Work conists of Introduction, 3 chapters, conclusion and recomendations. 46 literature sources in Lithuanian and foreign languages were analized in the progress. The work consists of 69 pages (exluding additions). It is supplemented by 3 additions.

The received results are presented in table 2 and illustrated with 24 pictures. To do the work 3 tasks were raised. In achieving them these research methods were used: theoretical – scientific and methodical literature analysis. Social research methods – questionnaire inquest. Also the secondary analysis of the department of Statistics data and Criminal action departamental registry data. Mathematical data calculations were done using SPSS software. The results are expressed in per cents. In descriptive methods the reserch results were described, analized and interpreted.

On behalf of empirical research result, the author is analyzing social workers activity and nature which they apply in resolving agrresive breakthrough happening in the family. Research shows that agrresion in the family arrises for specific reasons i.e. alkohol, unemployment, drugs. Not only family members but also willing to help social workers suffer from this occurrence. During research it became clear that ususally social workers find out about agresively behaving family members from third parties and that the effectivenes of their help is ensured based on their good profesional education and raising qualifications. Social workers use various methods to eliminate agresion in the family. They work in conjunction with other institutions or specialists when they realise they wont be able to help and solve their clients problems on their own.

This work is significant because the result of playback is applied in parctise. Based on this it will be possible to make social workers activities more effective when faced with aggresive behaviour in the family.

Raktažodžiai: social worker, family, aggression