Mara Sanfelici
Biographic Data
| ID | 2369198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mara Sanfelici |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mara |
| FAMILY NAME | Sanfelici |
| SIGNATURE | SANFELICI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Trieste, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6588-5338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Il possibile contributo delle teorie queer alla prospettiva anti-oppressiva nel servizio sociale
This paper explores potential intersections between anti-oppressive social work approach and queer theories. Although developed in different contexts, both perspectives emerged from movements contesting misrecognition, stigmatization, and structural discrimination, and both aim to transform everyday life-worlds as well as welfare institutions. On this basis, the paper identifies a shared critical and pragmatic orientation toward social justice. F…
Teoria queer e scienze sociali
Coping strategies against oppression in social workers’ everyday practice
The article discusses findings from a national study examining social workers' (SWs) awareness of potentially oppressive professional and organisational practices within social and health services. The international definition of social work (IFSW, 2014) assumes that SWs not only should promote social justice, but also have agency and enough power to tackle processes that produce oppression and social exclusion. Nevertheless, SWs are most of the …
Care Leavers' Perceived Well‐Being
It is now well established that young people who, for different reasons, grow up in care face particular challenges when they leave the care system. Many policies have been enacted to support them, but not enough is known about their subjective views on their situation and what their idea of well‐being is and their aspirations in its regard. The article presents the results of a survey which involved 454 Italian care leavers aged 16–25 years old.…
Service user violence against social workers in Italy
Client violence in social services is perceived as constantly increasing in Italy, raising deep concern. This article presents the results of the first online survey on the phenomenon. Involving 20,112 social workers, the aim was to determine the prevalence and forms of client violence towards social workers and to identify key factors associated with such events. Findings The results suggest that the vast majority of Italian social workers exper…
Learning from the experience of parents in poverty
This study aims to contribute to the literature exploring the parents' perspective on what parenting in poverty means in their everyday life and how they are able to cope with the challenges that arise from a condition of economic deprivation. Forty parents living in different Italian regions had been interviewed. Data gathering and data analysis were conducted as a simultaneous and iterative process, oriented by the constructivist grounded theor…
Parents living in poverty and the welfare system
This contribution explores the experience of parents struggling with poverty when interacting with welfare services meant to support them and their families. Low-income families face ambivalent social attitudes as well as grudging social assistance, often linked to the fear of creating dependency, in a culture that values independence and competition. Scholars have highlighted how these representations have affected common sense discourses, as we…
Unaccompanied minors’ needs and the child welfare response
This study examines a sample of 1705 cases of unaccompanied and separated children (UASCs) included in a pilot project for early recovery child protection intervention. The project was started in two Southern Italian regions; multidisciplinary teams ensured an immediate intervention at the moment of disembarkation, working on children engagement and need assessment. Data were gathered about minors’ characteristics and services activated. Descript…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Marginal Migrant Populations in Italy
This article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginal migrant populations, and the Italian response to cope with the crisis. The first section uses different sources of data to highlight social, political, and economic processes, already present in the pre-emergency stage, that contributed to the exposure of migrants to higher levels of vulnerability. The second part analyzes the impact of the crisis and its management in the resp…
‘A Community no matter what’
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated socio-economic crisis are posing unprecedented challenges both globally and locally, raising many unknowns and imposing difficult trade-offs. One of the side effects of this pandemic, with the ensuing physical distancing rules and quarantine, has been the condition of isolation that is affecting vulnerable populations disproportionately across the world. Against this background, one of the major tasks for …
Diversity and equality in social work
This study was designed to explore the professionals' process of reasoning about values in social work practice, when challenges arise in the intervention with clients from different cultural backgrounds. The research was carried out using a purposeful sample of Italian social workers, employed in different municipalities. The interviewees were presented a story in which an Italian social worker interacts with a married couple from Morocco, askin…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Marginal Migrant Populations in Italy
This article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginal migrant populations, and the Italian response to cope with the crisis. The first section uses different sources of data to highlight social, political, and economic processes, already present in the pre-emergency stage, that contributed to the exposure of migrants to higher levels of vulnerability. The second part analyzes the impact of the crisis and its management in the resp…
Care Leavers' Perceived Well‐Being
It is now well established that young people who, for different reasons, grow up in care face particular challenges when they leave the care system. Many policies have been enacted to support them, but not enough is known about their subjective views on their situation and what their idea of well‐being is and their aspirations in its regard. The article presents the results of a survey which involved 454 Italian care leavers aged 16–25 years old.…
