Family work
- Service
- 8 municipalities
- Public service
The aim of family work is to support the well-being in families with children and to strengthen parenthood.
Family work entails discussions and guidance and trying, together, to find ways to make everyday life easier and to find solutions for problems concerning parenthood and care (interaction, daily rhythm, boundaries and rules, doing things together). Family work is also giving guidance when i ...
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A social worker in services for families or child welfare assesses the need for family support together with the family, and one alternative may be family work.
To whom and on what terms
The services are meant for families
- with underaged children
- who wish for support concerning their own functional capacity and resources
- who wish to strengthen their everyday routines and their own know-how
- who have challenges concerning parenthood
- if there are questions concerning a child’s or adolescent’s growth/development/raising them
- if interaction between family members is a challenging
- if there is a change going on in the family
- if the support from the close network is not sufficient
Background information
Family work is discussion and counselling that supports parenthood and helps families cope with their everyday lives. Family work supports the family’s life management, interaction skills and practical approaches to child education.
Family work can be arranged in connection with child welfare clinics, early childhood education and care, schools or family centres. Family work can also be carried out at the family’s home.
If necessary, family work employees can refer the family to other services.
The Social Welfare Act