doc. PhDr. Katarína Šiňanská, PhD.

	Email:	katarina.sinanska@upjs.sk
	Homepage:	https://www.upjs.sk/FF/zamestnanec/katarina.sinanska
	Faculty:	FF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Arts
	Department:	KSP - Department of Social Work
	Office:	S307
	Phone:	+421 55 234 7194
	ORCID ID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-6863

The fact that I decided to study social work with the support of my parents affected my entire "adult" life. The study was very interesting for me and already during it I tried to work in the practice of social work, especially as a volunteer. I have worked, for example, for the Poradňa pre občianske a ľudské práva, Spoločnosť priateľov detí Li(e)nka, Úsmev ako dar and others. Thanks to the inspiring approach of several university teachers, I decided to start my doctoral studies, which I successfully completed. I didn't leave the area of social work. I develop it theoretically and practically. I consider social work to be a mission that I am actively pursuing. Thanks to him, I had many nice and non-traditional experiences, I met interesting experts at home and abroad. Specifically, I focus on community development.

Higher education and further qualification growth

Second degree of higher education:

University of Prešov, Faculty of Arts, Department of Social Work, 2005, Social Work

Third degree of higher education:

University of Prešov, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Educology and Social work, Department of Social Work, 2012, Social Work

Associate professor:

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, 2021, Social Work

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
Study programme: SPFb, SPFbex, SPFb-e Social Work (Member of the Study Programme Council, Person responsible for teaching a profile course, Member of the Commission for State Final Examinations), study field: Social Work, I., Full-time Form and Part-time Form degree
Study programme: SPFm, SPFmex, SPFm-e Social Work (Member of the Study Programme Council, Person responsible for teaching a profile course, Member of the Commission for State Final Examinations), study field: Social Work, II., Full-time Form and Part-time Form degree
Study programme: SPFmK, SPFmexK, SPFm-eK Social Work - Conversion Programme (Member of the Study Programme Council, Person responsible for teaching a profile course, Member of the Commission for State Final Examinations), study field: Social Work, II., Full-time Form and Part-time Form degree
Study programme: ISPd, ISPdex - Integrative Social Work (Person responsible for teaching a profile course, Member of the Commission for dissertation examinations and dissertation defenses), study field: Social Work, III., Full-time Form and Part-time Form degree
Profile courses
KSP/TeoSP/12 Theory of Social Work - Social Work, I. degree
KSP/VoSP/25 Science of Social Work - Social Work, II. degree
KSP/CvPK/11 A Person in Psychological Crisis - Integrative Social Work, III. degree
Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure: Social Work, study field to which it is assigned: Social Work
Selected publications
1183935 V2 ŠIŇANSKÁ, K. Social Isolation in the Context of Adolescent Radicalisation. [Sociálna izolácia v kontexte radikalizácie adolescentov]. In: Representative Analysis of Family and Social Factors of Radicalization in Youth in Slovakia. Lovašová, S. (Ed.). Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2024. ISBN 9788075994400. 73-83.
1231860 V3 ŠIŇANSKÁ, K., HOVANOVÁ, M., a L. TÓTHOVÁ. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS-SK): Validation Study of the Slovak Version for Adolescents. [Multidimenzionálna škála vnímanej sociálnej podpory (MSPSS-SK): validačná štúdia slovenskej verzie pre adolescentov]. Caritas et veritas : Journal for Christian reflections in the context of social sciences and humanities. 2024. 14(1), 117-132. ISSN 1805-0948.
1520102 V3 ŠIŇANSKÁ, K., a D. Töröková. „Sociálny pracovník ako kolega?“ Ako to vnímajú zdravotníci z onkologickej praxe. [Social Workers as Colleagues?” How Oncology Healthcare Professionals Perceive the Notion]. Sociální práce/Sociálna práca (Czech and Slovak Social Work). 2025. 25(2), 96-109. ISSN 1213-6204.
.1520192 V3 ŠIŇANSKÁ, K., a L. TÓTHOVÁ. Is It Possible to Explore the Invisible? Participatory Art-Based Methods in Advocating for the Social Needs of People with Deafblindness. [Je možné skúmať neviditeľné? Participatívne umelecké metódy v advokácii sociálnych potrieb ľudí s hluchoslepotou]. Human affairs : postdisciplinary humanities & social sciences quarterly. 2026. 36(1), 81-112. ISSN 1210-3055.
1149183 V3 HOVANOVÁ, M. a K. ŠIŇANSKÁ. Social Isolation, Social Support, and Radicalisation of Adolescents. Czech and Slovak Social work. 2024. 24(1), 57-72. ISSN 1213-6204.
Selected projects
1/0754/21 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic (ME SR) and of Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) (VEGA) Project title: "Push-pull" social factors related to the degree of radicalization of adolescents in the context of Social Work Project implementation period: 01 / 21-12 / 23 Position in the project: co-investigator of the project Brief description of the project: The main goal of the project is to compile a "push-pull" model of social and family predictors of adolescent radicalization and to verify the assumption that the radicalization process is influenced by specific operationalized factors. The project corresponds to the working fields of social work and the modeled predictors are influenced by its tools. It partially focuses on the exploration of the process of radicalization of adolescents in the conditions of the Slovak Republic and its identification. The result of the project will be a model of important social and family "push-pull" predictors of the process of radicalization of adolescents. https://www.minedu.sk/vedecka-grantova-agentura-msvvas-sr-a-sav-vega/
018UPJŠ-4/2024 Cultural and Educational Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic (ME SR) (KEGA) Project title: PhotoVoice as an Innovative Method of Advocating for the Social Needs of People with Hearing Impairments Project implementation period: 01/24 -12/25 Position in the project: Head of the Project Brief description of the project: The goal of the project is to identify and advocate the social needs of people with hearing impairments through participatory research, while the main activity of the project will be the implementation of the PhotoVoice qualitative method. https://www.minedu.sk/kulturna-a-edukacna-grantova-agentura-msvvas-sr-kega/
International mobilities and visits
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Kněžská 8, 370 01 České Budějovice, 08.-09.03.2022, Erasmus+: Erasmus staff mobility - Teaching/Training
University of Ostrava, Českobratrská 16, 702 00 Ostrava, 10.-15.04.2023, Erasmus+: Erasmus staff mobility - Training
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt in Germany (THWS), Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Münzstraße 12, 97070 Würzburg, 19.-21.10.2023, Erasmus+: Erasmus staff mobility - Training
Université Catholique de Lille, l'Institut social de Lille, Campus Saint-Raphaël, 83 Boulevard Vauban, 59800 Lille, 08.10.-12.10.2024, Erasmus+: Staff Mobility For Teaching
Organisational activities
Expert Assessor - Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry od Education of the Slovak Republic (ME SR) and of Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) (VEGA), 2018-present
Expert Assessor - Cultural and Educational Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic (KEGA), 2024-present
Expert Assessor - Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia (GA JU), 2020-present
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the Association of Educators in Social Work - Association of Educators in Social work, 2021-2024
Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Educators in Social Work - Association of Educators in Social work, 2024-present
Expert and tutor - Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family/Expert Group within the National Project "Professional Practice for Students of Social Work and Psychology", 2022-2023