Learning from the experience of parents in poverty
This study aims to contribute to the literature exploring the parents' perspective on what parenting in poverty means in their everyday life and how they are able to cope with the challenges that arise from a condition of economic deprivation. Forty parents living in different Italian regions had been interviewed. Data gathering and data analysis were conducted as a simultaneous and iterative process, oriented by the constructivist grounded theor…
Diversity and equality in social work
This study was designed to explore the professionals' process of reasoning about values in social work practice, when challenges arise in the intervention with clients from different cultural backgrounds. The research was carried out using a purposeful sample of Italian social workers, employed in different municipalities. The interviewees were presented a story in which an Italian social worker interacts with a married couple from Morocco, askin…
Diversity and equality in social work
This study was designed to explore the professionals' process of reasoning about values in social work practice, when challenges arise in the intervention with clients from different cultural backgrounds. The research was carried out using a purposeful sample of Italian social workers, employed in different municipalities. The interviewees were presented a story in which an Italian social worker interacts with a married couple from Morocco, askin…
‘A Community no matter what’
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated socio-economic crisis are posing unprecedented challenges both globally and locally, raising many unknowns and imposing difficult trade-offs. One of the side effects of this pandemic, with the ensuing physical distancing rules and quarantine, has been the condition of isolation that is affecting vulnerable populations disproportionately across the world. Against this background, one of the major tasks for …
Unaccompanied minors’ needs and the child welfare response
This study examines a sample of 1705 cases of unaccompanied and separated children (UASCs) included in a pilot project for early recovery child protection intervention. The project was started in two Southern Italian regions; multidisciplinary teams ensured an immediate intervention at the moment of disembarkation, working on children engagement and need assessment. Data were gathered about minors’ characteristics and services activated. Descript…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Marginal Migrant Populations in Italy
This article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginal migrant populations, and the Italian response to cope with the crisis. The first section uses different sources of data to highlight social, political, and economic processes, already present in the pre-emergency stage, that contributed to the exposure of migrants to higher levels of vulnerability. The second part analyzes the impact of the crisis and its management in the resp…
Service user violence against social workers in Italy
Client violence in social services is perceived as constantly increasing in Italy, raising deep concern. This article presents the results of the first online survey on the phenomenon. Involving 20,112 social workers, the aim was to determine the prevalence and forms of client violence towards social workers and to identify key factors associated with such events. Findings The results suggest that the vast majority of Italian social workers exper…
Learning from the experience of parents in poverty
This study aims to contribute to the literature exploring the parents' perspective on what parenting in poverty means in their everyday life and how they are able to cope with the challenges that arise from a condition of economic deprivation. Forty parents living in different Italian regions had been interviewed. Data gathering and data analysis were conducted as a simultaneous and iterative process, oriented by the constructivist grounded theor…
Parents living in poverty and the welfare system
This contribution explores the experience of parents struggling with poverty when interacting with welfare services meant to support them and their families. Low-income families face ambivalent social attitudes as well as grudging social assistance, often linked to the fear of creating dependency, in a culture that values independence and competition. Scholars have highlighted how these representations have affected common sense discourses, as we…
Care Leavers' Perceived Well‐Being
It is now well established that young people who, for different reasons, grow up in care face particular challenges when they leave the care system. Many policies have been enacted to support them, but not enough is known about their subjective views on their situation and what their idea of well‐being is and their aspirations in its regard. The article presents the results of a survey which involved 454 Italian care leavers aged 16–25 years old.…
Coping strategies against oppression in social workers’ everyday practice
The article discusses findings from a national study examining social workers' (SWs) awareness of potentially oppressive professional and organisational practices within social and health services. The international definition of social work (IFSW, 2014) assumes that SWs not only should promote social justice, but also have agency and enough power to tackle processes that produce oppression and social exclusion. Nevertheless, SWs are most of the …
Il possibile contributo delle teorie queer alla prospettiva anti-oppressiva nel servizio sociale
This paper explores potential intersections between anti-oppressive social work approach and queer theories. Although developed in different contexts, both perspectives emerged from movements contesting misrecognition, stigmatization, and structural discrimination, and both aim to transform everyday life-worlds as well as welfare institutions. On this basis, the paper identifies a shared critical and pragmatic orientation toward social justice. F…
Teoria queer e scienze sociali
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Welfare (3 works)