ABSTRACT The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore long-term social assistance recipients´ experiences with family group conferences (FGC). Fifteen Norwegian long-term (> 6 months) social assistance recipients whom had arranged an FGC were interviewed. There were nine men and six women, age 24–64 years. The findings show that the FGC may have therapeutic features when applied in a social service context. Three features associated with family/network therapy were found: Self-disclosure, dialogic communication and improved family relationships. The possible therapeutic function of the FGC when applied for adults is potent in a social work context, as solving family conflicts and/or improving family interaction may be a prerequisite in order to achieve other desired changes among many long-term social assistance recipients.

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家庭小组会议模型在长期接受社会援助者中的治疗特征

摘要这项定性研究的目的是探讨长期社会援助接受者在家庭小组会议（FGC）中的经历。采访了安排FGC的15名挪威长期（> 6个月）社会援助受助人。有9名男性和6名女性，年龄在24-64岁之间。研究结果表明，将FGC用于社会服务环境可能具有治疗作用。发现了与家庭/网络疗法相关的三个特征：自我披露，对话交流和改善的家庭关系。当在成年人中使用FGC时，其可能的治疗功能在社会工作中很有效，因为解决家庭冲突和/或改善家庭互动可能是前提，以便在许多长期社会援助接受者中实现其他所需的改变。