Promoting positive parenting
A group social work intervention in a workplace setting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21498685 |
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| Authors | Irene Katsama (0000-0002-4679-557X, Democritus University of Thrace, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-71 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-0533 • E-ISSN: 1465-3885 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02650533.2021.1926223 |
| OpenAlex | W3164506674 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This article focuses on promoting positive parenting through a group social work intervention that took place in a professional environment (workplace setting) in a Greek Public Agency located in Athens. The intervention was addressed to a group of nine parents, all working in the same professional environment. The aim was to reinforce the parental role’s perspective and practice in order to establish better family communication, and change or at least influence the parents’ problem-focused mentality. Social work interventions focus on the individual’s strengths and abilities rather than on traditional problem-solving models that focus on the problem. The method applied was group social work within the theoretical framework of the strengths-based model. Α qualitative research methodology was used for evaluating the intervention. According to the findings, parents had the chance to identify and acknowledge non-functional patterns of communication with their children and to discover alternative, more positive ways of responding to children’s occurring problems. Thus, felt reinforced concerning their role in the family
Developmental psychology · Focus group · Group work · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
| Highly cited | No |
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