Philosophical and legal aspects of Volunteerism in Social Work

Abstract

The article discusses the current philosophical and legal problems of volunteerism in social work, its basic concepts, stages of development of volunteerism as a type of services and charitable activities in our country and in Western countries. The analysis of foreign experience of volunteering in social work is of particular importance for domestic practice. The study comprehensively examines its socio-philosophical, theoretical, and legal aspects as important foundations of the theory of social work. The semantic transformation of these branch disciplines from the initial to the modern stage is described. The main conditions and historical stages that had a decisive influence on the formation of individual ideology and their own infrastructure of volunteerism in social work are determined. The authors, considering the trends in the development of volunteerism in social work, determine its content in historical stages and differentiate its role at present and in the future. Based on the normative legal acts of volunteerism in social work, the necessity of resolving philosophical and legal issues and contradictions in order to solve social problems in society is determined. The philosophy of law of the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is also analyzed.