In my graduation bachelor thesis, I focused on the research of social work students' perspectives on school shooting attacks, the causes and consequences of the traumatic incident and preventive measures to prevent emergency situations. In the theoretical part, I discuss the role of social work in extreme circumstance and in education, define the phenomenon of violence, the causes and consequences of shooting attacks. I conclude the theoretical introduction with a presentation of preventive measures to prevent shooting attacks in school environments. The empirical part of the research is based on seven interviews with undergraduate students at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana. The analysis of the empirical material shows that female social work students point to the lack of prevention programmes as a key factor in the occurrence of shooting attacks in the school environment. They cite the influence of family, peers and media as the main causes of shooting attacks. The consequences of shooting attacks cover a broad spectrum of human life, including feelings of fear and anxiety, loss of a sense of safety and exposure with trauma. The research highlights that the social work profession is often overlooked in the multidisciplinary system of support and assistance, which is a fundamental deficiency for dealing with extreme circumstances. Through my research, I have come to realise that children during adolescence are greatly influences by teachers, peers and modern media, which direct their behaviour and potentially contribute to the development of mental health problems, leading to radical responses such as shooting attack in a school environment.
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