A SOCIAL CONTRACT AS A WORK TOOL FOR SOCIAL WORKERS IN POLAND - ASSUMPTIONS VERSUS REALITY

Social policy is an important aspect of the activities of any state because it determines the welfare of citizens. To achieve its goals, social policy has to be effective, and the solutions used in public activities should contribute to the actual improvement of the situation of citizens. In Poland, as part of social policy, many initiatives are undertaken and tools implemented, but they often do not contribute to improving the social and living conditions of citizens. This article aims to identify the effectiveness of social contracts, one of the tools used in the social assistance system. The empirical research and analysis carried out for this article show that social contracts are ineffective, which can be considered one of the manifestations of the dysfunctional solutions used in Polish social policy.