Process Of Social Inclusion Research Articles

Can Physical Education Improve Attitudes towards Disability?

Nowadays, there is still some discrimination against people with disabilities, which tends to manifest itself subtly within “politically correct” parameters. These manifestations have a negative charge that can provoke feelings of rejection and fear, thus blocking the process of social inclusion of this group, which began several decades ago. Among several constraints, the literature indicates the negative attitudes of people without disabilities towards their peers with disabilities as one of the main barriers, and therefore, they consider positive attitudes as a criterion for success in the inclusion process. In the school context, the physical education discipline has been presented as an excellent tool for the development of positive attitudes towards disability due to its experiential and playful nature, potentially cooperative, which leads to deep personal interactions. In this context, structured contact between groups is seen as the basis that sustains these changes. It is in this way that in this opinion text, we focus on the results of research based on the theory of contact applied through the discipline of physical education and the development of positive attitudes. We conclude that, despite the large number of variables involved in the research presented, the results are indeed encouraging.

Mixedness and Intersectionality: The Use of Relief Maps to Understand the Experiences of Multiracial Women of African Descent in Spain

This article analyzes the experiences of multiracial women of African descent in Catalonia, Spain—looking at their identity processes, social relations, experiences of racialization and discrimination, and strategies of resistance—using a novel qualitative research method called “Relief Maps,” a very useful tool for the study of social inequalities from an intersectional and multilocational perspective. Relief Maps are a data collection tool and a means of visualizing and analyzing data—providing a graphical representation of interviewee narratives that discuss processes of social inclusion and exclusion. The maps represent three dimensions of experience: (1) psychological (indicating the respondent’s level of discomfort or well-being); (2) geographical (including at least five physical or experiential locations: e.g., home, street, work, school); and (3) social (examining seven social variables or aspects of identity: i.e., gender, ethnicity/skin color, age, sexual orientation, social class, physical appearance, and religion). In this way, the maps show where greater or lesser well-being or discomfort is experienced by the respondent based on each aspect of identity, thus indicating personal places of oppression, places of controversial intersections, neutral places, and places of relief. We argue that this supplementary investigative technique is highly relevant to research in the social sciences, particularly in the field of mixed-race, critical race, and ethnic studies, as it provides an intersectional, reflective, nuanced, and contextual lens for understanding complex social phenomena, leading to information of greater analytical strength.

РЕІНТЕГРАЦІЯ ТА СОЦІАЛЬНА ІНКЛЮЗІЯ ВЕТЕРАНІВ ЯК ФАКТОР ВІДТВОРЕННЯ ЛЮДСЬКОГО КАПІТАЛУ В УМОВАХ МАКРОЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ НЕСТАБІЛЬНОСТІ

The article emphasizes the growing attention of the scientific community, state authorities and administration to the processes of reintegration and social inclusion of war veterans in all spheres of public life. It is emphasized that these processes of reintegration and social inclusion of war veterans are important for the reproduction of national human capital and macroeconomic stabilization of the Ukrainian economy. The structure of war veterans is considered and the share of different categories of war veterans from their total number is determined. It is summarized that a significant part of them may feel social isolation from society and expands the number of exclusive members of society. Groups of war veterans problems are classified in this article, namely: firstly – problems of deterioration of their physical and/or mental health; secondly – employment problems; thirdly – problems of their socialization. The expansion of the range of war veteran’s problems under the full-scale war and macroeconomic instability emphasizes the urgency of creating appropriate conditions for their socio-psychological, economic reintegration and social inclusion in civilian life. In this article, reintegration is considered as a process of adjustment, adaptation of war veterans to civilian life, and social inclusion is defined as a process of involving war veterans in all spheres of public life (economic, social, political, civil). It is proposed to use a comprehensive approach to the processes of reintegration and social inclusion of war veterans. It was found that at the microeconomic level, veterans' families, as well as territorial communities, play an important role in the adaptation and inclusion of war veterans into civilian life, while at the macroeconomic level, this role is assigned to the state and its main institutions. It is proposed to use the progressive experience of countries that have previously participated in military conflicts and have time-tested and effective tools of socio-economic and physical-psychological support for war participants and war veterans.

