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View article: Algorithmic Decision‐Making and Harmonization in Multi‐Level Governance Welfare Practices: Empirical Evidence From Belgium
Algorithmic Decision‐Making and Harmonization in Multi‐Level Governance Welfare Practices: Empirical Evidence From Belgium Open
Algorithmic decision‐making (ADM) is increasingly used by public organizations to allocate social benefits. However, it remains unclear whether ADM leads to more harmonized decisions, especially in multi‐level governance contexts like Belg…
View article: Walking Praxis as Community‐Based Research: A Deep Map of Affective Flows in a Neighborhood Development Process
Walking Praxis as Community‐Based Research: A Deep Map of Affective Flows in a Neighborhood Development Process Open
The rapid transformation of suburban neighborhoods, driven by development and changing demographics, is causing feelings of loss, disconnect, and a perceived diminution of political representation. This study examines socio‐spatial relatio…
View article: Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts
Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts Open
Young adults experiencing homelessness face multiple challenges and are often confronted with additional barriers stemming from adverse past experiences. Whereas youth homelessness rates appear to increase across Europe, our knowledge on i…
View article: Housing quality and homelessness among people who beg
Housing quality and homelessness among people who beg Open
The poverty literature often overlooks the relationship between housing insecurity and income-generating activities. The often informal sources of income among the homeless strongly connect to other aspects of their lives. Nonetheless, the…
View article: Revisiting the role of social work in the substantial realization of social rights in local welfare systems: Transforming and changing the rules of the institutional game?
Revisiting the role of social work in the substantial realization of social rights in local welfare systems: Transforming and changing the rules of the institutional game? Open
Although diverse European welfare states have institutionalized an extensive infrastructure of public welfare services to redistribute resources, governments have been confronted with barriers in realizing the social rights of certain grou…
View article: ‘We Reach out but we Also Expect Something in Return’: Social Work Engaging with Roma People in Temporary Container Homes at the Edge of the City
‘We Reach out but we Also Expect Something in Return’: Social Work Engaging with Roma People in Temporary Container Homes at the Edge of the City Open
In this article, we critically explore the research findings of a qualitative study of local social policy and work interventions, called ‘the post-mobile project’ in Ghent, Belgium. The project provided temporary housing for families in c…
View article: ‘Without an address, you do not exist’: the administrative invisibility of people experiencing homelessness in Belgium
‘Without an address, you do not exist’: the administrative invisibility of people experiencing homelessness in Belgium Open
Population registries have become essential instruments in the expansion of welfare states to determine a person’s eligibility for social rights and benefits. To (temporarily) register people without a residential address, Belgium introduc…
View article: The StoryMapper: Piloting a Traveling Placemaking Interface for Inclusion and Emplacement
The StoryMapper: Piloting a Traveling Placemaking Interface for Inclusion and Emplacement Open
As aresponse to traditional (top‐down) urban planning processes, placemaking engages local citizens in the process of shaping the form, social activity, and meaning of places around them. However, placemaking practices similarly face polit…
View article: Including the Most Excluded? A Qualitative Study on the Address Registration for People Experiencing Homelessness in Belgium
Including the Most Excluded? A Qualitative Study on the Address Registration for People Experiencing Homelessness in Belgium Open
In many European countries, one needs a permanent address to be entitled to social rights. To address this minimum prerequisite, mechanisms for administrative inclusion are in place for persons experiencing homelessness, such as the refere…
View article: The influence of sociodemographic variables and traumatic life events on the alcohol consumption of homeless people in Spain
The influence of sociodemographic variables and traumatic life events on the alcohol consumption of homeless people in Spain Open
This article uses the latest Spanish Survey on Homeless People to address whether traumatic experiences, sociodemographic characteristics, and homeless categories are associated with being an abstainer, a risky drinker, or a high-risk drin…
View article: The transformation of European welfare states and its implications for social work (research): staying on the tanker or choosing a small sloop?
