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Differenze culturali e convivenza sociale. Una ricerca esplorativa sulle opinioni e gli atteggiamenti dei giovani delle scuole secondarie della Toscana
Full text linkT@Sk Project: building bridges between University and society through social work
Full text linkProfessionalization, modernization and Europeanization of Social Services in Albania have been the main goals of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building T@sk Project “Towards Increased Awareness, Responsibility and Shared Quality in Social Work” (2017-2020).
T@sk Project pursued these aims through three main actions:
1) Internationalisation and 'Europeanisation' of Albanian Higher Education Institutions;
2) Knowledge triangulation between university lecturers, students, and social stakeholders;
3) Networking of social and political stakeholders.
T@sk methodology was based on a subsidiary and multilevel approach agreed amongst the project consortium composed of the University of Florence, the Complutense University of Madrid, the ISCTE of Lisbon, the Professional Order of Social Workers of Tuscany and the three Albanian public universities that offer Bachelor and Master courses in Social Work: University of Tirana, University of Elbasan, University of Shkodra.
T@sk project achieved its objectives thanks to the engagement of Higher Education staff with the changing social work environment in Albania and in the participating countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal). The promotion of a constant dialogue with social services on the ground in the four countries, the identification of the respective social needs and the reflection on theoretical and empirical research were the key actions of the project. A dense network of associated partners (social workers operating in the public and in the private sectors, NGOS, institutional stakeholders) complemented the peer-to-peer training programme for teachers, students and trainers.
During the three years of the project, participants were confronted with problems related to the regulation of the social work profession in their own country. Those experiences have supported the production of 3 volumes dedicated to the Albanian Social Services, standardized guidelines for social workers, and a code of ethics (all publications and training materials are available and downloadable from the project website: https://www.taskproject.eu). The project followed the creation of the professional Order of Social Workers in Albania, finally accomplished in 2022.
By the end of the project 50 university teachers, 140 social workers and 500 students had been trained. A total of 21 memoranda of understanding were signed by local and central policy makers, new agreements implemented, and 2 ICT laboratories created. The investment of T@sk in the digitalisation of teaching and learning activities in Albania proved to be strategic at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic made the use of online learning management systems indispensable.
Despite the fact that Albania was the beneficiary partner, the co-design of training activities allowed a cross-reflection on the welfare models adopted by the participating countries. The translation of universal social rights into tailored interventions rests upon institutional, economic and cultural variables, all taken into account through the comparative approach of the project.
Currently, project members are continuing to collaborate on specific research project focusing on the resiliency of Social Services in the face of new challenges (digitalization; new forms of poverty, epidemiological, social and economic effects of COIVD-19) that strongly question the capacity of any Welfare system
Higher Education Training in social work in Albania: insights from the experiences ofthe T@sk project - by Giulia Mascagni and Giorgia Bulli
Full text linkIn March 2020, the European Union decided to open accession negotiations with Albania, candidate country since 2014. In order to achieve this important goal in the long path of European integration, Albania had to pursue
a set of requirements. Among them, the centrality of human rights affects the implementation of policies aiming at
integrating minorities, as well as at granting social rights to unprivileged citizens (La Cava Nanetti 2000, Solidar
2016). In this scenario, the evolution of the professional expertise of Albanian social workers plays a relevant role. In
academic and professional terms, social work has a poor tradition in Albania, as in most of post-communist countries
(Hoti 2015). In order to face the difficulties of the professional and academic evolution of social work and to facilitate
a process of Europeanisation of the Social Services delivery in Albania, the European Commission has funded the
project T@sk Towards Increased Awareness, Responsibility and Shared Quality in Social work (2017-2020). The main
aim of the project consists in strengthening the delivery of Social Services in Albania through the empowerment of the
Higher Education system in social work. The consortium includes all public universities offering BA and MA courses in
social work in Albania – University of Tirana, University of Shkoder and University of Elbasan –, and the University of
Florence, the UCM of Madrid, the ISCTE of Lisbon and the Professional Order of Social workers of the Tuscany Region
as Higher Education institutions of the program countries. The project operates at three levels: peer-to peer theoretical
and empirical update amongst the project partners; triangulation of knowledge, transdisciplinary cooperation with the
societal stakeholders and digital innovation; selection and dissemination of best practices. The project was concluded in
December 2020 and it is possible to elaborate on the main theoretical and empirical framework adopted, on the results
achieved, and on the challenges to create a favorable environment for the development of social work profession in
Albania. The article sheds light in the pattern of evolution of social work practices in Albania, focusing on the social
and cultural background of the country, and describing the main achievements of the T@sk project
Migrazioni in Italia: oltre la sfida
No full text‘Going beyond the challenge’ means looking at the phenomenon of migration in its complexity, through a multi and interdisciplinary approach. The chapters that make up the first part offer an over-view of the phenomenon, with a reflection on the numbers of migrations in Italy followed by an in-depth examination of its international dimension. The second part focuses on the Italian case, and on the Italian foreign policy towards some African countries. The third part of the book adopts a sociological perspective, including the reconfiguration of the ‘border’ in Italian legislation and the analysis of the reception model promoted in Tuscany. The fourth part analyses public communication, from hate speech to stereotypes, up to the politicization of the migration issue in some European countries
From the ‘White Paper’ of the Tuscany Region to Replicable Best Practices in the Reception of Persons in Need of International Protection
Full text linkThe volume “From the ‘White Paper’ of the Tuscany Region to Replicable Best Practices in the Reception of Persons in Need of International Protection” presents a selection of best practices implemented in the Tuscany region in the field of reception and integration policies for migrants and asylum seekers. This book is the result of research conducted within the European project “Global Social Work and Human Mobility: Comparative Studies on Local Government and Good Social Work Practices in the Euro-Mediterranean Region” (Global-ANSWER), dedicated to promoting knowledge exchange, expertise transfer and the dissemination of best practices in social work and human mobility in Europe.
The volume adopts the framework of the “White Paper on Reception Policies for Asylum Seekers and International or Humanitarian Protection Holders,” released in 2017 by the Tuscany Region and Anci Toscana to consolidate principles, guidelines and best practices, as well as to provide a common framework aimed at improving reception services and integration policies for migrant citizens. Within this context, the volume’s primary goal is to identify good practices, analyze the context of their application, describe their characteristics and assess their potential for replication in other settings
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