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SOCIJALNI RAD U OSNAŽIVANJU MARGINALIZOVANIH DRUŠTVENIH GRUPA
SOCIAL WORK IN EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED SOCIAL GROUPS

Author(s): Nina Babić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Civil Society, Sociology, Social development, Welfare services, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics, Identity of Collectives
Published by: CENTAR MODERNIH ZNANJA
Keywords: social work; center for social work; empowerment; marginalized social groups;

Summary/Abstract: Empowerment is a process in which individuals, social groups, or communities gain the power to control their lives with results in access to social resources and social inclusion.The profession of social work is concerned with advocating for disadvantaged, oppressed and marginalized individuals and groups. By applying the basic principles and methods of social work, efforts are being made to overcome the obstacles that cause the state of social need and life on the margins of society. In order to establish the practice of empowerment in centers for social work in full capacity, it is necessary that certain presumptions are fulfilled.In this regard, the paper will present the possibilities, ways and difficulties in implementing the practice of empowerment in the centers for social work.

  • Issue Year: IV/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 456-461
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Serbian