Social Work Advisory Social Work Advisory Board Board

The conditions for coexitence of people The conditions for coexitence of people

are their respect, acteptance, empathie, are their respect, acteptance, empathie, undrestanding and independancy undrestanding and independancy

which lead to the responsibility which lead to the responsibility

for ownself and for others.for ownself and for others.

Social Work Advisory Board / SWAB/Social Work Advisory Board / SWAB/

is non for profit civil association which offers advisory,is non for profit civil association which offers advisory, supervision and education for : supervision and education for :

• Citizens in critical social situationCitizens in critical social situation• Staff members in social servicesStaff members in social services• Non governmental organizationsNon governmental organizations• Charity and diakony organizationsCharity and diakony organizations• VolunteersVolunteers

• To increase the quality of social services in Slovakia To increase the quality of social services in Slovakia • To cooperate with important organization of state and NGO´s in To cooperate with important organization of state and NGO´s in

Slovakia and other countries.Slovakia and other countries.

Mission of SWAB is to influent the attitudes, Mission of SWAB is to influent the attitudes, approaches and methods of social services providersapproaches and methods of social services providers to lead them for support human and citizen dignity to lead them for support human and citizen dignity

of persons with disability and seniors.of persons with disability and seniors.

The need of transformation is so important becauseThe need of transformation is so important because it exists the discrepancy between real conditions of life it exists the discrepancy between real conditions of life

for persons with disability and the ethic principals for persons with disability and the ethic principals based on the values of life, on the respect based on the values of life, on the respect

and the aceptance of the people. and the aceptance of the people.

Social Work Advisory Board:Social Work Advisory Board:• Enforces:Enforces:

– Transformation of social institutionsTransformation of social institutions

– Development of new form of social servicesDevelopment of new form of social services

– Non formal educationNon formal education

• Offers:Offers:

– Social preventionSocial prevention

– Social consultationSocial consultation

– Accredit education:Accredit education:

• Systematic education for non governmental social services providers Systematic education for non governmental social services providers

• Elements of quality of social services and their implementation Elements of quality of social services and their implementation

• Individual programmes of development for persons with disabilityIndividual programmes of development for persons with disability

• Education and training for prevencion and dealing with agressive Education and training for prevencion and dealing with agressive behaviorbehavior

• Elements of home care services providersElements of home care services providers

• Utilization of PC and MAC in administration, polygraphy a medialiationUtilization of PC and MAC in administration, polygraphy a medialiation

Social Work Advisory Board:Social Work Advisory Board:

• Published:Published:– Special publication: Special publication:

• Quailiy of Social Services I. (Košice 2000)Quailiy of Social Services I. (Košice 2000)• Quailiy of Social Services II. (Košice 2003) Quailiy of Social Services II. (Košice 2003)

– Methodical materials:Methodical materials:• Social services for citizens - Manual for municipalities (Bratislava 2001)Social services for citizens - Manual for municipalities (Bratislava 2001)• Project management – Manual (Bratislava 2001)Project management – Manual (Bratislava 2001)• Manual for transformation of social institution in Slovakia (Bratislava 2002)Manual for transformation of social institution in Slovakia (Bratislava 2002)• Place of the charity in the providing social services in the process of Place of the charity in the providing social services in the process of

decentralization and transformation (Bratislava 2003)decentralization and transformation (Bratislava 2003)– IntegrationIntegration

• Special journal about the proccess of forming, managing and supporting the Special journal about the proccess of forming, managing and supporting the development of citizens in critical social situation. Published 3 times per year. development of citizens in critical social situation. Published 3 times per year. Editotrial board established from slovak and foreigner specialists.Editotrial board established from slovak and foreigner specialists.

Branches of SWABBranches of SWAB

PLENUM RPSP

GREMIUM RPSP

REVISION COMEETEE

KOLEGIUM OF DIRECTORS

BranchSWABKošice

CentrerSWAB

Bratislava

BranchSWABLevice

BranchSWABŽilina

BranchSWABBanská Bystrica

BranchSWAB

Malacky

Structure of SWABStructure of SWAB

CONTACTS:CONTACTS:

• Address: Františkánska 2, 811 01 Bratislava, SlovakiaAddress: Františkánska 2, 811 01 Bratislava, Slovakia• Tel.: + 421 -02-54418243, 54641878-79Tel.: + 421 -02-54418243, 54641878-79• Fax: + 421 -02-54418243Fax: + 421 -02-54418243• E-mail: E-mail: radaba@rpsp.sk• www.rpsp.skwww.rpsp.sk