COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL WORK IN THE COMMUNITY WITH FAMILIES FACING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES

The economic crisis has contributed to an increasing number of families facing multiple challenges in Slovenia. This sets new tasks for social policy makers and social workers to respond to new challenges on macro and micro levels. The current issue of reorganising centres for social work in Slovenia also raises questions about what types of changes are required. We have developed a model of working with families facing multiple challenges and have studied the experiences with this form of help. The results confirm that in order to competently help families, it is necessary to provide qualified social workers who consistently practice the doctrine of a working relationship of co-creating in individual working projects of help (IWPH) in community and institutional contexts, which will provide support for professional social work.