Challenges for silver social work in the local community Cover Image

Wyzwania dla srebrnej pracy socjalnej w społeczności lokalnej
Challenges for silver social work in the local community

Author(s): Marcjanna Nóżka
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Welfare services
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: silver social work; old age; housing estates; social practices; neighbourhood;

Summary/Abstract: Based on the results of research carried out in 2016 on one of Krakow’s housing estates, the article draws attention to the elderly and issues related to the aging of the neighbourhood. With regard to those findings reference will be made to the assumptions of silver social work, grassroots ways to cope, neighbouring practices and discussed will be the challenges for social work in the area of urban settlements. Attention will be given to, among others, the need to recognize in the assistance process the variable perspectives of people from the neighbourhood, their multidimensional interests, designing and animating the local environment to make it a friendly and egalitarian space.

  • Issue Year: 22/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 291-310
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish