Dialogical communication and empowering social work practice

Area of Science:

• Social Work Practice
• Humanistic Psychology
• Communication Studies

Background:

• Facilitating empowering processes is central to social work theory and practice.
• Humanistic approaches and dialogical communication are crucial for empowering social work.

Purpose of the Study:

• To frame the HUSK project as a facilitator of humanistic approaches in social work.
• To explore the role of dialogical communication in achieving empowering social work.
• To highlight the significance of collaboration in social work initiatives.

Main Methods:

• The study frames the HUSK project, focusing on its facilitation of humanistic approaches.
• It examines the philosophical underpinnings of dialogical communication.
• It emphasizes the collaborative nature of the HUSK projects involving service users, professionals, and researchers.

Main Results:

• Dialogical communication, grounded in humanistic principles, is identified as a means to achieve empowering social work.
• The HUSK project's success was enabled by essential collaboration between service users, professionals, and researchers.
• This collaboration signifies a potential future research agenda.

Conclusions:

• The HUSK project demonstrates the effectiveness of humanistic approaches and dialogical communication in empowering social work.
• The collaborative model used in HUSK has implications for future social work practice and research.
• Empowering social work is achievable through focused facilitation and interdisciplinary cooperation.