MODELI RADA SA OSOBAMA S INVALIDITETOM U CILJU PREVENCIJE MENTALNOG ZDRAVLJA
MODELS OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important indicators of a civilized society is the formation of an enabling environment for social justice and care for people with disabilities. Attitude towards people with disabilities has changed along with the development of society and scientific knowledge. Sumerians (5000 yr. BC) attempted to help people with disabilities so they treated them with religious rituals in a way that the priest-doctor listened to patients, revealed sin, determined the sacrifice and applied a certain treatment. The success or failure of this therapy depended on the demons. Humanistic attitude towards people with disabilities was also present in ancient Egypt, where people with disabilities were under the special protection of Gods. In China,it was thought that the blind have developed memory and thinking, and some of the earliest representation of human rights can be found in the texts of the Indian Vedas. Ideas of dignity, freedom, equality and justice occur even in Greek philosophy. From the Stone Age (XIII to IV millennium BC) until today, the negative attitude of society towards people with disabilities is slowly changing. According to the Russian psychologist Vygotsky (1978), this attitude is defined by the social and historical context which can be divided into three periods. Historically, many dilemmas about the causes of diseases have been solved through these three periods and persons with disabilities have achieved partial rights.However, there still exist negative behavior and attitude of community that are directed towards people with disabilities and the denial of their right to equal participation in all aspects of social life. Therefore, we can rightly say that, apart from prejudice and stereotypes towards people with disabilities, there is also present a level of discrimination.

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