ABSTRACT

This article focuses on promoting positive parenting through a group social work intervention that took place in a professional environment (workplace setting) in a Greek Public Agency located in Athens. The intervention was addressed to a group of nine parents, all working in the same professional environment. The aim was to reinforce the parental role’s perspective and practice in order to establish better family communication, and change or at least influence the parents’ problem-focused mentality. Social work interventions focus on the individual’s strengths and abilities rather than on traditional problem-solving models that focus on the problem. The method applied was group social work within the theoretical framework of the strengths-based model. Α qualitative research methodology was used for evaluating the intervention. According to the findings, parents had the chance to identify and acknowledge non-functional patterns of communication with their children and to discover alternative, more positive ways of responding to children’s occurring problems. Thus, felt reinforced concerning their role in the family.

摘要

本文的重点是通过在位于雅典的希腊公共机构的专业环境（工作场所环境）中进行的团体社会工作干预来促进积极的养育。该干预针对的是一组九名家长，他们都在相同的专业环境中工作。目的是加强父母角色的观点和实践，以建立更好的家庭沟通，改变或至少影响父母以问题为中心的心态。社会工作干预关注个人的优势和能力，而不是关注问题的传统解决问题的模式。所应用的方法是在基于优势的模型的理论框架内进行的团体社会工作。使用定性研究方法来评估干预。根据调查结果，父母有机会识别和承认与孩子交流的非功能性模式，并发现替代的、更积极的方式来应对孩子出现的问题。因此，对他们在家庭中的角色感到更加坚定。