Summary

Although migrant families comprise a small number of immigrants, they present a significant challenge for the host community. In the Italian context, social services support migrant families through paths to autonomy and integration in the community. The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions that families and social workers have of “parenting” and “doing family” (training and management of family identity, roles and daily practices) in the complexity of migration. The study involved 15 immigrant parental couples, using family interview techniques and 12 social workers in 3 mini-focus groups. The collected materials were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using grounded theory.

Findings

The main results are identified and discussed as strengths, critical points and challenges. Some of the themes such as “willingness to work” or “lack of job opportunities” are common to both family members and social workers. Other themes are relevant to one group only. Among these, “availability and support of social workers” only emerged among families, whereas “education and respecting the rules” only emerged among social workers.

Applications

The results indicate that it is necessary for social workers to engage in a meaningful helping relationship with families, build networks of inclusion services, and also with the support of mediators overcome linguistic and cultural barriers. Social workers should involve families throughout he integration process. Furthermore, social services must also consider how families experience the difficulty of relating to social workers, which represents an obstacle to support for social integration.

中文翻译：

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移民中的育儿：难民家庭和社会工作者“做家庭”的关键方面和挑战

概括

虽然移民家庭由少数移民组成，但他们对东道社区提出了重大挑战。在意大利，社会服务通过实现自治和融入社区的途径为移民家庭提供支持。本研究的目的是调查家庭和社会工作者在移民的复杂性中对“养育”和“做家庭”（家庭身份、角色和日常实践的培训和管理）的看法。该研究涉及 15 对移民父母夫妇，使用家庭访谈技术和 3 个小型焦点小组中的 12 名社会工作者。收集的材料被逐字转录并使用扎根理论进行分析。

发现

主要结果被确定和讨论为优势、关键点和挑战。“工作意愿”或“缺乏工作机会”等一些主题是家庭成员和社会工作者的共同话题。其他主题仅与一组相关。其中，“社会工作者的可得和支持”只出现在家庭中，而“教育和尊重规则”只出现在社工中。

应用

结果表明，社会工作者有必要与家人建立有意义的帮助关系，建立包容性服务网络，并在调解员的支持下克服语言和文化障碍。社会工作者应在整个融入过程中让家庭参与。此外，社会服务还必须考虑家庭如何经历与社会工作者交往的困难，这是支持社会融合的障碍。