Irena Sendlerowa – the ethos of social service

Abstract

Irena Sendlerowa is among the most distinguished people of Polish social work. She deserved this honour by saving Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. This undoubtedly heroic activity in the extreme situation is the reflection of social and professional formation in the School of Social-Educational Work at the Free Polish University. It was a unique education and social-professional practice, combining professional competencies with social attitude – professionalism with the ethos of social service