Olja Družić Ljubotina was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1970. She graduated from the Faculty of Law, Department of Social Work, University of Zagreb in 1996. She acquired MA at Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb in 2004. and PhD at Faculty of Law, Department of Social Work, University of Zagreb with thesis “Attribution for poverty and some psychosocial characteristics of social assistance recipients“ in 2009.
In 2017. she was elected to the academic title associate professor in the field of social sciences.
Since October 2000 she is employed at Department of Social Work of Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb as assistant. She is a member of research team for UNICEF project „Poverty and material well-being of preschool children in Republic of Croatia” since 2012. Previously she participated in research for several scientific research projects financed by Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, „Social Policy and Social Work in Croatia” (2000-2004) guided by Professor emeritus Vlado Puljiz, „Models of Action and Evaluation Researches in Social Work” (2004-2006) and “Children, youth, family and social development of Croatia” (2006-2012) guided by professor Marina Ajduković, PhD.
She has taught courses at the undergraduate level (Social work with group and Poverty and social work), course at the postgraduate doctoral study Social work and social policy (Social problems and social risks) and course at the postgraduate specialist study Children's rights (Poverty and children) at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb.
She participated in working groups for drafting proposal texts of several laws and documents in the field of social policy and social work activities.
Her research expertise is poverty and social exclusion and social work with groups. She is a member of Croatian Chamber of Social Workers, Croatian Association of Social Workers, Society for Psychological Assistance, Volunteers' Centre Zagreb and Rehabilitation center for stress and trauma.
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Graduation year: 1996
mr.sc. graduation year: 2004
PhD graduation year: 2009
Employed since: 2000
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