The final paper presents assessment of educational needs of the people infected with HIV and importance of their satisfaction in Lithuania. The work highlights the importance of education and the evaluation of the importance of education in contemporary society as well as analysis of HIV discrimination and equal opportunities in the society. The paper assesses the social integration of the people infected with HIV, their participation in education, the importance of increase in equal opportunities for patients with communicable diseases, presents the necessity of vocational rehabilitation of the HIV infected, reveals special assistance provided to the infected by specialists of education institutions. The qualitative research method is applied assessing perception of the importance of educational needs of the people infected with HIV and their satisfaction. The relevance of the topics was substantiated by interviews with HIV infected people in order to determine their educational needs. The end of the paper presents the findings and recommendations of theoretical and practical parts.

The final paper presents assessment of educational needs of the people infected with HIV and importance of their satisfaction in Lithuania. The work highlights the importance of education and the evaluation of the importance of education in contemporary society as well as analysis of HIV discrimination and equal opportunities in the society. The paper assesses the social integration of the people infected with HIV, their participation in education, the importance of increase in equal opportunities for patients with communicable diseases, presents the necessity of vocational rehabilitation of the HIV infected, reveals special assistance provided to the infected by specialists of education institutions. The qualitative research method is applied assessing perception of the importance of educational needs of the people infected with HIV and their satisfaction. The relevance of the topics was substantiated by interviews with HIV infected people in order to determine their educational needs. The end of the paper presents the findings and recommendations of theoretical and practical parts.

Today the Lithuanian society, as the majority of post-communist societies, needs social assistance. Social work is performed by confessional organizations. Thus, social assistance and educative activity may take and already has taken a significant place among them. However, confessional social activity is still facing a great number of poorly explored obstacles. Besides, proper and adequate cooperation and interaction between the two powerful institutions: the State itself and the Church is insufficient. The aim of this article is to focus on the essential problems of confessional-social activity, possibilities for cooperation between the State and the Church in the sphere of social activity and social assistance with reference to social activity of the Roman Catholic Church of Lithuania (RCCL).

Today the Lithuanian society, as the majority of post-communist societies, needs social assistance. Social work is performed by confessional organizations. Thus, social assistance and educative activity may take and already has taken a significant place among them. However, confessional social activity is still facing a great number of poorly explored obstacles. Besides, proper and adequate cooperation and interaction between the two powerful institutions: the State itself and the Church is insufficient. The aim of this article is to focus on the essential problems of confessional-social activity, possibilities for cooperation between the State and the Church in the sphere of social activity and social assistance with reference to social activity of the Roman Catholic Church of Lithuania (RCCL).