The masters thesis studies socio-pedagogical lifeworld-oriented family support, users and workers views on such treatment and the possibilities for its further developement in Slovenia. In the theoretical introduction the thesis analyzes the position of the family in today’s society,
the social construction of vulnerable families and their treatment, which for families represents both support and control. A comparison of dialogical and nondialogical ways of working with families is introduced and places social pedagogy in lifeworld-oriented work with families.
The purpose of the empirical research is to investigate what constitutes an effective form of
support for vulnerable families for users and professionals, what are the characteristics of existing good practices, what are the barriers and unaddressed needs, how they experience the roles of support and supervision of professionals and how different ways of representing
vulnerable families affect the manner of treatment. For this purpose, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with six professionals and three users of programs that provide lifeworld-oriented support to vulnerable families. Data were analyzed using a qualitative content analysis method. The findings contribute to an insight into the needs of vulnerable families, which characteristics of support are effective and in which direction support for vulnerable families could still develop.
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