Level of social work with persons with disabilities
the degree of coverage of workers in all spheres of life at all social levels of factors, in particular in out-of-hospital settings. The following levels of social work are distinguished:
1) The personal level of social work concerns the patient’s health, tissue, physiological level; The purpose of the work is to alleviate the symptoms of the disease, depending on the clinical condition of the person, it can occupy a greater or lesser place in the rehabilitation process.
2) The micro-level of social work reflects the types of roles and interpersonal relationships in the family; The goal is to transfer the rehabilitation space to the immediate environment.
3) Meso-level of social work – services and organizations that actively interact with the family: health care workers, friends, neighbors, special rehabilitation and educational programs, public organizations, support groups; The purpose of the work is to overcome painful disorders, functional deficits and solve problem situations.
4) Exo-level of social work – those institutions in which the family may not be directly involved, but which can indirectly affect the family and a person with a disability (mass media); The goal is the formation of attitudes towards atypical people.
5) Macro-level of social work – society and the barriers that a person needs to overcome in order to enter society, as well as cultural values, traditions, religious ideas; the most difficult for the organization of social work; The goal is to facilitate a person’s stay in society, the development of social support and assistance services, including those aimed at preventing social exclusion.