The Sustainability of Public Social Services: A Qualitative Study
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Ortega Galán, Ángela María; Ortiz Amo, Rocío; Andina Díaz, Elena; Ruiz Fernández, María DoloresDate
2020-05-09Abstract
The 2008 global economic crisis heightened social inequality and drastically reduced equal opportunities for many people. It had negative consequences for social regulation in many European countries, which have dismantled their public social policies. The objective of the study was to describe social workers’ perceptions of their lived experiences in different areas of the public social services system. A qualitative study was developed, based on a hermeneutic approach. Six in-depth interviews and two focus groups were conducted with 20 social workers employed by community social services and the Andalusian public health service (Spain). The professionals agreed that the public social services system has been eroded, that the lack of resources has consequences for workers and the general public alike, and that the public authorities and the administration are responsible for this situation. Social services have become distributors of scarce resources rather than a social protection sy...
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social work
social services
public system
professionals