Abstract
This paper focuses on marginalized clients who are often condemned for their lifestyle. Because of their way of life and community approach, they need help from several experts to solve their living or social situation. Interdisciplinary cooperation is therefore highly beneficial for the clients. However, it is more effective if integrated care exists in the community where these clients live. The aim of this paper is to find out the situation with the integrated care for homeless people in communities. We used semi-structured interviews. We interviewed 7 social workers who work with homeless people directly in the community where these clients live. We also discuss what experts are needed in this field, and we justify their necessity. Research results show that social workers' opinion is that integrated care directly in the community, where homeless people are, would be very helpful since homeless people are afraid to ask for services. Social workers would welcome if experts were willing to work with them directly with clients in the community. They also consider that their clients need hygiene centres and leisure activities. Conclusions – integrated care for homeless people is needed in communities. The results can serve as a description of integrated care in community to provide the best care for people who need their help.
Highlights
The principal topic of this article is the need for integrated care to homeless people in the community from social workers’ point of view
The main research question of this research was – “What is the need for integration care to homeless people according to social workers?” This main research question was divided into 3 partial questions:
Open-ended questions focused on how this integrated care is perceived and if there are all of the needed services and professionals
Summary
The principal topic of this article is the need for integrated care to homeless people in the community from social workers’ point of view. Despite the fact that social work with this marginalized group is considered to be a long-term realization, there are only a few researches in Slovakia. This was a reason for carrying out our research. Homeless people belong to marginalized groups in some way in each country. Marginality is a concept, which is defined from several points of view. We have chosen those definitions that best explain the term “marginalized groups” and directly relate to the homeless group we have chosen
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