• Medicina · Jan 2003

    Comparative Study

    The role of social worker in a team of rehabilitation: methodological approach.

    • Laima Sapezinskiene, Ligija Svediene, and Jūrate Guscinskiene.
    • Clinic of Rehabilitation, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, 3000 Kaunas, Lithuania. sapezinskienel@one.lt
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2003 Jan 1; 39 (9): 879883879-83.

    AbstractThis article introduces a new concept of a social worker role in rehabilitation team in Lithuania and presents a methodological approach for investigation of this role as well. THE GOAL of this study is to establish a standardized method for evaluation of social worker roles', significance for disabled people in a home-based rehabilitation setting, and to evaluate the most useful roles of social worker according to the needs of disabled people. The research method of this study was designed, based on a review of Lithuanian and foreign literature. Fifty (25 male, 25 female) disabled persons, who received home-based rehabilitation services, were observed and questioned according to this method. The results of the study show that the most important roles of a social worker in home-based rehabilitation are those of a broker, an enabler and a teacher. CONCLUSION. It was discovered that there is a need for follow-up qualification program of social workers in a rehabilitation team in order to develop additional skills that correspond to the roles of a teacher, an enabler and a broker, with application of this method for home-based rehabilitation of disabled people.

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