Supporting the family from the perspective of a family assistant

• Authors: Dybowska, Ewa , Wojtanowicz, Katarzyna

Abstracts

EN

The modern family must find its place in a changing and dynamically functioning society. It is not possible for every family to fulfil their functions independently. The importance of the proper functioning of the family for its members and the all society as well as the identified risks and proposed forms of support dominate not only today’s research but also social and family policy. The article shows the contexts of the modern family, factors affecting its transformation and its importance for the functioning and development of the child. The purpose of the article is to show the context of the modern family, factors affecting its transformation and its importance for the functioning and development of the child. The article also shows the risk factors appearing in family functioning, especially in the aspect of parental cooperation for the child. The family assistant plays an important role in levelling them. Showing the perspective of a family assistant is also one of the purposes of this article. The article recommends mediation approach and a Parenting Plan tool that can support a family assistant in building parental competence and parental cooperation in care for child and their educational needs.

Keywords

EN

family; upbringing; parental cooperation; family assistantship; parental care plan; risk family

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Praca Socjalna
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 35(5)
• Pages: 45-58

Dates

published

2020-10-12

Contributors

author

Dybowska, Ewa

author

Wojtanowicz, Katarzyna

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.4424