Social Work with Families in Special Distress: Collaborative Practices

Tatiana Casado, Joan Albert Riera and Josefa Cardona
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Tatiana Casado: Department of Philosophy and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of Illes Balears, 07015 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
Joan Albert Riera: Department of Philosophy and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of Illes Balears, 07015 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
Josefa Cardona: Department of Philosophy and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of Illes Balears, 07015 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain

Social Sciences, 2020, vol. 9, issue 7, 1-24

Abstract: Collaborative practices have emerged as an effective approach for conducting social work interventions with families in special distress. This study aimed to ascertain the perspective of the social workers located in basic community social services, in relation to the development of a collaborative approach with families in special distress. The main objective was to find out the level of importance and the level of implementation that participants (N = 121) gave to the different intervention criteria included in an Inventory of Collaborative Practices. The results indicate that criteria related to basic issues in social case work (active listening, respect, and empathy) as well as the management and bureaucracy of the specific case are the most valued and performed by social workers. The least valued and performed criteria have to do with issues that involve reflective processes in the helping relationship, both with the family and with the rest of the professionals. Implications for practice and quality enhancement are discussed, as they are key aspects in the development of collaborative interventions in social work.

Keywords: social work; collaborative practices; systematic feedback; families in special distress; larger systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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