Zagovorništvo oseb z demenco v skupnostni oskrbi : magistrsko delo

Mulec, Ines (author), Urek, Mojca (mentor)

V teoretičnem delu magistrskega dela sem ustvarila podlago za razumevanje položaja starih v današnji družbi. Kot prvo sem izpostavila temo samostojnosti, ki igra pomembno vlogo pri ohranjanjanju dostojanstva posameznika. V sklopu teme sem pogledala možne inovativne oblike podpore pri zagotavljanju aktivne participacije v odločitvah o svojem življenju v starosti. V nadaljevanju sem se osredotočila na vprašanja moči, ki prispevajo k ustvarjanju neenakosti in prikrajšanosti starih v družbi. Nadaljevala sem s poglavjem diskriminacije, nasilja in zlorab, do katerih prihaja zaradi izgube pogodbene moči starih kot ranljive skupine. Pregledala sem pojav starizma, oblike ter razširjenost nasilja. Posebej sem se osredotočila na zlorabe populacije oseb z demenco. Kot odgovor na nemoč starih sem predstavila osrednjo temo magistrskega dela, to je zagovorništvo. Osredotočala sem se na razvoj, oblike, načela ter pogledala trenutno zakonsko ureditev v Sloveniji glede instituta zastopnika pravic oseb na področju duševnega zdravja. V praktičnem delu sem na kvalitativen način raziskovala pomen zagovorniške drže za stare, ki živijo v domačem okolju. Poleg tega sem se osredotočala tudi na prepoznavanje nuje po uvedbi profila neodvisnega profesionalnega zagovornika. Odgovore na raziskovalna vprašanja sem raziskovala iz zornega kota negativnega odnosa do starosti in starih ter iz njihovih potreb po formalni oskrbi v skupnosti. Temeljna ugotovitev magistrskega dela je, da se nuja po uvedbi neodvisnega profesionalnega zagovornika pojavlja še posebej pri posameznikih, ki imajo okrnjene socialne mreže. Položaj starih v Sloveniji je slab, saj sistem socialnega varstva ne zagotavlja dovoljšne formalne podpore za zaščito in uveljavljanje posameznikovih pravic v starosti. Nemoč starostnikov in oseb z demenco sem prepoznala tako na družbeni kot na zakonski ravni. Potrdila sem pozitivne aspekte zagovorniške drže ter dokazala, da nuja po oblikovanju neodvisnega profesionalnega zagovornika za stare nedvomno obstaja.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: zagovorniška drža, neodvisno profesionalno zagovorništvo, prikrajšanost, neenakost, pogodbena moč, diskriminacija, nasilje, demenca, krepitev moči
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FSD - Faculty of Social Work
• Place of publishing: Maribor
• Publisher: [I. Mulec]
• Year: 2020
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-124320
• Publication date in RUL: 15.01.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Advocacy for People with Dementia in Community Care

Abstract

The theoretical part of my master's thesis is created as a basis for understanding the position of the elderly in today's society. The topic I highlighted first is autonomy, which plays an important role in maintaining the dignity of every individual. As part of the topic, I looked at possible innovative forms of support to ensure active participation in life decisions at old age. In what follows, I have focused on issues of power that contribute to the creation of inequality and disadvantage of the elderly in society. I continue with the chapters on discrimination, violence and abuse, which occur due to the loss of contractual power of the elderly as a vulnerable group. I reviewed the phenomenon of ageism, the forms, and the prevalence of violence. I particularly focused on the abuse of people with dementia. In response to the helplessness of the elderly, I presented the central theme of the master’s thesis, which is advocacy. I focused on the development, forms and principles, as well as, looked at the current legislation in Slovenia regarding advocacy in mental health. In the practical part, I made a qualitative research on the importance of advocacy for elderly who live in a home environment. In addition to that, I focused on identifying the need to introduce the profile of an independent professional advocate. My research is based on the viewpoint of the negative attitude towards the elderly and their needs for formal care in the community. The basic finding of the research is that the need to introduce an independent professional advocate arises especially for individuals who have reduced social networks. The situation of the elderly in Slovenia is poor, as the social protection system does not provide sufficient formal support for the protection and enforcement of individual rights in old age. I recognized the helplessness of the elderly and people with dementia on both a social and legal level. I confirmed the positive aspects of advocacy and proved that the need to create an independent professional advocate for the elderly undoubtedly exists.

• Keywords: advocacy, professional independent advocacy, disadvantage, inequality, contractual power, discrimination, violence, dementia, empowerment