Publications

New publications on social work in Russian

Two publications were prepared in the framework of the project "Social Work Addressing Children and Families in the Republic of Karelia" (2007-2009).

The Mentoring Handbook is intended to strengthen the professionalism of those working in different areas of social work and to improve the quality of social work. The Handbook supports the development of a professional environment of social work and at the same time enables social work teachers and students to become stronger resources in this development and in different work communities. The Handbook presents the basics and models of mentoring practices in the field of social work, where mentoring as a method is used to a lesser extent than in many other fields. The Handbook contains materials produced during the project and a number of practical tasks that make it easier to understand the materials covered and how to use the mentoring method.

The Manual "Early Intervention and Early Support to Children and Families" describes how to work in multi-professional teams for the welfare of children and families. It gives basic information how to use early intervention as a method. The quality of services is in focus as one of the main factors for improving the child protection services. This manual is targeted to different experts providing social and health care services for children, adolescents and families. The manual can be used in the sphere of professional training, too.

Both books are in Russian.

More information
Anne-Marie Grouev
Project Manager
Tel. +358-20-610 7031
anne-marie.grouev(at)thl.fi