Crossroads and Dilemmas in the Intervention for the Process of Social Inclusion of Patients with Schizophrenia within the Framework of the Therapeutic Community- Casa De Medio Camino Querétaro

This article focuses on describing some of therapeutic crossroads that have been identified in daily work with patients with schizophrenia indoors the device of a therapeutic community, in Querétaro-Mexico. Considering a series of paradigms that the patient, their family and mental health professionals face in relation to the interactions and dynamics that are generated from and in the therapeutic device. The complexity faced by those of us who work daily with patients with schizophrenia is problematized based on the discrepancies between theory and practice that generate a gap whose difficulty lies mainly in the psychosocial dynamics to maintain the social bond.

Tecnologia assistiva e políticas públicas no Brasil

Abstract Assistive Technology is not widespread in Brazil. Advances have occurred gradually through achievements in the legal area and the promotion of research and development. The proposition of policies in this area can contribute to overcoming the social inequalities of a significant segment of the population that represents a real and expanding market. However, the low optimization of these resources by their users and the difficulty in finding them in the market and public agencies are worrying factors. This study addresses the impact of the demand for Assistive Technology on Brazilian public policies aiming to identify the relationship between the optimization of these resources and services and the formulation of targeted policies in the country. Through bibliographic, exploratory and qualitative research, a survey was conducted on the Brazilian legislation and the existing actions in the area of Assistive Technology, as well as an analysis of Brazilian public policies based on the normative evaluation criteria, applying the deductive method and the Bardin’s content analysis technique. The scientific literature shows that, despite the gradual advancement in legislation and initiatives to promote projects in this area, factors that hinder the access, use, and application of assistive products, such as the scarcity of innovative technologies, entail difficulties for the formatting of effective policies and the adequate configuration of fostering actions in the area of Assistive Technology, which is essential to the process of social inclusion.

Creativity as a Support for Social Inclusion in Children with Special Educational Needs

The inclusion of children with special educational needs has to be based on all modalities that are accessible to them and that support them in achieving a good life. We will try to demonstrate the importance of developing creative skills to support the learning process by using the 3D model of psycho-pedagogical approach. Stimulating creativity as a process can directly and positively influence the motivation for independent learning, and indirectly facilitate the process of social inclusion. We will use several methods that teachers can apply in the classroom in order to demonstrate this link, mainly using the personalized intervention plan for children with special educational needs.

Dari Laut ke Darat : Dialektika Eksklusi dan Inklusi Sosial Suku Sawang di Belitung Timur

This study aims to investigate about how the dialectic of social exclusion and inclusion occurs in the Sawang Tribe in East Belitung after relocating their living space from sea to land. The Sawang Tribe is a Sea Tribe in the waters of Bangka Belitung since the era of the Sriwijaya Kingdom, then settled on the mainland after being contracted as PT Timah workers in the Dutch colonial era. This study uses the Phenomenology-Based Ethnography method with data collection for two months in 2019 using live-in participatory observation with the Sawang Tribe in Seberang, Selinsing Village, Gantung District, East Belitung Regency, Indonesia. The results of the study conclude that the process of land settlement is very significant causing a number of risks to the living space of the Sawang Tribe. Social exclusion is caused by the stigma resulting from interactions between ethnic groups who view the unnatural behavior of sea people living on land. Meanwhile, the process of social inclusion is dominated by the psychosocial domain, which views the ethos of the Sawang Tribe as helpers and hardworkers, as well as experts in supernatural abilities.

Complex identities in ethical social work practice and research

ABSTRACT Identity, a socially constructed concept, makes sense of who we are, and how we relate to others and define our places in the world, including the physical environment. Identity formation and maintenance are complex, transactional relationships negotiated through interpersonal interactions and constantly adapting to the people we meet. Identity is culturally specific and changes through exchanges between and across cultures. Identity formation is fluid, dynamic, and reproduced through interaction with others. Identity is negotiated through power relations to create feelings of “belonging” and acceptance in specific situations and locales. Being accepted as belonging establishes an individual’s and community’s entitlement to human rights in society through social inclusion and exclusion processes. Working with those who do not “belong”, social workers aware of the impact of the social construction of identity should treat people with respect and dignity and provide necessary services.

