The year 2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Turkish migrants settling in the Netherlands. A significant number of Turks, approximately 400,000, currently live in the Netherlands; many are born there, and know Turkey only from visiting it on holiday. Integration has been successful for the majority …

Sociaal ondernemerschap is een onderwerp dat de laatste tijd steeds vaker opduikt. Maar wie zijn die sociaal ondernemers nou eigenlijk en wat kunnen zij betekenen binnen het social work domein? Daarnaast verandert de maatschappij en ook het beroep social work. Ondernemen is een onderwerp wat binnen deze …

There has been a global displacement of people, who were forced to leave their homes due to war and conflicts. Especially from 2015 on a problem arose, as all these people entered other countries to build up a new and safe life. All these people ask asylum and protection of European countries. The Netherlands …

This following report contains the bachelor paper as part of the study at the “Saxion Hogeschool” in the specific faculty of social services. The main question to that studie is: “In which way can and should medial knowledge be part of the professionality of a social worker within the field of Open Child …

Door de economische crisis laat het tekort aan medewerkers langer op zich wachten dan voorheen werd aangenomen, maar dit tekort komt eraan. Medewerkers worden gestimuleerd om langer te blijven werken. Ook is een groeiende groep 65+-medewerkers aan het werk, de zogenaamde ‘bridge workers’. Ondanks de …

De Nederlands maatschappij is op het moment in beweging. Op deze manier ontstaat er steeds meer een gedecentraliseerde samenleving. Dit zorgt voor allerlei veranderingen, ook in de sociale sector. Om adequaat op deze veranderingen te reageren, heeft de Verkenningscommissie Hoger Sociaal Agogisch Onderwijs …

In many Western welfare states, social work services that have traditionally been provided by paid employees are being replaced by family support, community support, informal networks and volunteering. For the field of social work, it is relevant to know what it matters to beneficiaries whether services …

Although lifetime employment was once commonplace, the situation has changed dramatically over the last century. The group of precarious workers has increased, and with it, the size of the precariat. Although there is a body of research on how precarious workers perceive the effect of their precarity …

The Hanze University Groningen offers more than 60 different honours programmes for students who want to do more than the regular programme offers them. In these programmes, students are guided to become an excellent professional. Competencies defining an excellent professional were assessed in a previous …

It is often assumed that ‘evaluation’ is about judging or assessing a particular piece of practice or intervention, for example after an initial pilot stage to determine whether to continue, or at the end of a programme of work to determine the impact on client behaviour and recidivism. What may be considered …