Additional information

Awards

I work with the non-profit organization Cesta von, which has won several awards for developing a unique early intervention program for children from marginalized Roma communities, called Omama. Probably the best known is the award from 2019, when the Omama program won first place in the prestigious international SozialMarie award, which recognizes the best social innovations in Central Europe. The project succeeded among 224 submitted projects from 6 countries. Slovakia thus won gold for the first time during the 15-year history of this award.

International collaboration

For several years, I served as the departmental coordinator of the Erasmus+ programme. In this role, I actively contributed to the development of the department’s international partnerships and prepared agreements for international cooperation with prominent foreign universities. I supported the mobility of both students and colleagues by facilitating their study and teaching stays abroad, while also welcoming international partners to our department. I have personally completed several international mobility stays, for example at Université Catholique de Lille – l’Institut Social de Lille in France, at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Faculty of Applied Social Sciences in Germany, at the University of Ostrava – Faculty of Social Studies, Department of Social Work, and at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Through my cooperation with the non-profit organisation Združenie PRE LEPŠÍ ŽIVOT (Association FOR A BETTER LIFE), I am involved in the international network YEPP (Youth Empowerment Partnership Programme), based in Berlin, which focuses on supporting youth participation in communities across Europe. I also serve as an expert at the European Research Institute for Social Work (ERIS), whose aim is to strengthen and develop research activities in social work within the European context. Since 2020, I have also been serving as an expert reviewer for the Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia (GA JU).

Interesting links

I am very close to the non-profit sector and working in non-governmental organizations, especially with a special focus on working in marginalized Roma communities. I present links to two civic associations (Association FOR A BETTER LIFE and CESTA VON) which implement innovative projects in the social field. cestavon.sk zdruzenieprelepsizivot.sk

Hobbies

Our house is always open for family members and friends. If I don't pay attention to my twins Miško and Magdalénka, I like to read interesting books, watch a good movie and take care of the garden. In winter we ski together, in summer we like to swim.

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Taught courses and supervised study programmes