Critical analysis of an extensionist intervention

Technical assistance and rural extension (ATER) are fundamental services in the process of social and economic reproduction of rural populations, and can go beyond the transfer of new technologies, valuing knowledge from rural communities, expanding the participatory perspective and promoting rural development . Thus, the present work aims to carry out a critical analysis of Project A according to its intrinsic characteristics and extensionist approach. As a methodological strategy, a qualitative approach was used, which will be developed from a documentary analysis of collections provided by the entity. The appreciation of the character of Project A was carried out through content analysis, which provided the following categories of analysis: Social Inclusion, Capacity Building, Educational, Ecological and Environmental Process. In addition, the participatory extension approach was analyzed according to the indications of Haverroth (2012) and Valente (2005). The results obtained show that Project A promotes inclusion through the creation of a space for dialogue and learning of a professional activity for People with Disabilities (PwDs), as well as attention to ableism. The project had an adequate educational process for the students, which involved theory, practice and psychomotor development. Regarding the ecological and environmental aspect, the project was able to teach about recycling, sustainability and made it possible for them to become disseminators of sustainability. The analysis of the diffusionist approach showed that Project A, despite having a strong influence from the participatory approach, also has characteristics of the diffusionist and systemic approaches.

Quality of Life in Deafblind People and Its Effect on the Processes of Educational Adaptation and Social Inclusion in Canary Islands, Spain

Deafblindness is a unique and complex disability. Research on the needs and quality of life are scarce; as well as the lack of adequate knowledge, training and lack of qualified professionals to serve this group. All this justifies the sense and interest of this study. This study is derived from the project with reference 2020EDU04. Design: The study is descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative-qualitative research design was conducted. Objectives: Know and analyze the needs of adult deafblind people in order to contribute to improving their quality of life. Method: Sample of 16 adults with double sensory loss (hearing and vision) residing in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (Spain) was used. Instruments: The FUMAT Scale was used to measure personal development; self-determination; interpersonal relationships; social inclusion; rights of deafblind people; emotional well-being; physical well-being and material well-being. In addition, a semi-structured interview is conducted. Results by dimensions: Personal development: The professionals did not have specialized training to provide an educational response. Physical well-being: 68% of the sample had other health problems associated with deafblindness. Interpersonal relationships: 100% of the sample reported communication problems in the family environment. Social inclusion: They reported difficulties in accessing educational and leisure activities. Material well-being: In general, they stated that they have the material resources necessary for their daily lives. Self-determination: they consider that they have decision-making capacity in basic aspects of daily life. Rights: Deafblind people state that they have limitations in exercising their rights. Based on the interviews, it was observed that the people with the greatest difficulties in daily life are those who presented the greatest visual commitment. Conclusion: The etiology does not determine the quality of life of deafblind people, but communication conditions interpersonal relationships and personal development, and therefore their quality of life.

Discourse on Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Nepal: A Review

The discourse of social exclusion and inclusion is debatable issue in contemporary Nepali society. The issue of social exclusion should be addressed by adopting the process of social inclusion in several sectors of Nepali society which helps to establish society with equality. The article Social Exclusion and Inclusion tries to address the issue raised in the discourse of social inclusion. Similarly, it tries to explore the issue of social exclusion and inclusion from new line. Article is based on the review of the several articles published addressing the issue of social exclusion and inclusion. In introduction, I have mentioned the context and origin of social exclusion and inclusion debate. Different views of various renowned scholars on Social Exclusion and Inclusion have been mentioned. In Nepalese context, political movement and academic effort of social exclusion and inclusion have been discussed. The achievement that excluded group got in the Constitution and other Acts from the political and other inclusion movement have been disclosed here. In Nepal, there are three types of notions/domains: Inclusive based on Caste Ethnicity, Economy Prosperity and Meritocracy. I critically support the Inclusive based on Caste Ethnicity Movement.

Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Use and Perceptions of Metropolitan Agricultural Parks—Evidence from Milan and Naples of Urban and Environmental Resilience

This article describes the multi-function of the metropolitan agricultural parks (MAPs) in Milan (Parco Agricolo Sud Milano) and Naples (Parco De Filippo) and their resilience within the last COVID-19 lockdown period. These parks play an important role in the urban regeneration and social inclusion processes in their relative metropolitan areas. Nevertheless, the restrictions imposed to limit COVID-19 contagions have imposed their closure or severely limited their activities, with evident consequences for the local population’s well-being. This study’s novelty is twofold: it is the first study examining the resilience and sustainability impact of MAPs during COVID-19; additionally, it is the first survey making use of Milan and Naples practices. The work uses primary and secondary data and mixed methods. Exploiting a document analysis and the elaboration of a semi-structured interview with the directors, the article lists the multiple functions of the parks and underlines their multidimensional governance vocations for fostering sustainable development—environmental, economic and social functions. The study also reveals that, during the lockdown, the parks’ activities were strongly reduced or restructured. Recreational and educational activities were lifted in Parco Agricolo Sud in Milan whilst local farms restructured their food supply and fostered their network and linkages with the urban distribution channels. MAP in Naples had to stop its activities and reorganize into a smart-working system. Lastly, our study found that economic and farm network activities were resumed with greater urgency in Milan, whereas in Naples the recovery of the social practices has taken on greater importance.

