El "Sueño de Barrio" ¿Un nuevo modelo de Trabajo Social?

Abstract

A menudo se plantea una disyuntiva de elección entre los diferentes métodos clásicos de intervención social, como si el uso del uno o del otro fuera necesariamente excluyente. El presente artículo muestra cómo la integración de los tres métodos en una misma intervención puede darse sin ningún tipo de conflicto metodológico, si se parte de un marco teórico o modelo de referencia que contemple esta posibilidad. Tras una parte introductoria sobre la noción de modelo en Trabajo Social y sus distintas aplicaciones, se describe y analiza la profunda transformación social de dos vecindarios de la provincia de Albacete en España. Se muestra el proceso seguido por la comunidad y las familias, extrayendo una serie de conclusiones y llegando a un interrogante que invita a seguir investigando sobre este nuevo marco de intervención vehiculado por el denominado Contrato Dialógico de Inclusión Social.

The Montserrat’s neighbourhood dream: involving Moroccan residents in a school-based community development process in urban Spain

“…This initiative was developed by a group of Moroccan unemployed people living in this marginalized neighbourhood. Specifically, we answer the following research questions: 1) What role has the Mare de Déu de Montserrat school played in The Dream is an evidence-based social intervention model (Munté Pascual & De Vicente Zueras, 2012) grounded on metaphors provided by relevant historical figures, such as Martin Luther King (Logsdon & Murell, 2008) and Paulo Freire (1997), who believed that 'to dream' is a collective starting point on the route towards social transformation. Unlike traditional community development plans in which a social technician leads the intervention as an outside expert on the existing social reality, in The Dream process, the leading role in the development of the community action lies with the residents affected by the social problems.…”

“…Unlike traditional community development plans in which a social technician leads the intervention as an outside expert on the existing social reality, in The Dream process, the leading role in the development of the community action lies with the residents affected by the social problems. The neighbours themselves are the ones who activate the community initiative and make decisions based on their priorities through a process of open dialogue with professionals -researchers, policy makers, professionals of social action, administrations, schools and teachers, among others -as they adopt the role of community advisors (Munté Pascual & De Vicente Zueras, 2012).…”