Diabetes mellitus is not only a medical, but also a public issue. The number of people with diabetes is increasing every year. Diabetes causes complications of diseases. In addition to infertility issues and foot injuries ...

Social care providers need to ensure quality services to service users. The problem is characterized by insufficient attention to the quality management of service provided by social care institutions, quality assessment ...

Volunteering has been studied in various aspects - competencies gained wile volunteering, the meaning of the volunteering for the organisations, the impact of volunteering on mental or physical health (Plagnol and Huppert, ...

Social work with street youth is highly focused work, during which the relationships are being formed between both- groups of young people, and with individuals within their leisure-time locations, which they visit on ...

The demand for writing this type of article is predetermined by the urging context of Lithuanian social work practice. The recent resonant cases of families at risk which have been noted by public because of ongoing abuse ...

Street social work aims to prevent young people from being excluded/ choosing to leave the public life, prevent their social exclusion and, while using advantage of the resources of the community, try to achieve their ...

The strategic goal of Lithuanian society is the deinstitutionalization of children’s care homes- the shift from institutional care towards the adoption. This article is looking at the adoption in the context of ...

Engagement services for persons with mental illnesses improve the quality of their life, social participation and assists their integration in society. Engagement activities provide an opportunity for the persons to change ...

In this article we are analysing theory and practice in relation to the aspects of the needs expressed by mentally ill people. Political, economic and social changes pave the way for the development of the human needs. ...

Education of young people with mental disability is a difficult and complex process, requiring certain amount of knowledge, abilities and experience. The process of educating young people with mental disability remains ...