Coming out in the workplace: A comparative study between Italy and England

Introduction The study aims to analyze the main characteristics and differences relating to the lived experiences of coming out in the workplace in two very different territorial contexts (Italy and England), looking at universities as a case study. Method Thirty sexual and gender minority university teachers (15 from Italy and 15 from England), ranging from 29 to 56 years of age (M = 41.66; SD = 10.13), were recruited in 2019 to participate in a qualitative research study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed in line with the assumptions of the six-step thematic analysis approach. Result The propensity to come out in the workplace is mainly affected by legislative safeguards. However, policies and the regulatory framework alone are not enough. Results suggested that the cultural context and the working climate have an equally significant impact. Conclusion The stigma toward LGBT+ people cannot be eradicated overnight and changing cultural beliefs is a slow process that requires imaginative and creative methods to get students and the university community to interact with LGBT+ people. Practical implications Stimulating a bottom-up change within individual institutions can represent a possible strategy to activate a process of change and social inclusion toward the LGBT+ community with an echo on the wider environmental and cultural context.

The Cardboard Textbook: Inclusion and Access to Information from Collaborative Work

This essay aims to analyze the possibilities of a process of social inclusion by linking the way of working of a cardboard publisher and its strength as a social movement, with the aim of reflecting on the opportunities of generating inclusive actions to democratize access to information. This publisher finds its anchor in the publisher-society binomial and in the knowledge that is put into play as capital to satisfy the needs of the links that are generated. It will inquire how their policies make the problem of social exclusion and the marginalization of vulnerable sectors visible. The focus will be placed, then, on the activity of the cardboard publisher with respect to the form of cooperative and collaborative work and its possibilities as a form of social inclusion.

Co-inclusion: problematising binary understandings of social inclusion

ABSTRACT This paper responds to a gap between theorists' bilateral understandings of social inclusion and the more unilateral understandings available to refugee support practitioners. We argue that scholarly work on social inclusion does not consistently reflect intercultural conceptualisations of societies as emergent spaces continually coming into being through the participation of all their members and bilateral understandings can institutionalise ‘local/newcomer’ power asymmetries. Our intercultural field can learn from the concept of co-inclusion which encapsulates key tenets of intercultural thinking and promotes a horizontal, collective, ongoing process of social inclusion that involves all members of a given society.

The Role of Music Through the Perspective of Romani Musicians in the Social Inclusion Processes of Romans Living in Turkey

The Role of Music Through the Perspective of Romani Musicians in the Social Inclusion Processes of Romans Living in Turkey

Assessing the outcome of admissions: Pilot study in a High Intensity Psychiatric Residential Facility

Background: The Italian health system related to mental disorders is currently experiencing a period of radical reforms. This process began in 1978 with the adoption of the law 180 which produced a radical reform in mental health care. The problems of the continuous confrontation with increasing levels of expenditure are reflected in the search for models to improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system. Among these, the value creation model proposes to optimize the relationship between effectiveness, quality, and appropriateness of care on the one hand, and efficiency, cost and how resources are used on the other. The intervention involves redesigning services on the principles of recovery; implementing treatments supported by scientific evidence; encouraging processes of social inclusion. The proposed rehabilitation interventions are recovery oriented that place the person at the center of his rehabilitation path, motivating him in assuming responsibility for the treatment proposed during hospitalization. Objective: Evaluate the impact of the organisational reorganisation of the DSM S.R.R Regional Health Service of Ancona Area Vasta 2 by introducing evidence-based and recovery-oriented practices through the evaluation of clinical outcomes and psychosocial functioning. Methods: Longitudinal descriptive observational study with evaluation of a cohort of 13 patients, hospitalized in residential and semi-residential care at SRP1 “Casa Rossa” Area Vasta 2 of Ancona, by administration of a questionnaire (HoNOS) at the time of recruitment (February 2019), at 6 months (August 2019) and at 12 months (February 2020). The 12 items of the questionnaire were grouped into four subsets: behavioural problems (items 1-3), deficits and disabilities (items 4-5), psychopathological symptoms (items 6-8) and relational/environmental problems (items 9-12). Results: Survey results show a reduction in mean scores at 6 and 12 months compared to baseline in all subscales. Conclusions: Intensive mental health residential facilities need to put more effort into evaluating effectiveness in practice, using appropriate tools for outcome assessment and analysis of results. It is possible, in daily clinical practice, to evaluate the outcome of admissions in order to satisfactorily describe the changes induced during the period of hospitalization.

