Marija Wazi
Self-Development Method in Social Work
Číslo: 1/2018
Periodikum: Sociální práce
Klíčová slova: self-development, social work, youth, disadvantage, postmodernity
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Anotace:
OBJECTIVES: European societies are undergoing significant changes within postmodernity,
when young people and particularly those with disadvantages face new challenges connected to
embracing their identity, making choices among countless possibilities, and assessing and dealing
with an increased amount of risks. While these challenges are becoming widely discussed among
academics and practitioners in the field of youth work, deeper consideration and application of
methods such as self-development that have emerged from postmodern aspects and might answer
the needs of youth today, is lacking. The purpose of this paper is to present self-development as
a method used within social work and to discuss its possible implications. THEORETICAL
BASE: Self-development is examined from the perspective of postmodern shifts and within the
concept of disadvantage. METHODS: By using content analysis this text reveals the benefits
that a self-development approach can offer to social work, as well as potential risks of grasping
it in inappropriate way. The application of this method is demonstrated on a self-development,
Basic Synergy training run with a target group of disadvantaged young people in Europe.
OUTCOMES: Self-development is presented as a solution in practice with disadvantaged young
people. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: Youth workers are offered an alternative method to
explore and consider use in practice.
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when young people and particularly those with disadvantages face new challenges connected to
embracing their identity, making choices among countless possibilities, and assessing and dealing
with an increased amount of risks. While these challenges are becoming widely discussed among
academics and practitioners in the field of youth work, deeper consideration and application of
methods such as self-development that have emerged from postmodern aspects and might answer
the needs of youth today, is lacking. The purpose of this paper is to present self-development as
a method used within social work and to discuss its possible implications. THEORETICAL
BASE: Self-development is examined from the perspective of postmodern shifts and within the
concept of disadvantage. METHODS: By using content analysis this text reveals the benefits
that a self-development approach can offer to social work, as well as potential risks of grasping
it in inappropriate way. The application of this method is demonstrated on a self-development,
Basic Synergy training run with a target group of disadvantaged young people in Europe.
OUTCOMES: Self-development is presented as a solution in practice with disadvantaged young
people. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: Youth workers are offered an alternative method to
explore and consider use in practice.