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Towards new social policies of bridging the gaps: an alternative model of family

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  • 1. ROR icon Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Contributors

  • 1. ROR icon University of the Aegean

Description

Ageing, foster children, and institutionalization are three interconnected issues that share a strong sense of marginalization. These groups of people can benefit from increased awareness thanks to the efforts of social work and mental health specialists in related sectors. Additionally, even with limited resources, social workers and social policy makers may exchange ideas for enhancing social welfare so that alternative family models could begin to function as part of government programs. This essay will analyze an experimental notion that has occurred occasionally in several nations while taking into account the scant data that is currently available. The purpose of this essay is to promote social interaction among children living in nursery homes and orphanages. The article will discuss the existing data while propose ideas and new implications of these studies and their results. It will also place importance on the alternative model of family in shared spaces like these. Despite the extremely limited bibliography, innovative articles based on innovative ideas might give impetus for further experimenting, study or applications.

Abstract (Modern Greek (1453-))

Η γήρανση, η αναδοχή παιδιών και η ιδρυματοποίηση είναι τρία αλληλένδετα ζητήματα που μοιράζονται μια ισχυρή αίσθηση περιθωριοποίησης. Τέτοιες ομάδες ανθρώπων μπορούν να επωφεληθούν από την αυξημένη ευαισθητοποίηση, χάρη στις προσπάθειες της κοινωνικής εργασίας και των ειδικών ψυχικής υγείας σε συναφείς τομείς. Επιπλέον, ακόμη και με περιορισμένους πόρους, οι κοινωνικοί λειτουργοί και οι υπεύθυνοι χάραξης κοινωνικής πολιτικής μπορούν να ανταλλάξουν ιδέες για την ενίσχυση της κοινωνικής ευημερίας, έτσι ώστε να αρχίσουν να λειτουργούν εναλλακτικά οικογενειακά μοντέλα ως μέρος των κυβερνητικών προγραμμάτων. Το δοκίμιο αναλύει μια πειραματική ιδέα που έχει συμβεί περιστασιακά σε διάφορα έθνη, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τα λιγοστά δεδομένα που είναι διαθέσιμα σήμερα. Σκοπός του είναι να προωθήσει την κοινωνική αλληλεπίδραση μεταξύ των παιδιών που ζουν σε βρεφονηπιακούς σταθμούς και ορφανοτροφεία. Το άρθρο συζητά τα υπάρχοντα δεδομένα, ενώ προτείνει ιδέες και νέες επιπτώσεις συναφών μελετών και των αποτελεσμάτων τους. Δίνει, επίσης, σημασία στο εναλλακτικό μοντέλο της οικογένειας σε κοινόχρηστους χώρους. Παρά την εξαιρετικά περιορισμένη βιβλιογραφία, καινοτόμα άρθρα βασισμένα σε καινοτόμες ιδέες μπορούν να δώσουν ώθηση για περαιτέρω πειραματισμό, μελέτη ή εφαρμογές.

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