Na razumevanju travme utemeljen pristop na področju zaščite otrok na centrih za socialno delo v Sloveniji : diplomsko delo

Debevc, Maša (author), Mešl, Nina (mentor), Šeme, Mojca (comentor)

Otroci z izkušnjo razvojne kompleksne travme imajo lahko posledice na različnih področjih življenja, ki se lahko kažejo v vseh življenjskih obdobjih, zato je pomembno, da se strokovnjakinje in strokovnjaki, s katerimi otroci sodelujejo v sistemu zaščite otrok, ustrezno odzovejo in jih podprejo. Hkrati pa je pomembno, da stremimo k oblikovanju občutljivega, učinkovitega in vzdržnega sistema zaščite otrok, ki bo zagotavljal kontinuirano podporo otrokom in družinam. Kot odgovor na potrebe ljudi z izkušnjo travme se je razvil pristop, utemeljen na razumevanju travme. V teoretičnem delu diplomskega dela predstavim področje zaščite otrok na centrih za socialno delo v Sloveniji, opredelim razvojno kompleksno travmo, posledice razvojne kompleksne travme, študije o obremenjujočih izkušnjah v otroštvu, katerih rezultati kažejo na visoko stopnjo povezanosti med številom obremenjujočih izkušenj v otroštvu in vseobsegajočimi posledicami v življenju posameznika. Predstavim različne obremenjujoče izkušnje, ki so jim otroci v sistemu zaščite otrok pogosto izpostavljeni, kot so nasilje, zanemarjanje, zlorabe in doživljanje retravmatizacije v sistemu zaščite otrok. V nadaljevanju poudarek namenim pristopu, utemeljenemu na razumevanju travme in uvajanju pristopa na področje zaščite otrok. Predstavim tudi sekundarno travmatizacijo socialnih delavk in delavcev na področju zaščite otrok. V drugem delu diplomskega dela je predstavljena kvalitativna raziskava, v kateri me je zanimalo, na kakšen način socialne delavke in delavci na področju zaščite otrok na centrih za socialno delo v Sloveniji prepoznavajo travmo oz. potencialno travmatične, obremenjujoče izkušnje pri otroku, družini in v postopku zaščite otrok, katera znanja o travmi in odpornosti jim pomagajo pri sodelovanju z otroki in družinami ter katera znanja bi še potrebovali. Zanimalo me je, koliko socialne delavke in delavci poznavajo in uporabljajo na razumevanju travme utemeljen pristop pri svojem delu, koliko se uveljavljena praksa na področju zaščite otrok približa pristopu in kje je prostor za izboljšave. Raziskovala sem tudi doživljanje in soočanje socialnih delavk in delavcev, ki delujejo na področju zaščite otrok s sekundarno travmatizacijo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: razvojna kompleksna travma, travmatična izkušnja, obremenjujoče izkušnje v otroštvu, posledice travme, retravmatizacija, na razumevanju travme utemeljen pristop, zaščita otrok, sekundarna travma
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FSD - Faculty of Social Work
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [M. Debevc]
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 186 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-139366
• UDC: 364.63-053.2/.6:615.851
• COBISS.SI-ID: 140322819
• Publication date in RUL: 01.09.2022

DEBEVC, Maša, 2022, Na razumevanju travme utemeljen pristop na področju zaščite otrok na centrih za socialno delo v Sloveniji : diplomsko delo [online]. Bachelor’s thesis. Ljubljana : M. Debevc. [Accessed 14 June 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=139366

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Trauma-Informed Care in the Field of Child Protection at Social Work Centres in Slovenia

Abstract

Children who have experienced complex developmental trauma are likely to experience its effects in various areas of their life across the lifespan. Therefore, it is important how professionals with whom children collaborate with in child welfare system respond and that they provide an adequate support. Furthermore, it is important that we are seeking to create a sensitive, effective and sustainable child welfare system that provides a continuous support for children and families. Trauma-informed care (also trauma-informed practices or trauma-informed approach) was created as a holistic answer for engaging with people with trauma experience. In the theoretical part of the dissertation I introduce the field of child protection at social work centres in Slovenia, I define complex developmental trauma, its effects and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) studies, results of which show the correlation between the number of adverse childhood experiences and its various, life-long effects. I discuss different adverse experiences that children in child welfare system are often exposed to such as violence, maltreatment, abuse, as well as exposure to re-traumatization in child welfare system. I focus on trauma-informed care and discuss its implementation in the field of child protection. Finally, I write about secondary traumatization among social workers in the field of child protection. The second part of the bachelor's thesis is the presentation of the qualitative research, in which I was interested to learn how social workers in the field of child protection at social work centres in Slovenia recognise trauma or potentially adverse, traumatic experiences in children, families or caused by child welfare system. I wanted to find out which skills and knowledge about trauma and resiliency help social workers when working with children and families and which skills and knowledge is required. My focus was to find out to what extent social workers know and use trauma-informed approach at work, to what extent current practices in the field of child protection correspond with trauma-informed practices and where there is space for improvements. Lastly, I wanted to learn how social workers experience and cope with secondary traumatization.

• Keywords: complex developmental trauma, traumatic experience, adverse childhood experiences, trauma implications, re-traumatization, trauma-informed care, child protection, secondary trauma