Title Socialinio darbuotojo vaidmuo reabilitacijos specialistų komandoje (tyrimo metodika) /
Translation of Title The Role of social worker in team of rehabilitation: methodological approach.
Authors Sapežinskienė, Laima ; Švedienė, Ligija ; Guščinskienė, Jūratė
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Is Part of Medicina.. Kaunas : Kauno medicinos universitetas. 2003, t. 39, Nr. 9, p. 879-883.. ISSN 1010-660X
Keywords [eng] Rehabilitation ; Social work ; Patient care team
Abstract [eng] This article introduces a new concep of a social worker role in rehabilitation team in Lithuania and presents a methodological approach for investigation of this role as well. The goal of this study is to establish a standardized method for evaluation of social worker roles’, signiticance for disabled people in a home-based rehabilitation setting, and to evaluate the most useful roles of social worker according to the needs of disabled people. The research method of this study was designed, based on a review of Lithuanian and foreign literature. Fifty (25 male, 25 female) disabled persons, who received home-based rehabilitation services, were observed and questioned according to this method. The results of the study show that the most important roles of a social worker in home-based rehabilitation are those of a broker, an enabler and a teacher. Conclusion. It was discovered that there is a need for follow-up qualification program of social workers in a rehabilitation team in order to develop additional skills that correspond to the roles of a teacher, an enabler and a broker, with apllication of this method for home-based rehabilitation of disabled people.
Published Kaunas : Kauno medicinos universitetas
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2003