Theoretical and Practical Understanding of the Phenomenon "Old Age" and Social Work with Older People in Germany and in Slovenia

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Theoretical and Practical Understanding of the Phenomenon "Old Age" and Social Work with Older People in Germany and in Slovenia

Vydavateľstvo: GRIN Verlag
Rok vydania: 2022
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 210 x 148 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9783346710826

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Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Social Work, grade: 1,0, University of Ljubljana (Faculty of social work), course: Social work with older people, language: English, abstract: The aim of this essay is to approach the phenomenon ¿old age¿ in a theoretical and practical way as the situation is like in Germany and in Slovenia. What is also presented in the following is the contribution of social work with older people to this phenomenon. The important question which is tried to be answered throughout this essay is if there is a necessity for social work with older people as specialization in Germany as well as in Slovenia. In the first chapter, it is tried to describe the phenomenon. In order to do so, it is necessary to have a look at demographic data and trends of aging, and the situation of care for the older people in these countries. The next step of this essay is to critically approach to theoretical Slovenian concepts and in the same time try to connect these theories to the above described practice of social work with older people in Germany and Slovenia. Throughout this chapter you are introduced to several theories in order to see a connection between the theoretical and practical part of this paper and reflect this relationship critically.