Pomembnost postavljanja meja uporabnikom v dnevnih centrih za otroke in mladostnike v kontekstu vzgojnega dela strokovnih delavcev : diplomsko delo

Bobič, Neja (author), Gril, Alenka (mentor)

V svojem diplomskem delu sem raziskovala vzgojno delo strokovnih in javnih delavcev v dnevnem centru Škofja Loka. Osredotočala sem se predvsem na to, kako definirajo postavljanje meja in pravil uporabnikom v dnevnem centru ter kakšen vzgojni slog pri tem uporabljajo. Izhajala sem iz predpostavk, da ustrezno postavljene meje ugodno vplivajo na razvoj uporabnikov, da strokovne delavke vplivajo na vzgojo otrok, pri čemer lahko uporabljajo bolj ali manj primerne vzgojne sloge. Raziskava temelji tudi na predpostavki, da k vzgojnemu delu zaposlenih pomembno prispeva organizacijska kultura, z značilnimi skupnimi prepričanji in vrednotami, ki usmerjajo norme obnašanja in pričakovanja ustreznega vedenja večine udeležencev. Iz tega izhajajo tudi dogovori o skupnih pravilih in pomenu discipline – kaj se uporabnikom dovoli in česa ne, kako se odzvati na neprimerno vedenje. Zanimalo me je, ali so deklarirane vrednote znotraj kulture dnevnega centra enake tistim, ki jih zaposleni udejanjajo v praksi – ali s svojim vedenjem dosegajo vzgojne cilje programa dnevnega centra. V delu sem prav tako raziskala, ali so zaposleni usklajeni pri zaznavanju svoje vzgojne funkcije, načinu postavljanja meja, metodah dela z uporabniki in doslednosti uveljavljanja pravil oziroma izvajanja sankcij. Raziskava je bila kvalitativna. Opravila sem štiri intervjuje z zaposlenimi v dnevnem centru, in sicer s strokovno delavko, z javno delavko, strokovno vodjo programa in pripravnico. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da delavke v dnevnem centru Škofja Loka zaznavajo svojo vzgojno funkcijo. Izkazalo se je, da je vzgojno delovanje velik del njihove strokovne vloge. Pri svojem delu v veliki meri uporabljajo avtoritativen slog, ki lahko občasno zdrsne v permisivnega – rahla nedoslednost pri uveljavljanju pravil in odrejanju sankcij. Iz tega sledi, da deklarirane vrednote niso povsem enake dejanskim vrednotam. Postavljanje meja in pravil se jim zdi pomembno za razvoj uporabnikov in vzdušje v dnevnem centru, prav tako se jim zdijo pomembne sankcije, vendar pri njihovem izvajanju niso vedno dosledne. V delovnem timu so usklajene glede prepoznavanja svoje vzgojne funkcije, malo manj pa pri odrejanju sankcij in izbiri metod dela z uporabniki.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: vzgojni stili, organizacijska kultura, mladinski center, vzgoja mladostnikov
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FSD - Faculty of Social Work
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [N. Bobič]
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (94 str.))
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-127458
• UDC: 37:364-53
• COBISS.SI-ID: 73490435
• Publication date in RUL: 08.06.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Educational Role of Social Workers in Youth Centres: The Importance of Setting Boundaries to Children in Youth Centres

Abstract

My graduation thesis focuses on the educational role of social workers in the Škofja Loka youth centre. The aim of the study is to investigate how social and other professionals define the setting of boundaries and rules for children in the youth centre and which parenting style they apply. My thesis is based on the assumptions that suitable boundaries have positive effects on young people’s development and that social workers influence upbringing using one of three parenting styles (permissive, authoritarian and authoritative). The study is also based on the assumption that a specific organizational culture has been developed in the youth centre. With its specific beliefs and values, the organizational culture affects the norms and expectations of the majority of people in the youth centre as well as their behaviour. The organizational culture represents the agreements between employees in the youth centre—on what suitable rules are and what discipline is—regarding what children can and cannot do in the youth centre, in order to attain the programme goals. I research the difference between declared values (those that are set out in the youth centre programme) and the actual values (the ones workers are actually achieving within their work). I also focus my research on whether social workers are coordinated and consistent in accepting their educational role, setting the boundaries and in methods they are using when working with children. The study follows a qualitative research design, in which I interviewed four youth centre employees: one social worker, one public worker, one intern and the youth centre leader. The results show that workers in the youth centre recognize and accept their educational role. They most commonly use the authoritative parenting style with some aspects of the permissive style—there is a slight inconsistency with boundary setting and imposing sanctions. It could be concluded that the declared and actual values are not completely the same. The employees also consider the setting of boundaries to be positive for children’s development and for a pleasant atmosphere in the centre. They think that sanctions are important but they are not consistent in imposing them. They are coordinated in their perception of their educational role and slightly less so in the methods they choose when working with children.

• Keywords: parenting style, organisational culture, youth centre, youth education