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To care for or to accompany? Determining factors for an inclusive work environment in Community Social Services of Andalusia (Spain)

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  • Auxiliadora González‐Portillo
  • Germán Jaraíz Arroyo

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This article, the result of a research and development project funded by the Spanish administration, analyzes the impact of the dynamics of social inclusion carried out by the Municipal Social Services Centers in the region of Andalusia (Spain). The research follows a qualitative methodology, centered on the analysis of normative, operative, and discursive dimensions. This research shows how the social intervention carried out in these centres is conditioned by two very different realities. On the one hand, there is a set of regulations that, from a theoretical point of view, is committed to social integration. On the other hand, a daily context with a high level of interferences and assistance demands that hinder a real labour activation and social integration. This situation generates great organisational pressure and conditions professional praxis. Several factors play a role in this situation: The ideas held by the people involved in the professional intervention, knowledge management, networking, and the relationship between client and professional. The study concludes that to reinforce the inclusive capacity of social services increasing the resources and number of professionals is not enough, focusing on the models of management and intervention in a collaborative fashion is also necessary. 作为西班牙政府出资的研发项目结果,本文分析了西班牙安达卢西亚地区市政社会服务中心(Municipal Social Services Centers)实施的社会包容服务动态所产生的影响。研究使用定性方法,聚焦于规范维度、运作维度和话语维度的分析。整体而言可以发现,日常社会干预必须在具有以下特征的情境下进行:统一性质的援助、社会活化机会少且干预程度高的场景、以及能产生巨大组织压力并削弱专业实践的额外要求。一些因素在该情境下发挥作用:参与专业干预的不同人士所持的观念、知识管理、人际关系网、以及客户和专业人士之间的关系。研究的结论认为,为加强社会服务的包容能力,仅增加资源和专业人士的数量是不够的,还需要以协作的方式聚焦于管理及干预模式。 Este artículo, fruto de un proyecto de I + D y financiado por la administración española, analiza el impacto de la dinámica de inclusión social llevada a cabo por los Centros Municipales de Servicios Sociales de la región de Andalucía (España). La investigación sigue una metodología cualitativa, centrada en el análisis de las dimensiones normativa, operativa y discursiva. De manera holística, se puede apreciar que la intervención social del día a día debe ser manejada en un contexto caracterizado por la asistencia de carácter integrador, escenarios con pocas posibilidades de activación social y un alto nivel de interferencia y demandas adicionales que generan grandes presión organizativa y compromiso con la praxis profesional. En esta situación intervienen varios factores: las ideas de las distintas personas que intervienen en la intervención profesional, la gestión del conocimiento, el networking y la relación cliente‐profesional. El estudio concluye que para reforzar la capacidad inclusiva de los servicios sociales no basta con incrementar los recursos y el número de profesionales, y también es necesario centrarse en los modelos de gestión e intervención de forma colaborativa.

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  • Auxiliadora González‐Portillo & Germán Jaraíz Arroyo, 2021. "To care for or to accompany? Determining factors for an inclusive work environment in Community Social Services of Andalusia (Spain)," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(3), pages 293-305, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:13:y:2021:i:3:p:293-305
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.320
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