Il Servizio sociale di comunità

[Machine translation] Between austerity of welfare and the reduction of social spending, is it possible to change the intervention strategies of social services? What and how can social workers do? From these questions, the choice of a volume, based on theoretical and methodological rigor, that does not evade the key question: what is community social service and how is it implemented? Promoting trust, solidarity and social cohesion in local contexts involves appropriate interactions between different actors and requires an innovative commitment from professionals. The analysis of the distinctive aspects of the collective dimension of social service is declined in different perspectives: theoretical, methodological, ethical, political and research. Some projects, case studies and exercises complete the presentation of the methodology and tools for practice. The text is aimed at those who, (student, professional, manager, teacher, scholar) are interested in deepening the collective dimension of social service in its different perspectives. Index, Preface 9 by Anna Maria Campanini Acknowledgements 13, 1 The context: between changes and rarefaction of welfare 15, 1.1. Introduction 15, 1.1.1. Between individual and social, 1.2. Social service to the community? 19, 1.3. Austerity and rarefaction of welfare 23, 1.3.1. Feeling like guests in your own home: vulnerability and social professions, 1.4. Beyond the crisis: looking for new horizons? 28, 1.5. Zone plans, participation, skills: some indications from the results of a research 31, 2 The theoretical and methodological foundations 37, 2.1. The community 37, 2.1.1. The local community 2.1.2. The sense of community, 2.2. Community social service: for a definition 47, 2.2.1. The theoretical-methodological perspective 2.2.2. The ethical-political perspective, 2.3. Theoretical-operational models of intervention in the community 55, 2.3.1. Community Care Model 2.3.2. Community Development and Social Service Model, 2.3.3. An attitude that comes from afar, 3 Flashback: traces of the history of community social service in Italy 73, by Marilena Dellavalle, 3.1. Introduction 73, 3.2. Notes on the context of origins and development 74, 3.2.1. The early phase 3.2.2. From methodological development to conclusion, 3.3. Some experiences 76, 3.3.1. Social service in public housing (1952-74), 3.4. The Cultural Debate 81, 3.5. Conclusions: the past that anticipates the present 84, 4 Change perspective 87, 4.1. From the case to the community: not just a matter of method 87, 4.2. The start of the process: where to start? 97, 4.3. Participatory action research 100, 4.4. Outreach: Reach out to others, out 104, 5 Community social service in practice 107, 5.1. Knowing the context: community profiles 107, 5.2. 112 neighborhood walk, 5.2.1. Planning the neighborhood walk, 5.3. Photovoice 115, 5.3.1. Le fasi del Photovoice, 5.4. World Café 120, 5.5. Open Space Technology 122, 5.5.1. The Four Principles and the Only Law, 5.6. Cultural-social animation 124, 5.7. Theater Workshops 127, 5.8. Facilitate, mediate, negotiate 130, 5.8.1. Facilitate 5.8.2. Mediate 5.8.3. Negotiate, 5.9. Conclusions 137, 5.9.1. Training in community social service 5.9.2. Cross the ford?, Note 147, Bibliography 157