Psihosocialna pomoč mladim z vidika socialnega dela

slovenian

2024

volume 63, issue 1/2

context   discourse   mental health   narration   patalogisation   social work

Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za socialno delo

In the first part of the article, the author places mental health in the context of the current socio-political agenda and emphasizes the importance of discursive analysis. In the relationships of psychosocial support and assis- tance, young people perceive status differentiation in the form of stereotypes, therefore, in understanding the phenomenon of mental health and psychosocial assistance, it is necessary to go beyond the narrow classifi- cation of the psychological world, which pathologizes only the individual. In the second part of the article, the author actualizes the approaches and concepts of social work as a scientific discipline in working with young people. Social work is based on the theories of social work, social sciences and humanities, and primarily seeks to change and improve social conditions through the involvement of users. As a professional practice and academic discipline, it implements the principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversity, emphasizing that understanding the subjectivity of an individual cannot be based solely on individual treatment, but that attention must be paid to changing the systems in which we operate and on the basis of which we are formed. In the conclusion, he connects the approaches of social work with the central message of young people who want to be treated in the processes of psychosocial support not as objects, but as subjects

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