Gerontolojik Sosyal Çalışma Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Year 2020, Volume: 16 Issue: 29 Ekim Özel Sayısı, 3733 - 3755, 31.10.2020

Emre Birinci

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.748389

Cited By: 7

Abstract

Günümüzde sağlık alanındaki gelişmeler, sağlık okuryazarlığının artması ve bilinçli bir toplum yapısı gibi nedenlerden ötürü tüm dünyada ortalama ömür beklentileri her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu duruma bir de düşük doğum oranları eklendiği zaman, içinde bulunduğumuz dönemde toplum içerisinde yaşlı nüfus oranları daha önce hiç olmadığı kadar artmaktadır. Küresel bir olgu olan yaşlı nüfus oranlarının artışı, toplumların yaşlılık ve yaşlanma hakkındaki farkındalıklarının artmasına neden olmuştur. Demografik dönüşümle birlikte sağlık hizmetlerinden sosyal hizmete kadar bir çok alanda yeniden oluşum ihtiyacı ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu değişim ve dönüşümle birlikte daha çok kişinin sosyal hizmete ihtiyaç duyacağı öngörülmektedir. Uzun zamandır çocuklar ve gençlerle çalışmaya odaklanmış olan sosyal çalışma mesleği, bu süreç içerisinde daha yoğun bir şekilde yaşlı nüfus grubuyla çalışmaya başlayacaktır. Gerontolojik sosyal çalışmacılar, yaşlı bireylerin biyopsikososyal ihtiyaçlarını karşılamada uzman olan kişilerdir. Sosyal çalışmacıların çeşitli kurum ve kuruluşlarda farklı rol ve sorumlulukları vardır. Günümüzde yaşlı bireylerin beklenti ve ihtiyaçlarının değişmesi, sosyal çalışmacıların da bilgi ve becerilerini güncelleme gerekliliğini doğurmuştur. Bu makalede demografik dönüşümle birlikte önemi her geçen gün artan gerontolojik sosyal çalışma alanına dikkat çekilmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

Keywords

Yaşlı, Yaşlanma, Sosyal Hizmetler, Sosyal Çalışma, Gerontolojik Sosyal Çalışma

An Evaluation on Gerontological Social Work

Abstract

Today, average life expectancies are increasing day by day due to reasons such as developments in the field of health, increased health literacy and a conscious society structure. When low birth rates are added to this situation, the rate of elderly population in the society increases more than ever before. The increase in the elderly population rates, which is a global phenomenon, has led to increased awareness of societies about aging and aging. With the demographic transformation, the need for re-formation has emerged in many areas from healthcare to social work. With this change and transformation, it is predicted that more people will need social work. The social work profession, which has been focused on working with children and youth for a long time, will begin to work with the older population group more intensively in this process. Gerontological social workers are people who are experts in meeting the biopsychosocial needs of older individuals. Social workers have different roles and responsibilities in various institutions and organizations. Today, changing expectations and needs of older individuals has led to the need to update the knowledge and skills of social workers. In this article, it is aimed to draw attention to the field of gerontological social work, the importance of which increases with the demographic transformation.

Keywords

Elderly, Ageing, Social Services, Gerontological Social Work

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