Life stories and arts in child welfare: enriching communication
| Autor: | Marjatta Bardy, Päivi Känkänen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Nordic Social Work Research. 4:37-51 |
| ISSN: | 2156-8588 2156-857X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2156857x.2013.781536 |
| Popis: | As narrative beings, we are surrounded by our own stories and other people’s stories. We are not necessarily fully conscious of these stories and they may not even be verbal; moreover, there is never a single version of a story. A negative story and stigmatised and damaged identities are easy to encounter in child welfare. To prevent exclusion and negative social inheritance are the major tasks of child welfare, but how to combat them? One remedy is enriching communication and a self-expression. In this article, we describe the theoretical literature that has guided our empirical project work in widening and deepening everyday communication in child welfare. The methods that we have developed are based on life story work and art-based activities. Improvements in narrative surroundings in residential care have guided our efforts over a 12 year period. We have studied the opportunities and possible roles that exist for art-based activities and narrative methods in supporting children’s coping, self-... |
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