The diploma thesis deals with the dilemmas of social workers in a shelter for men. The theoretical part focuses on the definition of social work, social worker, code of ethics, client in social work and shelter for men, the specification of homelessness for men and also deals with social work in the shelter for men. The methodological part contains a description of the qualitative research approach. It includes specific partial research questions, research strategy, data collection technique and operationalization of research questions. The interpretation part contains an analysis of the obtained data and answers to partial research questions. Finally, the answer to the main research question and recommendations for practice is given.