MANAGING PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS IN STUDENTS. THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER IN IDENTIFYING FAMILY RISK FACTORS

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Abstract

Ganong, Coleman (2014) summarizes the evidence to answer the question: why use qualitative family research? Tthe authors mention only a few benefits of these studies, namely, exploring meanings, capturing relational processes. The study aims to highlight the importance of the complexity of the social worker's activity and the need to integrate psychological knowledge into professional practice, in order to improve the quality of social intervention. A case of psychosomatic disorder, selected through intentional qualitative sampling, very faithfully reflects a reality frequently encountered in school, namely that the school environment takes on the problems of the family and societal system through its students. The exploration of family relational processes, possible by integrating elements of family and child psychology, once again emphasizes the impact of the family environment on the child. The importance of providing the presence of social workers in schools, challenged to respond as documented, attentive and professional as possible to increasingly complex realities, is discussed.