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Ideological, political, sociological, psychological, pedagogical and medical foundations of social work are presented in the article. The information is necessary for the training of social workers and especially - preparing social pedagogues and teachers.

Ideological, political, sociological, psychological, pedagogical and medical foundations of social work are presented in the article. The information is necessary for the training of social workers and especially - preparing social pedagogues and teachers.

This article deals with concept of gender mainstreaming based on Lithuanian and EU documents and scientific literature. Gender mainstreaming concentrates main attention towards both problems of men and women in their private and public lives. For the equity between men and women to become reality it is an imperative not only to solve specific problems of men and women, but also to understand them as complex issues incorporated in real life situations. This practically can be achieved through consistent integration of gender aspects into legal documents, programmes and policies related to institutions active in society. In order to accomplish gender mainstreaming two elements are of key importance – adequate and relevant understanding of strategy and specific methods of gender aspect integration in public institution practices. Two methods for the integration of gender mainstreaming in social care institutions at the municipal level and for direct social work practice are represented and discussed.

This article deals with concept of gender mainstreaming based on Lithuanian and EU documents and scientific literature. Gender mainstreaming concentrates main attention towards both problems of men and women in their private and public lives. For the equity between men and women to become reality it is an imperative not only to solve specific problems of men and women, but also to understand them as complex issues incorporated in real life situations. This practically can be achieved through consistent integration of gender aspects into legal documents, programmes and policies related to institutions active in society. In order to accomplish gender mainstreaming two elements are of key importance – adequate and relevant understanding of strategy and specific methods of gender aspect integration in public institution practices. Two methods for the integration of gender mainstreaming in social care institutions at the municipal level and for direct social work practice are represented and discussed.

This article deals with concept of gender mainstreaming based on Lithuanian and EU documents and scientific literature. Gender mainstreaming concentrates main attention towards both problems of men and women in their private and public lives. For the equity between men and women to become reality it is an imperative not only to solve specific problems of men and women, but also to understand them as complex issues incorporated in real life situations. This practically can be achieved through consistent integration of gender aspects into legal documents, programmes and policies related to institutions active in society. In order to accomplish gender mainstreaming two elements are of key importance – adequate and relevant understanding of strategy and specific methods of gender aspect integration in public institution practices. Two methods for the integration of gender mainstreaming in social care institutions at the municipal level and for direct social work practice are represented and discussed.

Daugelyje Europos šaIių socialinio darbo profesijos prestižas nėra aukščausiose pozicijose. DabartinĞje kultūrinėje ir politinėje aplinkoje ši profesija pirmiausia siejama su nepopuliariomis socialinėmis problemomis ir žmonėmis, kurie negali adekvačiai susidoroti su poky~iq ir konkurencijos Iygiu postindustrinėje visuomenėje (Kunneman, 2005). Lietuvoje socialinio darbo profesija užima išskirtinę situaciją. Ši profesija neturi gilių istoriniq tradicijų. Apie socialinio darbo profesiją Lietuvoje pradėta kalbėti tik po nepriklausomybės atgavimo, taigi dabar profesija skaičiuoja tik 18 m. Žinoma, profesijos nebegalima vadinti nauja, tačiau tai vis dar jauna profesija, kuriai, siekiant aukštesnio prestižo, reikia dėti daugiau pastangų nei senas gilias tradicijas turinčioms ir visuomenei gerai činomoms profesijoms kaip medicina, teisė ir pan. Šio straipsnio lyrimo tikslas - ištirti ir aprašyti socialinio darbo profesijos prestižą. Taikyti šie tyrimo metodai: teorinė analizė ir sinteze, anketine apklausa raštu ištirtas socialinio darbo profesijos prestižas socialinių darbuotojų, jų partnerių ir bendrosios populiacijos respondentų požiūriais. Organizuojant socialinio darbo profesijos statuso tyrimą, remtasi kiekybinio tyrimo sociaIiniuose moksluose metodologine paradigma.[.]

Daugelyje Europos šaIių socialinio darbo profesijos prestižas nėra aukščausiose pozicijose. DabartinĞje kultūrinėje ir politinėje aplinkoje ši profesija pirmiausia siejama su nepopuliariomis socialinėmis problemomis ir žmonėmis, kurie negali adekvačiai susidoroti su poky~iq ir konkurencijos Iygiu postindustrinėje visuomenėje (Kunneman, 2005). Lietuvoje socialinio darbo profesija užima išskirtinę situaciją. Ši profesija neturi gilių istoriniq tradicijų. Apie socialinio darbo profesiją Lietuvoje pradėta kalbėti tik po nepriklausomybės atgavimo, taigi dabar profesija skaičiuoja tik 18 m. Žinoma, profesijos nebegalima vadinti nauja, tačiau tai vis dar jauna profesija, kuriai, siekiant aukštesnio prestižo, reikia dėti daugiau pastangų nei senas gilias tradicijas turinčioms ir visuomenei gerai činomoms profesijoms kaip medicina, teisė ir pan. Šio straipsnio lyrimo tikslas - ištirti ir aprašyti socialinio darbo profesijos prestižą. Taikyti šie tyrimo metodai: teorinė analizė ir sinteze, anketine apklausa raštu ištirtas socialinio darbo profesijos prestižas socialinių darbuotojų, jų partnerių ir bendrosios populiacijos respondentų požiūriais. Organizuojant socialinio darbo profesijos statuso tyrimą, remtasi kiekybinio tyrimo sociaIiniuose moksluose metodologine paradigma.[.]