Dance Wherever You Are: The Evolution of Multimodal Delivery for Social Inclusion of Rural Older Adults.

Background and ObjectivesOlder adult social inclusion involves meaningful participation that is increasingly mediated by information communication technology and in rural areas requires an understanding of older adults’ experiences in the context of the digital divide. This article examines how the multimodal streaming (live, prerecorded, blended in-person) of the Sharing Dance Older Adults program developed by Canada’s National Ballet School and Baycrest influenced social inclusion processes and outcomes in rural settings.Research Design and MethodsData were collected from on-site observations of dance sessions, research team reflections, focus groups, and interviews with older adult participants and their carers in pilot studies in the Peterborough region of Ontario and the Westman region of Manitoba, Canada (2017–2019). There were 289 participants including older adults, people living with dementia, family carers, long-term care staff, community facilitators, and volunteers. Analytic themes were framed in the context of rural older adult social exclusion.ResultsRemote delivery addressed barriers of physical distance by providing access to the arts-based program and enhancing opportunities for participation. Constraints were introduced by the use of technology in rural areas and mitigated by in-person facilitators and different streaming options. Meaningful engagement in dynamic interactions in the dance was achieved by involving local staff and volunteers in facilitation of and feedback on the program and its delivery. Different streaming technologies influenced social inclusion in different ways: live-stream enhanced connectedness, but constrained technical challenges; prerecorded was reliable, but less social; blended delivery provided options, but personalization was unsustainable.Discussion and ImplicationsUnderstanding different participants’ experiences of different technologies will contribute to more effective remote delivery of arts-based programs with options to use technology in various contexts depending on individual and organizational capacities.

Social participation in occupational therapy: Is it possible to establish a consensus?

Social participation has been incorporated by occupational therapists in Brazil, and worldwide, as a professional concept to guide practice. The concept has been studied, defined, and constructed from multiple fields of knowledge and can be defined as the social and political involvement of people in social groups and /or public and community spaces. There are different understandings of social participation in occupational therapy and the objective of this study was to explore how Brazilian occupational therapists define social participation in their fields of knowledge. Through application of the Delphi technique, Brazilian occupational therapy academics and professionals who have worked in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, collaboratively responded to an online questionnaire. In the consultation phase, occupational therapists wrote their conceptions about social participation and, in the consensus phase, expressed their opinions and judgements, in order to, in a collective construction, establish a consensus on the definition of social participation. In the first round of the consensus phase, 38 academics and 27 professionals participated and in the second round, 20 and 14, respectively. Results were analysed quantitatively, through the establishment of degrees of agreement for conceptions arranged in statements. Then, six categories of analysis were built, which identified the multiple ways of understanding social participation: social participation and social interactions, social participation and freedom of movement, social participation as an experience in public and political life, social participation and human activities, social participation and the process of social inclusion, and social participation in the fields of knowledge and practice in occupational therapy. There are theoretical-conceptual differences in the understandings and uses of social participation in occupational therapy that delimit specificity and design the identities of the profession in society. The need to discuss knowledge production, accumulation, and dissemination and practices is debated.

Social networks and personal support from the perspective of young people with intellectual disabilities

ABSTRACT A strong, stable social network constitutes a potential guarantee that people with intellectual disabilities can have natural supports throughout their lives that will help them in their process of social inclusion. Having a supportive social network is considered the pinnacle of social inclusion. But the social networks of people with intellectual disabilities are usually very limited, and their connections are mainly with family and professionals. Few studies have focused on analysing the social networks of young people with disabilities and the functional characteristics of these networks. In order to study the basic characteristics of the social networks of young people with intellectual disabilities, and specifically their perception of the support received, 13 young people between 18 and 27 years of age completed a questionnaire aimed at obtaining information on the size of their network, its composition, the types of relationship or bond, the types of support (instrumental, informational or emotional), as well as the structure of the network. The results obtained have made it possible to present guidelines aimed at enriching social networks and so increase the potential for social support.