Art, adolescence and Social Work: Anja, the invisible manager

This article has been written with the intention of being able to analyse the contributions of art —theatre, in this case— to the practice of social work. For this purpose, we have chosen to read the social reality in which we intervene through the lens of social constructionism. This helps us to rescue the social and subjective side of art, and, moreover, to recover the depathologization of the subject in professional intervention. Thus, using a practical case taken from work with adolescents in the German FSJ programme, hand-in-hand with a young girl called Anja we trace the developmental and sociological aspects of adolescence in order to later address certain common points of art and psychosocial work. Art will hence be redefined as a transitional object allowing questions to be addressed relating to (self-) perception, attachment, communication and changes in conduct as the ultimate goal of professional action. Lastly, we note the limitations and risks of art-based intervention, in order to conclude with a final synopsis.

The “re-socialization” of Gypsy women in the literacy courses aimed to the recipients of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid

This article studies the gender values that are promoted both in the literacy courses for gypsy women beneficiaries of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid and in the events that are organized for this group by public institutions and NGOs. The process of “socialization” that occurs in the educative groups for Gypsy women is focused on constructing an image of what it is to be a “Gypsy modern woman”. Through multiple mechanisms and discursive techniques a specific conception of gender equality is transmitted in these educative spaces. In addition to this, Gypsy women are continually urged to assume certain values and social practices (of gender identity, of "citizenship", of parenting, etc..), while an archetype of "Gypsy Woman" which condenses powerful stereotypes and prejudices about the "Gypsy culture" and the gender relations characteristics of this group is constructed.

Citizens as Social Work Educators in a Post-Conflict Society: Reflections from Northern Ireland

ABSTRACT This paper examines how service users and carers can contribute to social work education in a post conlict society. A small-scale study undertaken in Northern Ireland is used as a case study to show how such citizens can potentially critically contribute to social work students’ understanding of the impact of conlict on individuals, groups and communities. The need to appreciate the effects of such community division is now a core knowledge requirement of the social work curriculum in Northern Ireland. The article reports on research indings with service users, carers and agency representatives which points to ways in which social work students can achieve a critical understanding of the impact of conlict. Northern Ireland, in this way, is presented as a divided society, still in a state of adjustment and evolution, following a period of protracted community strife and violence. The author suggests that individuals who have been directly affected by conlict can contribute in an informed and critical way to social work students’ developing knowledge and experience in an important area of their professional competence and understanding of anti-oppressive practice more broadly.

Estrategias empleadas por las unidades domésticas para aumentar el ingreso y disminuir el gasto durante la crisis económica de 1995 : estudio comparativo entre dos colonias de diferente estrato social.

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Características sociodemográficas y económicas de los adolescentes y sus familias, que acuden a Centros de Integración Juvenil A.C., Monterrey.

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El trabajo de los menores como estrategia familiar para enfrentar la marginación y pobreza en las colonias urbanas de Santa Lucia y Malvinas de Monterrey, Nuevo León

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El tabaquismo en la UANL, abordaje desde una perspectiva social

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La satisfacción en el trabajo de los docentes de escuelas secundarias oficiales de Apodaca, Nuevo León

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Las políticas de bienestar social y la acción del municipio en las colonias de la periferia de la ciudad de Saltillo, Coahuila

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Factores que determinan la participación social de la mujer en colonias del sector poniente de la ciudad de Saltillo

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Aproximaciones a la identidad del niño trabajador en Nuevo León : un estudio de caso con niñas y niños trabajadores de la colonia Jardines de San Martín

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Una aproximación a la práctica profesional del trabajador social en educación especial en municipios de la zona metropolitana de Monterrey, N.L.

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Representaciones sociales y prácticas de género en los actores de violencia conyugal

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La acción municipal para el bienestar social: El caso de tres municipios del estado de Nuevo León

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El divorcio y su recupercusión en las áreas psicológica, académica y social, en niños de 6 a 11 años, de la ciudad de Saltillo, Coahuila

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