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The role of social worker in a team of rehabilitation: methodological approach
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2003
This article introduces a new concept 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', significance 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 o...
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The research in this article investigates the experience of role conflict that social workers face when dealing with the issue of legal capacity of persons with disabilities. Persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities are denied their legal capacity in many countries. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations obliges states to recognize or restore full legal capacity to all persons regardless of their ability. The study was set in Lithuania, one of the many countries where social workers are required by the Convention to advocate for people's right to legal capacity and support its exercise. Yet laws and ongoing procedures typically assume social workers to be aides in the denial of legal capacity. A qualitative study of practicing social workers in Lithuania confirmed the existence and sources of role conflict. Despite their professional identity, social workers maintained some of their cultural biases that were incompatible with recognition of clients' legal capacity. The findings imply that documented role conflict can spur efforts at changing public perceptions and including awareness of rights of persons with disabilities and cultural barriers in professional education.
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2023
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Approach to Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
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Disability and Rehabilitation, 2014
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