The principles and key ideas of Relational Social Work

Relational Social Work is an approach and a method for professional social work practice developed\r\nin about 15 year of theoretical analysis, field experience and empirical researches. Relational\r\nSocial Work is connected with Constructive Social Work, Anti-Oppressive Social Work and AntiDiscriminatory\r\nSocial Work. In Relational Social Work view, well-being and solutions to social life\r\nproblems can arise not from individuals, but from coping networks’ reflexivity and action. Social\r\nworkers are seen as «relational guides» of these networks, and their helping tasks are based on\r\nthe reciprocity principle. In this article key-ideas of Relational Social Work are briefly illustrated,\r\nand the role that Relational Social Work proposes for practitioners is discussed.