Rizikos šeimų poreikių tenkinimas

Abstract

Families which tend to face various problems are commonly called the families at risk. This term is widely used both in official acts of law, both by public institutions ensuring the protection of rights of children and giving social support for families. Social Services act of 2006 provides the definition of family at risk which we are using in this Work. We could exclude such risks: addiction, lack of responsibility or social skills as well as psychological, physical and sexual abuse against children. The analysis of the needs of families at risk is extremely relevant nowadays, when support of families at risk ensuring rights of children they are growing is priority field of the Country. It was expected that qualitative research of the needs of families at risk would induce the deeper recognition of families at social exclusion because we would try to look to various expressions from their point of view. Deeper perception of the needs of families at risk would help social workers in preventive and interventional work with these families. The aim of this Work is on the ground of qualitative research to disclose the needs of families at risk, the causes of dismissal of those needs and the support provided for families at social exclusion. During the analysis we use the ethnographic qualitative research method. For the collection of documents two methods – interview (group and individual) and observation – were used. Eight families participated in the analysis and twelve respondents were interviewed. Some topics of questions were pre-formulated, i.e. respondents were asked to define happiness, retell the brightest flashback from childhood, etc. For delivering of results of analysis we used an interpretational method. Examined families were chosen by nonpropability sample method, i.e. we questioned those families, which are under care from public institutions: Office of protection of rights of a child, Family assistance office, Community bureau of social services, Assistance at home office. Analysis provided some information about poverty, suffered by families at risk, their self appreciation, inherent positive image-building, point of view to the mode of life, surrounding them, work, use of and addiction to alcohol. We gave a look from their point of view to their relationship, problems of children education. We also analysed how the becoming a family at risk is effected by childhood and families of parents. Analysis revealed that the information about provided social support is insufficient and support itself is hardly achieved, inopportune and ineffective. On the basis of conclusions of analysis we formulated recommendations for specialists working with families at risk.