Name: Mgr. Lenka Kvašňáková, PhD.

Date and place of birth: 30 July 1982, Prešov

Employment: Institute of Educology and Social Work, Social Work Department, FF PU PO, 17 November 1, 080 78 Prešov

E-mail: lenka.kvasnakova@unipo.sk

Function: lecturer

Education and qualification:

2007 - graduated on the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov, field of study: 3.1.14 social work

2011 - completion of doctoral dissertation and defend on the KSP, FF PO PU in the field of social work

Employment:

From 2012 - University of Prešov (lecturer Department of Social Work)

2007 - 2011 University of Prešov (internal PhD student at Department of Social Work)

2007 - Slovak Academic Information Agency Prešov (Academic Program Coordinator)

 

Projects and internships abroad:

From 2012 - responsible researcher of Grant for graduate students and young researchers of the University of Prešov “Individual planning approach in residential social services for seniors”.

Since 2012 - member of the research team project of Grant for young researchers no. 2/GMVP/2012 “Academic Ethics at the Faculty of Arts at University of Prešov”.

Since 2011 - member of the Center for Education and Research of Seniors.

September 2009 - August 2010. Lifelong Learning Erasmus - Intensive programs: Innovations of workplace development in welfare services in Europe.

September 2009 - February 2011. NIL Fund Supporting Cooperation in the field of education. Professional ethics as part of the professional competence of helping professions. November 2009 - December 2009 (own participation in the project - a monthly scholarship at  Diakonhjemmet Høgskole, Norway).

2008 - 2010 (project member) VEGA no. 1/0410/08. Intergenerational relations - grandparent as a source of social and emotional support for young people to find meaning of life.

September 2006 - January 2008. Programme Leonardo da Vinci - Action program of the European Community to support training. Social work in selected European Union countries. Implementation period: January 2008 - April 2008 (own participation in the project - 13 - weeks stage at the Gateshead City Council, UK).

2006 - 2008 (project member in 2008). VEGA. Project title: The role of adult education and social work in the knowledge society and the state public welfare.

Research focus

In research and teaching activities, she is focused on issues of assessing the living situation of social work clients, family social work, and also on the issues of social protection of selected target groups (families with children in need, seniors).

Pedagogical focus:

Introduction to social work

Family as a social work client

Social counseling with family

Social pedagogy I., II.

Assessment of client living situation (seminar)

Family substitute care

Social gerontology

Social work methods with seniors

Awards:

2006 - regional award of volunteering “Heart on palm”.

2011 - awarded by the “Rector's Award” for the successful representation of University of Prešov in Prešov.