Daugelyje Europos šaIių socialinio darbo profesijos prestižas nėra aukščausiose pozicijose. DabartinĞje kultūrinėje ir politinėje aplinkoje ši profesija pirmiausia siejama su nepopuliariomis socialinėmis problemomis ir žmonėmis, kurie negali adekvačiai susidoroti su poky~iq ir konkurencijos Iygiu postindustrinėje visuomenėje (Kunneman, 2005). Lietuvoje socialinio darbo profesija užima išskirtinę situaciją. Ši profesija neturi gilių istoriniq tradicijų. Apie socialinio darbo profesiją Lietuvoje pradėta kalbėti tik po nepriklausomybės atgavimo, taigi dabar profesija skaičiuoja tik 18 m. Žinoma, profesijos nebegalima vadinti nauja, tačiau tai vis dar jauna profesija, kuriai, siekiant aukštesnio prestižo, reikia dėti daugiau pastangų nei senas gilias tradicijas turinčioms ir visuomenei gerai činomoms profesijoms kaip medicina, teisė ir pan. Šio straipsnio lyrimo tikslas - ištirti ir aprašyti socialinio darbo profesijos prestižą. Taikyti šie tyrimo metodai: teorinė analizė ir sinteze, anketine apklausa raštu ištirtas socialinio darbo profesijos prestižas socialinių darbuotojų, jų partnerių ir bendrosios populiacijos respondentų požiūriais. Organizuojant socialinio darbo profesijos statuso tyrimą, remtasi kiekybinio tyrimo sociaIiniuose moksluose metodologine paradigma.[.]

During last few decades world has irreversibly changed and moved towards globalization, therefore, exploitation of the old-fashioned organizational design methods in social service organizations became ineffective and self-destructive. It means that it is necessary to look for new ways to construct and develop the relations of social worker to clients and institutions that correspond to the conditions of current and future social environment. Networking is a process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other people and institutions in different environments. Networks of social workers, clients, people related to them and institutions begin with an independent cooperation with multilateral obligations and develop long-term relationships based on trust. A social web usually consists of various institutions, including private or governmental organizations of social services, schools, church, clients, families, clubs etc. where they meet to share and exchange informational, financial, material resources and services. After being processed by the part of a coordinating center, accumulated specialized resources, knowledge and skills existing in the center of network are transferred to other members of the network. Social worker as a coordinator of this network has to create conditions for network members' self-realization and efficient communication. Ais requires the additional managerial skills in leadership, motivation, coordination, teamwork fields that social worker should acquire and develop at the same time improving the performance of his/her social services.[.]

During last few decades world has irreversibly changed and moved towards globalization, therefore, exploitation of the old-fashioned organizational design methods in social service organizations became ineffective and self-destructive. It means that it is necessary to look for new ways to construct and develop the relations of social worker to clients and institutions that correspond to the conditions of current and future social environment. Networking is a process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other people and institutions in different environments. Networks of social workers, clients, people related to them and institutions begin with an independent cooperation with multilateral obligations and develop long-term relationships based on trust. A social web usually consists of various institutions, including private or governmental organizations of social services, schools, church, clients, families, clubs etc. where they meet to share and exchange informational, financial, material resources and services. After being processed by the part of a coordinating center, accumulated specialized resources, knowledge and skills existing in the center of network are transferred to other members of the network. Social worker as a coordinator of this network has to create conditions for network members' self-realization and efficient communication. Ais requires the additional managerial skills in leadership, motivation, coordination, teamwork fields that social worker should acquire and develop at the same time improving the performance of his/her social services.[.]

