RESEARCH IN SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION WITH FAMILIES

The paper will submit the results of the research done about “Social Work intervention with families” by GRITS . The research has been possible due to the support given by “la Caixa” Foundation and the Social Work... [ view full abstract ]

The paper will submit the results of the research done about “Social Work intervention with families” by GRITS . The research has been possible due to the support given by “la Caixa” Foundation and the Social Work Association in Catalonia and started in April 2014 and will be finished in May 2015.The main purpose of this research is to investigate about the concept of social work with families and to generate knowledge about models and methods that are being used to work with families. Another aim of the research is to find out the typology of the families and how the new types of families are influencing social workers’ performance of their work. The impact of the intervention of social work with families and suggestions for the improvement of their work is also and aim of this study.

The methods being used have been both quantitative and qualitative. The research was designed, besides the literature about Social Work with families, from the results obtained from the analysis of 28 in-depth preliminary interviews done to senior social workers from different fields. The quantitative data is being obtained from a questionnaire which has been sent to all social workers currently registered with the Social Work Association in Catalonia who have active e-mail addresses (4200). The qualitative data comes from seven focus groups done with Social Workers from different territories in Catalonia and seven focus groups performed with families who have been attended by social workers and also from 28 in-depth interviews to families.

The paper will present advanced results of the analysis of the data as the research will be finished in May 2014. The presentation and discussion of the research will be a good opportunity to spread out the main results and get also a feedback from the Conference’s participants.