Social work in the context of supporting a child and family during parents’ divorce

• Authors: Lewicka-Zelent, Agnieszka , Lasota, Agnieszka

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to review the applicable normative acts related to the divorce of parents from the point of view of risk and the opportunities they create for the situation of the child and the family. The authors draw attention to the responsibility of social workers and family assistants in the process of supporting families in this crisis. The increasing number of divorces in Poland obliges researchers to undertake scientific discussions and conduct reliable scientific research, the results of which will also be changes in the practical approach of professionals working with families. The first part of the article focuses on the negative consequences of the development of children who are witnesses and victims of a family crisis and the relationship between children and parents. The authors emphasise the essence of tasks undertaken in social work addressed to the whole family experiencing a crisis caused by the breakdown of the parents’ marriage. In the last part of the article, the authors take up a polemic about supervision in social work, as an example of good practice in developing the competence of family assistants and social workers in their professional work.

Keywords

EN

family; divorce; social work; family support

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Praca Socjalna
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 33(4)
• Pages: 69-89

Dates

published

2019-10-16

Contributors

author

Lewicka-Zelent, Agnieszka

author

Lasota, Agnieszka