Socioeconomic changes and the subjective well-being of Polish society 1991–2011

Author(s): Piotr Michoń / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Three main questions are asked in the paper. Firstly: how has the sense of ‘life satisfaction’ and happiness of Poles changed over the period of twenty years between 1991 and 2011? During this period Poland has experienced substantial growth of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, but is Polish society becoming happier and more satisfied with life? Secondly: what is the level of subjective well-being individuals commonly perceived as losers (older, poorly educated and unemployed) in comparison with people who objectively appear to be winners (well-educated, in low middle age, employed)? Thirdly: how has the subjective well-being of unemployed, older and poorly educated people changed during this twenty year period between 1991 and 2011? Some authors suggest that because happiness became something everybody want, it is a core value of society, and it lays the basis for our modern welfare state. Because happiness represents an individual right, individual and societal aim, it is crucial to discover and scrutinise relations between the individual level of happiness, and the impact on it resulting from a variety of factors. It might be true that simple application of happiness economics to policy making would be unreasonable. But still if we agree that happiness constitutes a good life for individuals and thereby also a good society, it is important to collect, analyse and include this type of information for the purpose of policy making.

Social work and social workers in Poland

Author(s): Marek Rymsza / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The aim of this chapter is to endeavour a summary of the road travelled in the space of two decades after 1989 (with all the political and economic transformations and modernisation which they brought) by social work in Poland within the meaning of a qualified service provided by social workers within the structure of the social welfare system. And likewise to ponder the current situation and condition of social workers as a professional group.

Long-term care for the elderly in Poland

Author(s): Paweł Łuczak / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The paper is organized as follows. The first section starts by setting out the outline of the context of long-term care (LTC) utilization in Poland, i.e. the predominance of informal care. The next part of the paper draws on collected data, presents policies concerning LTC in Poland. Data on social policies on LTC in Poland were compiled from figures given by national bodies, predominantly the Central Statistical Office and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. Due to limited space, only the main aspects of these social policies are considered. For example, the paper does analyze those policies directed at supporting family carers, which are in fact, very modest. The next section focuses on the various policy options that Polish authorities may wish to pursue in their attempts to ameliorate the problems associated with publicly financed LTC services. The final section concludes.

Zakończenie

Author(s): Edyta Małecka-Ziembińska / Language(s): Polish Publication Year: 0

PRIMJENA ODGOJNIH PREPORUKA U RADU SA MALOLJETNIM POČINIOCIMA KRIVIČNIH DJELA U FEDERACIJI BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE

Author(s): Danka Požek / Language(s): Bosnian Publication Year: 0

U Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine od 2015. godine u primjeni je Zakon o zaštiti i postupanju sa djecom i maloljetnicima u krivičnom postupku FBiH19. Zakon predstavlja strateški zaokret i donosi određene novine u oblasti maloljetničkog prijestupništva. Temelji se na rješenjima savremenog krivičnog zakonodavstva, međunarodnim standardima i iskustvima dobre prakse drugih zemalja. Zakonom se utvrđuju posebna pravila postupanja prema djeci koja su u sukobu sa zakonom, mlađim punoljetnim osobama i djeci koja su žrtve ili svjedoci, pri tome poštujući najbolji interes djeteta te omogućavajući da dijete, u skladu sa uzrastom, iskaže svoje interese. Njegova primjena u praksi zahtijeva pravovremenu reakciju i osposobljavanje svih nadležnih organa, prvenstveno stručnih osoba organa starateljstva, odnosno centra za socijalni rad.

"Сребърната икономика" в Европа и ролята на социалните иновации за подобряване качеството на живот на потребителите на социални услуги

Author(s): Tanya Vazova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The growing trend of an aging population in Europe highlights the challenges, innovations and new policies needed to improve the lives of older people. The development and use of the available labour potential of all people of working age is an important task to address demographic challenges. We need to prepare and adapt to reality by accepting people over 60+, and sometimes over 50+, as a resource important to society, not a burden. In the conditions of the modern changes two tendencies in relation to the aging population stand out: the opportunity to be useful both for themselves and for society in the new realities, taking into account their activity and "common sense"; the development of the "silver economy", which includes all economic activities related to production, health, social, educational and other services designed to meet the needs and improve the quality of life of older people. The impact of population aging is presented in this report; the concept of the "silver economy" is considered, including a wide range of activities that meet the needs of older people as consumers and presents good innovative practices developed and implemented in some EU member states.

Фасилити решения при ваксинационния процес във Военномедицинска академия – София

Author(s): Anton Pramatarov,Georgi Kukushev,Silvia Trifonova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

At the end of 2020, in Bulgaria the vaccination process against COVID-19 started, according to the National Vaccination Plan approved by the Minister of Health. As of February 10, 2022, more than 2 million people have been fully vaccinated with the approved vaccines in Bulgaria – Moderna, BioNTech/Pfizer, Janssen, Astra Zeneka. The aim of this study is to analyze the measures and solutions in terms of the theory of Facility Management, which are designed to help both the good management and proper reconstruction of the space in the central building of the Military Medical Academy – General Hospital for Active Treatment, Sofia, as well as for the organization and provision of the vaccination process of the population. To achieve this goal, an analysis of the key aspects of the National Vaccination Plan in the Republic of Bulgaria, the development and use of safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19, the vaccination campaign against coronavirus infection in Bulgaria and the results of the vaccination process. The number of vaccinated persons with completed vaccination course against COVID-19 in Bulgaria is monitored.