During last few decades world has irreversibly changed and moved towards globalization, therefore, exploitation of the old-fashioned organizational design methods in social service organizations became ineffective and self-destructive. It means that it is necessary to look for new ways to construct and develop the relations of social worker to clients and institutions that correspond to the conditions of current and future social environment. Networking is a process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other people and institutions in different environments. Networks of social workers, clients, people related to them and institutions begin with an independent cooperation with multilateral obligations and develop long-term relationships based on trust. A social web usually consists of various institutions, including private or governmental organizations of social services, schools, church, clients, families, clubs etc. where they meet to share and exchange informational, financial, material resources and services. After being processed by the part of a coordinating center, accumulated specialized resources, knowledge and skills existing in the center of network are transferred to other members of the network. Social worker as a coordinator of this network has to create conditions for network members' self-realization and efficient communication. Ais requires the additional managerial skills in leadership, motivation, coordination, teamwork fields that social worker should acquire and develop at the same time improving the performance of his/her social services.[.]

The main goal of social work is to optimize the client's relationships with his environment. The changes in political, economic and social life, affects the changes in social work and the requirements for social workers skills. Social work organizing reveals in coordinating the actions of social support system participants and services recipients. It is very important to have practical skills, theoretical knowledge and managerial competences. The development of social work organizers managerial competences, continuous change and improvement is very important adjusting to the changing social environment. The main goal of the work is to reveal the need for development of social work organizers managerial competences in the context of the social work changes. The objectives of the research are: to describe the peculiarities of the social work organizing in Lithuania in the context of social work changing; to define the conception of the competence and it's structured and to discern the common competences of the social workers; to discuss the expression of the managerial competences in social work and possibilities of their development; to analyse the practical aspects of the social work organizers managerial competences development. Trying to reveal the need for development of social work organizers managerial competences in the context of social work changing, the qualitative research was taken. The unstructured interview was used to pick data for the research. The research was guided by the constructive point of view. The participants of the research – eight social work organizers from X municipality rural parishes. The data was analysed according the method of topics analysis. The results of the research revealed that the technical skills are the least used in social work practice. In the planning, organizing, management and control of the social work process reveals these managerial competences: knowledge about the client, help planning, strategic thinking, the generating of ideas, creative point of view, ability to define the area of interest, business ethic, oral communication, resource organization, client activation, motivation, empowerment, initiation of change, coaching, leadership, empathy, teamwork, time management, objectives achievement, strategic skills, risk assessment, decision making, responsibility for the decisions, negotiation skills, flexibility, loyalty, the ability to listen, oral communication, conflicts management, achievements, focus to the client, valuable approach. There is insufficiently developed skills coaching, empowerment, vision-making, interinstitutional teamwork, negotiation. The project for development of the managerial competences of the social work organizers in rural areas was developed according the study results.

The in-service training and its status was chosen as the research object of the present thesis. The research aims to reveal the preconditions of in-service training in social work volunteers. The goals of the research are to perform an analytic overview of academic literature on the topic of the present master thesis; to highlight the occurrences of the activity of social work volunteers; to reveal the motivation behind volunteer activity; and to determine the most important constituents of occupational skills for social work volunteers. The following research methods are applied: analytical overview of academic literature on the topic of the master thesis, questionnaires and individual interviews with social work volunteers, as well as statistical data processing (in Excel). The results of the research are reflected in the conclusions of the master thesis. The following are the main conclusions: · The motivation of volunteer activity is closely related to the need to gain experience of various types of social work, taking into consideration the feelings, needs, capabilities, and abilities of participants of the learning process. In most cases, volunteer activity is based on goodwill; on a wish to help others, to communicate, to collaborate, and to fulfil the concepts, which are important to a modern person. · The in-service training of social work volunteers is mostly related to high intellect and maturity. The in-service training is oriented towards possibilities for development of desired skills. · The in-service training of social work volunteers is part of creating a humanistic and democratic microclimate within the team together with the pupils. · The most important preconditions of in-service training of social work volunteers is the problem of teacher's search for his/her place within the community.

The in-service training and its status was chosen as the research object of the present thesis. The research aims to reveal the preconditions of in-service training in social work volunteers. The goals of the research are to perform an analytic overview of academic literature on the topic of the present master thesis; to highlight the occurrences of the activity of social work volunteers; to reveal the motivation behind volunteer activity; and to determine the most important constituents of occupational skills for social work volunteers. The following research methods are applied: analytical overview of academic literature on the topic of the master thesis, questionnaires and individual interviews with social work volunteers, as well as statistical data processing (in Excel). The results of the research are reflected in the conclusions of the master thesis. The following are the main conclusions: · The motivation of volunteer activity is closely related to the need to gain experience of various types of social work, taking into consideration the feelings, needs, capabilities, and abilities of participants of the learning process. In most cases, volunteer activity is based on goodwill; on a wish to help others, to communicate, to collaborate, and to fulfil the concepts, which are important to a modern person. · The in-service training of social work volunteers is mostly related to high intellect and maturity. The in-service training is oriented towards possibilities for development of desired skills. · The in-service training of social work volunteers is part of creating a humanistic and democratic microclimate within the team together with the pupils. · The most important preconditions of in-service training of social work volunteers is the problem of teacher's search for his/her place within the community.