Social Pathology and Prevention, 2020 (roč. 6), číslo 2

Editoriál

Marta Kolaříková

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2)  

The Three Pillars of the Social Work Profession in the United States:  Education, Practice and Regulation

Jo Ann R. Regan

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):11-18 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2021.006  

This article will discuss the professionalization of social work in the United States (U.S.). The path to the professional development of social work has been shaped by the features of strong professional associations with external influence on control over education, entrance to the profession through a specific knowledge base and accreditation, codified code of ethics, state licensing, restriction of title, and sanctions for breaches of code of ethics. In the United States, three national social work organizations represent the social work profession in education, practice and regulation. These are referred to as the three pillars of...

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES: MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE THROUGH RELATIONSHIP

Samuel Y. Song, Taylor L. Milner, Heather Thompson, Tara Raines, Ph.D., Alexis Sliva

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):19-27 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2021.002  

Restorative  justice  practices (RJP) are strategies and interventions that apply the restorative philosophy of relationships, empowerment, and collaboration to schools. Restorative justice practices have been shown to be effective across a range of important school outcomes including growth in academics, school safety, and relationships within schools (teachers, students, families). The benefits associated with RJP are causing them to become an increasingly popular approach to discipline issues in schools in the U.S  and internationally. However, in order to maximize the potential long-term benefits associated with RJP,  it is essential they be consistently...

INVISIBLE OLDER PEOPLE: LGBTI+

Naděžda Špatenková, Ivana Olecká

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):29-41 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2021.001  

LGBT older people are an integral part of the ageing population. Due to the unfavourable social climate, they have faced homophobia, discrimination, ostracism, criminalisation, and psychiatrisation for a significant part of their lives; therefore, they remain highly distrustful, wary and  reserved  to  institutions  providing  social  and  health  services.  As a result of years of negative experience, older LGBTI+ people feel very vulnerable and threatened by disrespect of dignity, inappropriate (ill) treatment or even abuse even in these institutions, which is why they hide their identity and sexual orientation. Yet, older LGBTI+ people are clients...

REPORT ON THE IMPlEMENTED PROJECT SUPPORT Of SNOEZELEN AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
(ERASMUS+ KA203 – STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR  HIGHER EDUCATION 2020-1-Cz01-KA203-078267)

Kateřina Janků

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):45-47  

SNOEZELEN IN THEORY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH

Jan Viktorin

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):57-58  

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RElATIONSHIP- BUILDING FRAMEWORK OF GENTlE TEACHING

Anthony M. McCrovitz

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):51-53