| Abstract [eng] |
The goal of the research: To analyse the memories of the social workers working with children and youth during the pandemic situation COVID-19 in Lithuania. The object of the research: Social workers memories while working during the pandemic COVID-19. The objectives of the research:1) to overview the literature on social work with children and youth in normal situation and how pandemic situation influence people everyday life and social workers activities; 2) to investigate social workers working with children and youth memories before and during the pandemic situation. Research methods: the scientific literature review on social workers everyday activities, differences between social workers working with children and youth and social workers in comon in daily activities, work in pandemic. For the empirical part in-depth interview is used as the research is based on memories analyses. Qualitative content analyses are done with categories and subcategories. The participants of the research are eight persons working with children and youth. Results: Social workers work with children and youth who are struggling socially, educationally or with health concerns. They are responsible for educating and teaching children and youth to solve their social problems, they improve their social life, try to reduce social exclusions, encourage social integration into society and educate their main skills, communication skills, develop cultural skills and try to cooperate with other institutions in order to help a child or a young person in fullest. Pandemic situation influenced their job in various aspects. The analyses of the research shows that social workers experienced challenges and positive aspects while working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges: adaptation to restrictions, organizational works, teaching children and youth, cooperation with other institutions, filming and video making, lack of IT knowledge, activeness and tension at work, psychological aspects. Positive aspects: more time together, improved competencies, closer communication, volunteering, started to use more different IT programs, apps, various types of consultations and their own creativity as a method for working with children and youth. |
