Head of the institute: Samra Mahmutović, MSc. in social work

Telephone: 00 387 35 290 312

Email: samra.mahmutovic@ukctuzla.ba

The institute provides following services:

• Counseling for the employees of th University Clinical Center Tuzla

• Counseling for inpatients

• Counseling for outpatients

• Scientific- research work

• Training of interns/ students of social work and psychology

Services provided for the employees:

• Workplace prevention and early detection of mental health problems

• Psychoeducation for development of communication skills; early stress prevention

• Systematic review of employees

• Psychological and social counseling in suspected situation of impaired interpersonal relationships within the organizational unit

• Planning social work activities

• Preparation of social anamnesis for outpatient treatment purposes at Clinic for Psychiatry

• Participation in the process of work capability assessment of an employee

• Cooperation with primary health care, the Federal Pension and Disability Insurance Institute in the process of work capability assessment

• Addressing the status of employees with changed working capacity

• Keeping records about temporary incapacity for work due to sick leave

• Keeping records and taking care of employees who have exercised their right to pension

• Counseling of employees in the field of social protection

Services provided for inpatients:

• Prevention and early detection of problems related to mental health;

• Psychodiagnostic assessment of intelligence, cognitive abilities, personality structure, emotional status of the patient, the use of clinical interview in detection symptoms of trauma, psychological instruments and analysis of projective techniques, assessment of psychomotor development of children, and specialized assessment of developmental characteristics;

• Individual and group psychotherapy treatment with patients (adults and children) using the Psychodrama approach, Transactional analysis, Gestalt therapy, REBT therapy, EMDR technique, assertiveness training, CBT therapy;

• Sociological- psychological evaluation and counselings for pregnant women, who want to terminate an advanced stage of pregnancy;

• Psychological counseling and support for patients, as well as advisory work with social workers related to exercising rights in the field of social protection after the end of the treatment, and assistance in using the personal capacities and social environment of patients;

• Planing and implementation of activities for accommodation of person in need in a social or health care Institution;

• Psychological and social assessment for patients who will undergo transplant and Cohlear implant surgery;

• Work with patients who are victims of domestic violence, keeping records of domestic violence as part of the Protocol on interventions in cases of domestic violence for the Tuzla Canton;

• Participation and social counseling of patients members of the Club of Treated Alcoholics;

• Prevention, early detection and rehabilitation of patients with addiction diseases;

• Social support and social protection for inpatients minors and adults;

• Cooperation with competent institutions at local, cantonal and the federal level with aim of solving social problems of inpatients;

• Proposing measures and actions to competent institutions to improve psychological and social protection of patients.

Outpatient department

• Preparing of social anamnesis;

• Psychodiagnostic assessment of intelligence, cognitive abilities, personality structure, directed clinical interview to detect emotional status of the patients and trauma symptoms, psychological instruments and analysis of projective techniques; assessment of psychomotor development in children, and specialized assessment of developmental characteristics;

• Individual and group psychoherapy treatment with patients (adults and children) using th Psychodrama approach, Transactional analysis, Gestalt therapy, REBT therapy, EMDR technique, assertiveness training.

Scientific- research work

• Continuous professional development

• Participation in scientific research projects

• Application of contemporary practices in social work and psychology

• Planning and program development of social work

• Reporting and analyzing social protection concepts and systems

Education and training of interns/ students of social work and psychology

• Education and training students of social works and psychology

• Introduction of social workers and psychologists into direct practice

• Involvement in professional training and development of interns and students of social work and psychology

Department for social protection

Chief of the department: Senada Kurtić, graduated social worker

Telephone: 00 387 35 290 312

Department for psychological protection

Chief of the department: Edin Nišić MSc. psychology

Telephone: 00 387 35 290 312

E-mail: edin.nisic@ukctuzla.ba

Professional papers and books written by employees:

1. Huremović, Vesna; Mahmutović, Samra Uloga i značaj Klubova liječenih alkoholičara u kontinuiranom održavanju apstinencije i postignutih rezultata oporavka od alkohola. // Društvene i humanističke studije, 20 (2022), 429-452.

2. Nedim, Prelić; Nera, Kravić Prelić; Edin, Nišić; Samira, Selesković Sofić; Buševac, Larisa; Sanja Mulaosmanović, Potrebe, mogućnosti i ograničenja u pružanju psihološke podrške ležećim pacijentima oboljelim od COVID 19, Psihologija između profesije i nauke“ Društvo psihologa Srbije (2022).

3. Suada, Selimović; Samra, Mahmutović; Lejla, Sadiković; Vesna, Huremović; Amela, Tupajić; Edin, Šestan; Mahir, Huremović; Elvir, Čamdžić; Selma, Kazić; Analiza stanja socijalne zaštite s posebnim osvrtom na utjecaj pandemije Coronavirusa na sistem socijalne zaštite UNICEF BIH (2019).

4. Mahmutović, Samra; Huremović, Vesna Uloga socijalnog radnika u liječenju osoba sa duševnim smetnjama. // Društvene i humanističke studije, 1 (2018), 4; 109-121

5. Huremović, Vesna; Mahmutović, Samra Inkluzija djece sa psihofizičkim smetnjama u razvoju u srednjoškolsko obrazovanje. // Zbornik radova Konferencije sa međunarodnim učešćem “Izazovi i perspektive pomagačkih profesija Izet Pehlić (ur.). Bihać, Bosna i Hercegovina: Islamski pedagoški fakultet u Zenici, 2019. str. 75-86

6. Huremović, Vesna; Mahmutović, Samra Uloga i značaj socijalnog radnika u zdravstvenim ustanovama u tretmanu osoba sa problemom alkoholizma. // Zbornik radova Fakulteta političkih nauka Univerziteta u Sarajevu, 1 (2018), 2018; 101-112

7. Mahmutović, Samra; Huremović, Vesna Primarna socijalna mreža kao zaštitni faktor u prevenciji poremećaja u ponašanju. // Zbornik radova Konferencije sa međunarodnim učešćem “Izazovi i perspektive pomagačkih profesija” / Kepeš Nusreta (ur.). Bihać, 2018. str. 101-112

8. Mahmutović, Samra; Bijedić, Meliha; Huremović, Vesna: Socijalna mreža maloljetnika kao zaštitni faktor u prevenciji prestupništva. // Defektologija, 1 (2015): 56-62.