Selected Methods of Intervention Suitable for Work Social Educator with Children at Risk of Social Exclusion

Helena Skarupská

doi:10.7441/soced.2016.04.01.06

Abstract

The study deals with the possibilities of the use of certain methods, which have their origins in social work and are also useful in the work of social educator working in socially exluded localites. The study is based on the concept of social educator as a separate profession and highlights one of the ways in which social workers should act. Deliberately focuses on the methods of work as a fundamental instrument profession. Socially excluded localities, unfortunately, become an integral part of Czech society. When working with the residents to create multidisciplinary teams that include social educator who acts as a bridge between educational establishments, family and welfare authorities. In the paper, we introduce a few selected methods, which are suitable for the job and that could broaden the skills and hence the competence of social educator, including the definition of social exclusion and its associated culture of poverty as a specific phenomenon.

Highlights

In this study, focusing on description of selected methods/approaches inspired by social work which are suitable for the intervention of a social educator as a member of the multidisciplinary team working with children at risk of social exclusion
I first dealt with the issue of defining differences and connections between a social worker and a social educator, defining phenomenon of the culture of poverty and
I am of the opinion that the social educator,is not a social worker, everyone has a different mission in solving social problems, both are aimed at the same target group

Summary

Introduction

In this study, focusing on description of selected methods/approaches inspired by social work which are suitable for the intervention of a social educator as a member of the multidisciplinary team working with children at risk of social exclusion. His approach to the methods is based on the fact that the social educator will do educational work − that he was useful as a leisure time educator, tutor or teaching assistant These methods of social and educational activities are needed but their application within the multidisciplinary team in working with endangered children in socially excluded areas, is not sufficient. The author (2008) attempted to make her own classification of methods of social pedagogy by linking educational methods with the methods of social work where only some approaches were chosen, as for example compensation of inappropriate stimuli, strengthening own competence, offering of incentives resulting from individual needs, planning a positive perspective and support for orientation to self-realization, as well as methods of counseling and prevention, including consultation, supervision and intervention Her description of methods is very brief, mostly providing information, it is more concerned with brief characteristics than with the own process analysis. The social educator can work according to them and extend his practical skills of socially educational activity methods

Social educator is not social worker

Endangered child and social exclusion

Findings

Conclusion