a master's thesis is highly relevant, but you have chosen a particular area - Palanga municipality, this kind of research has not been carried out. The object of final thesis is provision of social services in Palanga city. The aim of final thesis is to perform Palanga municipality provided social services and the legal framework analysis to determine the essential social services benefits and problems and their causes. Tasks of final thesis are: examine the social services of the theoretical aspects; perform the legislation governing the provision of social services at the municipal level analysis; analyze the town of Palanga social services sector in the state; to identify social services issues. The object research - social services for the city of Palanga. The aim - to analyze the social services to the city of Palanga. The research to achieve the targets set in: To investigate the residents' social service needs of influencing factors; Deliver the city of Palanga social services institutions; Overview of the city of Palanga social services, provision and funding conditions; Perform social services 2010-2014 analysis of the city of Palanga. Taking into account the research object, research goals and objectives of the analysis applied to the content analysis method. Case study "Social services: Palanga city municipality case, the document in question analysis. Scientific publications and other documents for analysis and synthesis method used in the study of social services in theoretical aspects as well as the use of statistical data collection and systematization, visualization, generalization methods. The Master's thesis consists of an introduction, three main parts of instruction, conclusions and used literature and sources. In the first chapter of social services in the theoretical aspects of analysis of the concept of social services, social service system. In the second chapter of social services in Lithuania analyzed the municipal level in providing social services, social services regulation. In the third chapter of social services in the town of Palanga municipality analyzed survey results. The paper used in Lithuania and foreign authors of scientific literature dealing with the social problems of provision of services, along with a legislative analysis. The final work may be useful for social science students as well as the work can be relevant for social services workers and researchers who examine the provision of social services. |
