Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Pagine | 221-226 |
Numero di pagine | 6 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2015 |
Abstract
Relational social work is a paradigm for which the process of existential problem solving, in whatever setting it takes place, presupposes free encounter and synergy among diverse individual efforts and points of view. It is not the outcome of unidirectional cause–effect intervention. According to this conception of welfare, well-being is not achieved through the manipulative procedures of welfare professionals and systems. On the contrary, it maintains that freedom of cognitive elaboration and the serious commitment of people in community networks can be crucial resources for the functioning, and the purpose itself, of welfare organizations and policies.
Keywords
- community networks
- social work
- welfare organizations
- welfare policies