The reorganization of the centres for social work has been talked about and preparing for some time now due to the unsustainable situation. The procedures for obtaining rights from public funds were inefficient and lengthy, from the perspective of users as well as professional workers.
The main purpose of the diploma thesis is to investigate whether the reorganization and the changes introduced by it have actually helped to solve this problem, namely whether the administrative procedures for obtaining rights from public funds have truly been simplified. We also intend to present the reflection of the current state and the influence that the reorganization caused with its changes, and, in accordance with that, gain some suggestions for possible improvements to the proposer of the reorganization and the management of the Centre for Social Work Ljubljana.
We used a semi-structured interview as our main research method. We chose this method because of the relevance of the topic. We needed to gather primary data, which is the basis for a true understanding of the topic being studied.
In the course of our research, we have found that the reorganization of the centres for social work had not yet been implemented in full, as the new organizational structure did not simplify the administrative procedures for obtaining selected rights from public funds and the automated applications did not lessen the workload of the centres for social work. At the same time, the issuance of information orders has been moved again. The reorganization has only been established for a short period of time and the introductions, which were supposed be established with it, are changed on a monthly basis. This means that the results of the survey could change through time.
The results of the research may nevertheless represent a partial reflection of the actual situation and the impact that the reorganization has left with its changes. Above all, they point out what needs to be done first – improve the situation and start to work on what used to be the slogan of the reorganization: “In the field, closer to people.”
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