Loneliness as an unresolved issue in social inclusion programs
[EN]Loneliness, social isolation and exclusion are worldwide social problems with negative effects which are exacerbated in marginalised groups and communities. From a qualitative perspective, this paper examines the approach to loneliness in 62 community-based social inclusion centres and programs...
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Loneliness as an unresolved issue in social inclusion programsArnoso Martínez, AinaraSancho, JavierElgorriaga Astondoa, EdurneArnoso Martínez, MaitaneAsla Alcibar, Nagorelonelinesssocial isolationsocial exclusionsocial inclusion programscommunity intervention[EN]Loneliness, social isolation and exclusion are worldwide social problems with negative effects which are exacerbated in marginalised groups and communities. From a qualitative perspective, this paper examines the approach to loneliness in 62 community-based social inclusion centres and programs for people experiencing exclusion in the Basque Country (Spain). The aim of the study was to identify good practice in dealing with loneliness in centres and programs and to understand the main challenges in providing support from the perspective of practitioners. The results show that best practices focus on individualised or person-centred interventions, the generation of interaction spaces that promote social relations, accompaniment as an intervention tool, empowerment and community participation, and employment and socio-professional training. The main challenges and difficulties are grouped into four levels. These include the users' own individual difficulties (lack of motivation, progressive deterioration and poor social skills, etc.). To a lesser extent, insufficient professionalisation of inclusion services, insufficient resources (lack of human and material means) and social problems such as stigma and social rejection are mentioned. Intervention implications that practitioners can take into account to mitigate the loneliness of people at risk and/or socially excluded are discussed.This work has been funded by University of the Basque Country (Spain) and by the Etorkizuna Eraikiz 2019 initiative, with the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa.Griffith University202420242022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/66292reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://journalofsocialinclusion.com/articles/10.36251/josi247info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/© 2022 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (unless stated otherwise) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/662922026-06-18T09:23:17Z |
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Arnoso Martínez, Ainara Sancho, Javier Elgorriaga Astondoa, Edurne Arnoso Martínez, Maitane Asla Alcibar, Nagore |
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Arnoso Martínez, Ainara |
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Arnoso Martínez, Ainara Sancho, Javier Elgorriaga Astondoa, Edurne Arnoso Martínez, Maitane Asla Alcibar, Nagore |
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Sancho, Javier Elgorriaga Astondoa, Edurne Arnoso Martínez, Maitane Asla Alcibar, Nagore |
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[EN]Loneliness, social isolation and exclusion are worldwide social problems with negative effects which are exacerbated in marginalised groups and communities. From a qualitative perspective, this paper examines the approach to loneliness in 62 community-based social inclusion centres and programs for people experiencing exclusion in the Basque Country (Spain). The aim of the study was to identify good practice in dealing with loneliness in centres and programs and to understand the main challenges in providing support from the perspective of practitioners. The results show that best practices focus on individualised or person-centred interventions, the generation of interaction spaces that promote social relations, accompaniment as an intervention tool, empowerment and community participation, and employment and socio-professional training. The main challenges and difficulties are grouped into four levels. These include the users' own individual difficulties (lack of motivation, progressive deterioration and poor social skills, etc.). To a lesser extent, insufficient professionalisation of inclusion services, insufficient resources (lack of human and material means) and social problems such as stigma and social rejection are mentioned. Intervention implications that practitioners can take into account to mitigate the loneliness of people at risk and/or socially excluded are discussed. |
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