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The Pulley:

The effects of giving study support to underprivileged children on the professional competences of teachers and social workers.Myriam Deroo & C. Barbez

An overview of the presentation:

1. Context of the research2. The research project: ‘De Katrol’/’The Pulley’

2.1. Questions2.2. Objectives2.3. Target group

3. The progress and methodology of the research3.1. Case study3.2. Qualitative research3.3. Quantitative research

4. Results5. Where do we go from here6. Discussion

1. Context of the research

Objective 3

Future welfare workers and teachers get a realistic picture of families living in poverty

2. Research project

The deprivation project The Pulley:

•An evaluation of the effects of giving study support to underprivileged children on the professional competences of teachers and social workers.

Promotor: Catherine BarbezCo-promotor: Greetje DesnerckResearcher: Myriam Deroo (40%)Steering committee

2.1. Research questions

1. Which competences are needed to give succesful study and educational support to poor families?

2. What have professionals learned from giving study and educational support to poor children at home during their training? What skills (competences) were acquired?

3. Are there differences between disciplines (teachers, social workers)?

4. Are there differences between professionals who have provided study support during their studies and those who have not?

2.2. Research objectives

1. Increasing knowledge about the significance of real life experiences on the career of young professionals, and more specifically on their competences to deal with underprivileged children and their families.

2. Giving input to ‘the Pulley’ and to the curricula of young professionals.

2.3. Target Group

• 1. Professional helpers and teachers who have at least one year experience with underprivileged children and families▫Half of them have given study support in the Pulley▫Half of them have never given study support in the

Pulley

• 2. Professionals involved are Bachelors Social Work, Applied Psychology,Teachers

3. Methodology

3.1. Case study3.2. Qualitative research3.3. Quantitative research

3.1. Case study

Question 1: defining competences

Literature: study of the different sources

Questioning of key figures:3 anchors in the project The Pulley

3.2. Qualitative research

Question 2: acquired comptences

3 focusgroups with professionals who have experience in working with underpriviliged families

one interview with a teacher in part-time education

3.3. Quantitative research

Question 3 and 4: between group differences

an online questionnaire based on the results of the qualitative research

Sample:140 respondents:70 who gave study support and 70 who didn’’tmatching for gender, year of graduation and profession (teachers, social workers)

4. Results

SUPPORT!

4.1. The supporter as a human being (as a man among men)

4.2. Support as a process4.3. Paradoxes4.4. Effects on the supporter

4.1. The supporter as a human being

•4.1.1. Personal characteristics: Being human Resilience

•4.1.2. Need of being supported

4.2. Support as a process

4.2.1. Creating trust▫Being honest about your own

possibilities and limits: transparency as a person

▫Respect for who they are▫Listening carefully: open listening

attitude▫Being present: availability, attention▫Empathy

4.2.2. Working, based on their demand

▫Characteristics of the relationship to supportive work

▫Releasing the own frame of reference

▫ Professional context

4.3.Paradoxes

•Paradox of helping versus not helping• Paradox of knowing and not knowing• Paradox of speaking and not speaking• Paradox of feeling powerless versus sustaining (in control? )

4.4. Effects on the supporter

• The experience of growing together with the family• The challenge• Positive influences

RewardingPersonal change

5. Where do we go from here?

• These findings are being incorporated into a quantitative measuring instrument• Handling data statistically• Publication of the results• Feedback to the bachelors social work, applied psychology and teachers

Contacts

De KatrolLouisastraat 7, 8400 Oostendewww.dekatrol.be

Catherine.Barbez@howest.beMyriam.Deroo@howest.beJean-Pierre.Markey@howest.bewww.howest.be

ReferencesBook about the project The Pulley:

J.-P. Markey From underprivileged to promising?

Studysupport and upbringing support for children and parents from vulnerable families (with CD-ROM)

ISBN: 9789044123968Pages: 171Status: DeliverablePrice: € 24,00Publisher: Garant Uitgevers nv

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