Kontakt 2017, 19(4):e248-e252 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2017.09.017

Situation of the integration of immigrants in SlovakiaSocial Sciences in Health - Review article

Jana Plavnická^*, Dušan Šlosár

Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra sociálnej práce, Košice, Slovenská republika

Immigrants in the Slovak Republic do not belong to the most numerous groups of clients, however, immigrant integration represents an area where there is a need for research studies and suitable measures to streamline that process. The submitted survey study is focused on mapping the studies to identify obstacles in the integration process of immigrants in the Slovak Republic. We describe the results from each area of the integration process that is perceived as integrating immigrants into society. The survey study selectively maps the results of research in the area of employment, housing, education, language and social and health care in relation to the identification of immigrants needs; the fulfilment of which influences the effectiveness of immigrant integration into Slovak society. An analysis of available resources indicates that individual areas of integration policies do not reflect the needs of immigrants. This leads to an increase in barriers at various levels of the integration process, which also affects the effectiveness of integration as a whole. According to the above stated results, the need for a draft of measures relating to the reformulation of the social service delivery system for immigrants, their adequate implementation, and proposals for the institutions competent to provide social services for immigrants is of importance.

Keywords: Integration; Immigrants; Social services

Received: August 28, 2017; Revised: September 21, 2017; Accepted: September 29, 2017; Published: November 21, 2017  Show citation