The exploration of social work practice for floating population in the perspective of empowerment theory

Abstract

以增能理论为指导,在昆明Y社区开展流动人口社区综合服务,提出增能视角下的流动人口能力建设的内容包括:个体层面的适应城市生活能力的提升和社会层面的自助和互助组织建设。重点是:充分挖掘流动人口本身具有的潜力,提高其自信心;建设掌控自己生活的能力;构建互助和自助组织,透过集体意识的觉醒和共同努力来改善生活状况,促进社区融合。提出了流动人口社会工作的基本原则:实施流动人口主导;学习必要的技巧;合作而非教导;外化无助;用行动抗拒歧视与不公平。 Based on the empowerment theory,and take community-service practice for the floating population in Y community in Kunming as an example,this paper discusses the capacity-building process of the floating population in China.This process includes: exploiting potentialities of the floating population,increasing their self-confidence;building new capabilities,such as empowerment and enhancing the collective consciousness;encouraging the people to build self-help and mutual aid groups,improving their living conditions through the awakening of collective consciousness and working together;building a social support network between local residents and the floating population and promoting community integration. The paper also discusses the basic social work principles for the floating population: the floating-population-orientated;co-operation rather than teaching;externalize the helplessness;going against discrimination by actions;promotinge social equity;learning some necessary skills.