The article analyses the role of day-care centres in developing social skills and career competences of socially disadvantaged children, and includes the results of the theoretical analysis of the relationship between ...

In the article the quality of the social care services is analized in the context of the public services organization and evaluation, considering the aspects of the institutional care reorganization. The main challenges, that ...

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 ...

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. ...

After having analyzed the quality assessment models, it has become clear that EQUASS quality system in the EU countries is recognized as the most suitable one in the social sector. In order to collect empirical data, in ...

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, ...

The social assistance for social risk families in Lithuania is provided by child protection agencies, social welfare departments, family support and crisis centres, pedagogical-psychological services, care homes, various ...

Families at risk are definitely the urgent public concern that requires immediate solutions in Lithuania. It is important to mention that the children growing within the families at risk are in the centre of concern as ...

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that disrupts a normal family life. Diabetes affects the child’s family: a chronic disease of a child is a difficult experience for all members of the family. Compared to ...