An overview of the results of the final theses of students of the Faculty of Social Work on social work with people with dementia
A meta-analysis of students' theses from the past five years ...(2016–2020) on the topic of social work with people with dementia is presented. Among the themes explored, work in institutions as well as work in the family setting of people with dementia predominate; community work topics emerge to a lesser extent. Thus, the role of social work and the use of social work methods are researched somewhat more in institutions, but again, only in individual institutions. However, this topic does not appear in research on people with dementia in the home setting. Most research is qualitative and based on non-random convenience samples using interviews as the method of data collection. Often, students explore the challenges and needs of those involved in caring for people with dementia, but with less emphasis on numbers. In the future, the focus will need to be on research on community and on (social) work with people with dementia in their home environments, and the use of social work methods and other forms of work with people with dementia need to be explored in more depth.
Prispevek prikazuje pomembne ugotovitve na področju samskega življenja vstarosti in obravnava problem samote. Težav, s katerimi se zaradi samote srečajo stari ljudje, ne smemo zanemarjati, prav tako ...pa moramo upoštevati tudi posledice teh težav na njihovo fizično in psihično zdravje in splošno počutje. Zato so v príspevku opisane nekatere intervencije, ki so se pokazale kot učinkovite vpreprečevanju negativnih posledic samote pri starih ljudeh. Ker je socialna mreža za zdravje starostnika zelo pomembna, so najuspešnejše intervencije tiste, ki temeljijo na krepitvi socialne podpore starega človeka (npr. sodelovanje znotraj društev, zagotavljanje podpore drugim, multigeneracijska gospodinjstva).
Older gays and lesbians are one of the most invisible social groups as they experience “double invisibility”: in Western societies that celebrate youth, they are invisible as older and as older ...homosexuals. Existing research shows a different structure of social networks of older gays and lesbians compared to older heterosexuals, it points to fears of discrimination in care activities and feelings of exclusion from the LGBT community, which, like society at large, is defined by youth. This exploratory study for Slovenia identifies similar trends, with the key problem being the tension between an individual's stigmatized homosexual identity, which the elderly still mostly hide, and the LGBT community, which is not inclusive for older gays and lesbians. The purpose of the research was to identify key characteristics of everyday life of older gays and lesbians in the period before the existence of activism in Slovenia and the characteristics of the current position of older gays and lesbians in the LGBTIQ + community and society at large.
The specific characteristics of life course and past experiences of LGBT+ old people require knowledge and awareness on the part of carers. In this paper, an international perspective to shed light ...on key issues in the field of inclusive care for LGBT+ older people is used, with a particular focus on the Slovenian context, drawing extensively on the findings of the European project “Being me” (2018–2020). In the project, we aimed to explore best practice in the area of education and to develop online learning materials and tools for social and health care workers. Among the principles and approaches that guided our research, the focus was put on intersectionality, resilience, strengths perspective, life stories, and collaboration with LGBT+ old people in all phases of the project.
Tole tematsko številko smo posebej težko pričakovali. Tema spolne in seksualne
identitete je v reviji Socialno delo redko, a vendarle kontinuirano zastopana.
Tokrat pa smo se osredotočili na izzive, ...povezane s staranjem, s katerimi se
spoprijemata LGBT+ skupnost in socialno delo. Pri tem »skupnost« razumemo
v simbolnem in političnem pomenu besede, kot nekaj, kar nam usmeri pogled
v potencial samoorganiziranja ljudi (in ga hkrati motivira), in ne kot mitološko
entiteto, ki za starejšo LGBT+ generacijo morda nima vedno oprijemljivega
pomena
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on older people’s lives on a global scale but for some marginalised communities have seen a marked exacerbation of health and other inequalities. ...Research has highlighted the impact of the pandemic on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people’s lives, but less has been documented about the experiences of LGBT+ older communities and how their specific needs have been mediated. Community-based advocacy organisations are central to promoting LGBT+ human rights in the UK through its social movements, and this paper explores their role and significance during a distinct period of the UK mandatory isolation. Drawing on a case study approach based on qualitative interviews with six key LGBT+ community organisations in the UK, we captured their insights into how they navigated support for older people when faced with limited resources and the challenges posed by mandatory physical and social distancing. We position these events in current discourse about structural and health inequalities for LGBT+ ageing in the UK.
