The interaction of the volunteer and the elderly in the process of providing institutional social care

Loreta Kumžienė; Inesė Ratnikaitė

doi:10.56131/tmt.2023.2.2.167

The interaction of the volunteer and the elderly in the process of providing institutional social care

Authors

Loreta Kumžienė Šiaulių valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Graduate of the Social Work study program
Inesė Ratnikaitė Šiaulių valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Lithuania; Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Doctor of Social Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56131/tmt.2023.2.2.167

Keywords:

social work, volunteering, elderly person, institutional care

Abstract

The article presents the features of interaction between a volunteer and an elderly person in the process of providing institutional social assistance. The theoretical aspects of an elderly person in an institution and the possibilities of interaction between a volunteer and an elderly person in institutional care are considered. 3 volunteers and 7 elderly persons were interviewed. Challenges and directions for improvement of the interaction of volunteers with the elderly are revealed.

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Published

2023-10-21

How to Cite

Kumžienė, L., & Ratnikaitė, I. (2023). The interaction of the volunteer and the elderly in the process of providing institutional social care. Applied Scientific Research, 2(2), 97–107. https://doi.org/10.56131/tmt.2023.2.2.167