The transformation of European welfare states and its implications for social work (research): staying on the tanker or choosing a small sloop? Open
Since the conception of post-war national welfare states and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the notions of citizenship and of civic, political and social rights were institutionalised in European welfare…
View article: Warm solidarity in the Belgian homelessness policy assemblage during the coronavirus pandemic
Warm solidarity in the Belgian homelessness policy assemblage during the coronavirus pandemic Open
In 2020 in Belgium the coronavirus crisis generated a widespread solidarity between the housed and the homeless. This paper adopts a policy assemblage approach to investigate policy responses to the pandemic with regards to actions, discou…
View article: A Mixed-Method Study on the Palliative Care Capacity of Social Workers in Flanders (Belgium): A Call to Expand Their Role
A Mixed-Method Study on the Palliative Care Capacity of Social Workers in Flanders (Belgium): A Call to Expand Their Role Open
This study explores the palliative care capacity of social workers in Flanders. First, it examines the frequency with which social workers in Flanders are currently performing palliative care tasks. Second, this study assesses their attitu…
View article: Development of an intervention (PICASO) to optimise the palliative care capacity of social workers in Flanders: a study protocol based on phase I of the Medical Research Council framework
Development of an intervention (PICASO) to optimise the palliative care capacity of social workers in Flanders: a study protocol based on phase I of the Medical Research Council framework Open
Introduction An important challenge for future palliative care delivery is the growing number of people with palliative care needs compared with the limited qualified professional workforce. Existing but underused professional potential ca…
View article: Applying transdisciplinary sustainability transitions research in international social work doctoral training
Applying transdisciplinary sustainability transitions research in international social work doctoral training Open
In the last 15 years, transdisciplinary research of sustainability transitions has become an increasingly powerful approach. We discuss it as a perspective for social work discipline, and as a theoretical-conceptual frame of a new internat…
View article: (Re-)Imagining Neighbourhood Spaces from a Transdisciplinary, Inclusive Research Perspective: The Vaartkom Case
(Re-)Imagining Neighbourhood Spaces from a Transdisciplinary, Inclusive Research Perspective: The Vaartkom Case Open
Cities and dense urban areas are dynamic environments, always adapting to changing circumstances and shocks, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The Vaartkom (or the Canal Bowl in English), a neighbourhood in Leuven, provides an interest…
View article: Researching the Non-Take up of Social Rights: A Social Work Perspective
Researching the Non-Take up of Social Rights: A Social Work Perspective Open
In the face of growing social, economic, political and demographic challenges, many European welfare states have been confronted with barriers in realising the social rights of certain groups of citizens. This phenomenon has often been ref…
View article: How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice
How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice Open
Palliative care is a holistic practice using a multidisciplinary approach in addressing multidimensional needs. Although the social aspects surrounding the end-of-life phase suggest a place for social work in it, the profession is often in…
View article: Migration and Homelessness: Measuring the Intersections
Migration and Homelessness: Measuring the Intersections Open
Given the growing superdiversity of European societies, more detailed\ndata on migrant homelessness are needed. Measuring and monitoring the intersections between migration and homelessness needs a fundamental reflection and operationalisa…
View article: Social work research and human rights: where do we go from here?
Social work research and human rights: where do we go from here? Open
(2020). Social work research and human rights: where do we go from here? European Journal of Social Work: Vol. 23, Social work research, humans right and social justice in a changing welfare society, pp. 913-919.
View article: The Discursive Construction of Accessibility and its Implications for Outreach Work
The Discursive Construction of Accessibility and its Implications for Outreach Work Open
Homeless individuals often find that welfare services are inaccessible, despite being designed to meet their needs. This frictions with access which is a fundamental principle in western welfare states. Adaptations in social policy and ser…
View article: The DNA of social work as a human rights practice from a frontline social workers’ perspective in Flanders
The DNA of social work as a human rights practice from a frontline social workers’ perspective in Flanders Open
sponsorship: This work was supported by the Flemish Government within the framework of the Policy Research Centre Well-Being, Public Health, and Family, with internal ref. nr. ZKD2371. (Flemish Government|ZKD2371)
View article: A Systematic Literature Review to Identify Successful Elements for Financial Education and Counseling in Groups
A Systematic Literature Review to Identify Successful Elements for Financial Education and Counseling in Groups Open
This study reviews the literature available on contents, form, and effectiveness of group‐based programs for combined financial education and counseling aimed specifically at populations at risk for financial difficulties. Despite the wide…
View article: Organizing Care Integration. A Social Systems Based Approach
Organizing Care Integration. A Social Systems Based Approach Open
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020…
View article: Participation of patients with chronic diseases in integrated care – a systematic review
Participation of patients with chronic diseases in integrated care – a systematic review Open
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020…
View article: Beyond the Research–Practice Gap: The Development of an Academic Collaborative Centre for Child and Family Social Work
Beyond the Research–Practice Gap: The Development of an Academic Collaborative Centre for Child and Family Social Work Open
The gap between research and practice has been a long-standing challenge in social work (e.g. Richmond, 1917; Rubin, 2014). Partnership structures between research facilities and social care organisations are seen as a possible way forward…
View article: A Flemish Strategy to Combat Homelessness
A Flemish Strategy to Combat Homelessness Open
In December 2016, the Flemish government approved an ‘Integrated Plan Against Homelessness 2017-2019’. This regional action plan focuses on four strategic goals: (1) the prevention of evictions, (2) the prevention of youth homelessness, (3…