Social Work in Slovakia in the period after 1945

Abstract

This article reflects the development of Slovak Social Work in the context of the political development of the country. The Authors searched for answers to the following questions: Was Social Work really abolished in Slovakia after 1951? Is there evidence casting doubt upon that assertion? The aim of this article is to contribute to overcoming the claim that after 1951 there was a violent abolition of Social Work in the former Czechoslovakia and point out the consequences for the development and current state of Social Work in Slovakia brought on by ignoring events in the given period.