Social Interventions in the Family in the Post-COVID Pandemic Period

Authors

  • Martina Pavlikova Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, B. Slančíkovej 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia
  • Patrik Maturkanič College of Applied Psychology, Akademická 409, Terezín, 411 55, Czech Republic; Roman Catholic Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Šafárikovo námestie 6, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Amantius Akimjak Faculty of Theology, Department of Social Works, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-3274
  • Slawomir Mazur Faculty of Theology, The Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia
  • Tsafi Timor The Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & The Arts, Mordechai Namir Rd 149, Tel Aviv, Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2023.1.106.123

Keywords:

social intervention, pandemic, post-pandemic situation, social work

Abstract

Aim. The main aim of the authors of this study is to indicate the problem areas of individuals and the families during the pandemic and post-pandemic situation which occurred in connection with a deteriorating social and societal situation.

Methods. Using a literary descriptive and deductive method, the authors identify, indicate and analyze not only epidemiological measures and the possibilities of applying social interventions in the individual and in the family, but also draw attention to state measures taken to manage new conditions of family life.

Results. The analysis indicates a broad issue that affects individuals, families, and groups, as well as societal sectors. The authors point to the provision of interventions through social work, which takes into account the basic characteristics of the family. Social intervention therefore becomes an important tool in solving problematic situations of any small or large social group.

Conclusions. The pandemic and post-pandemic situation brought about a number of problematic situations that had to be solved dynamically and, in many cases, through crisis intervention. Forms of assistance to individuals and families brought cohesion and unity, but also brought a number of other concerns reflecting the current adverse societal situation into the wider environment.

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Author Biographies

  • Martina Pavlikova, Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, B. Slančíkovej 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia

    She is a university teacher, senior lecturer at the Department of Journalism, Constantine the Philosopher University in NItra, Slovakia. She graduated in English Language and Literature from the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava. She completed her doctoral studies in the field of Cultural Studies at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. She has also given several lectures and completed research stays at foreign universities. Her research is devoted to the literature of English-speaking countries, ethical behaviour in the mass media and modern trends in visual arts.

  • Patrik Maturkanič, College of Applied Psychology, Akademická 409, Terezín, 411 55, Czech Republic; Roman Catholic Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Šafárikovo námestie 6, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

    University teacher, philosopher and theologist. After his graduation in philosophy and theology in 1999, he followed up with his postgraduate study at PUaL in Roma. He studied abroad until 2004. In 2007 he successfully finished his PhD. theology study at RKCMBF UK in Bratislava. During the following years, he was teaching in several colleges and universities, and he has also been continuously serving in the Church admini-stration in northern Bohemia. Since 2015 he has been teaching at VSAPs in Terezín, he is Vice-Rector for Science and Research. He is the author of several monographs and scientific articles. In January 2019, he success-fully defended his habilitation thesis, and he was granted the title of Docent (Associate Professor). He is a member of several Czech and peer-re-viewed editorial committees in the Czech Republic and abroad.

  • Amantius Akimjak , Faculty of Theology, Department of Social Works, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Hrabovská cesta 1A, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia

    Author gradueted at Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia), Faculty of Theology in Catholic Theology, then at Catholic University of John Paul II in Lublin (PL) in Musicology and Church Music and then at the Faculty of Arts in Philosophy of Culture and Arts. Habilitated at the Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia) in the field of History of Culture and Art. He was appointed by President of the Slovak Republic as a professor of Church music. He is a member of the Diocesan and National Liturgical Commission and the Head of the Sacred Music Section, As well as a member in editorial and professional series of magazines.

  • Slawomir Mazur, Faculty of Theology, The Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia

    The author is a graduate of Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna in Krakow (PL) in the field of humanities - pedagogy (Mgr., PhD.).

    He is habilitated at Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna in Kielce and at Wojskowa Akademia Polityczna (PL) in the field of pedagogy - education for national security. Inaugurated at the Catholic University in Ružomberok (SR) and appointed by the President of the Slovak Republic as a professor in the field of Social Work. He participated in several international conferences and exchange grants as a visiting professor at the Association Des Paralvses de France, Delegation de Paris, then at the Departement de Paris - Direction de Laction Sociale, De Lenfance et de la Sante (French), also at New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, State Island, New York (USA) and also in Ukraine. He is a member of several scientific and editorial boards at home and abroad.

  • Tsafi Timor , The Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & The Arts, Mordechai Namir Rd 149, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Is the Head of a Masters Program (M.Teach) and a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, the Kibbutzim College of Education , Israel. Her main research interests are teacher education and pedagogy, technologies in education, professional development, and the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in mainstream education. Tsafi is also a psycho-educational diagnostician of learning disabilities, with a special expertise in learning disabilities in EFL.

    Dr. Tsafi Timor is the Head of a Training programme for Engineers and practical engineers and a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, in the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & the Arts. Formely, the Head of Post-graduate program (M. Teach) Her academic background is B.A in English Literature & Linguistics, French Language & amp; Culture, and Special Education (from Tel Aviv University), M.Sc in Psychology (from Leicester University, UK), and Ph.D in Educational Management and Leadership with emphasis on the inclusion of individuals with special needs (from Leicester University, UK). Tsafi lectures on topics which pertain to teacher development during the induction phase, classroom management, leadership in education, pedagogy, special needs and learning disabilities, the inclusion of students with special needs in mainstream education, and social inclusion, and learning disabilities in FL as opposed to mother tongue’ and parenting. These are also her research interests. She is a psycho-educational diagnostician and the author of the book & quot;The Art of Diagnostic Teaching", “Parents from All Directions”, and two novels.

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2023-06-20

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Pavlikova, M., Maturkanič, P., Akimjak , A., Mazur, S., & Timor , T. (2023). Social Interventions in the Family in the Post-COVID Pandemic Period. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 14(1), 106-123. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2023.1.106.123