Families, networks and social policy
Keywords:
relational theory, acting upon networks, community care, welfare servicesAbstract
One of the challenges of social work has always been, and will always be, the improvement of the ways of intervention in social reality. The bureaucratic and interventionist model, predominant since the 1950’s, shows significant lacks in order to meet the new demands of an ever increasingly complex society that is oriented towards quality of life. This paper presents an alternative model based on a relational perspective, from which social problems are interpreted in terms of a complex relational network. Solutions to social problems in this network of relations are reached by acting upon those relations. This perspective promotes collaboration between formal and informal networks which will enable a redefinition of welfare and a more efficient care of the people involved.Downloads
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2008-01-01
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Herrera Gómez, M., & Alemán Bracho, C. (2008). Families, networks and social policy. Spanish Journal of Sociology, (8). Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/res/article/view/65044
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