The capabilities cards playing locally with global theories EM research project with street connected children in Warsaw
By Bessie Gebarski, July 2015
The project in a nutshell born out of curiosity how to “assess service users� inspired by the capabilities approach and its main question: what people are actually able to do and be to live life they value?
Social work practice and practice research in social work - professional identity -
thinking about your power/the power of service users
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exposing ignorance
The boys from Praga jumping under the bridge Gathering information about service users “do not call them street children�
Walk with me street work how to broaden informational space about service users using a tool that engages and invites service users mobile social work
glocalsocialwork.com Website allowing social workers world wide to use the cards in their practice Invitation to social workers in various settings to change the cards for their localised settings
First of the three main themes in analysis
Children’s capabilities are dependable and interrelated Example: CARD LIFE
Second theme
The capabilities of the children are evolving Example: CARD PRACTICAL REASON
Third theme The children are expected to achieve funtionnings without prior opportunity to develop capabilities Example: CARD BODILY HEALTH
Lessons from applying the capability approach seeing each person as en end empowerment on individual level holistic look at wider power relationships the role of institutions in reducing or reproducing wider inequalities
Lessons from research for my own practice experiences outside the comfort zone humane practice with humility humour and honesty social justice