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Socio-spatial modelling of social services for older adults in Portugal: Implic...
Álvarez-Pérez, P.; Relinque-Medina, F.; Pena, M. J.Urbanization and an aging population challenges social service accessibility for older adults in Portugal. This study used socio-spatial modeling, integrating data from the Portuguese Social Charter and National Institute of Statistics, to evaluate service allocation and the mismatch with older adults’ needs. Geospatial and Multiple Linear Regression Models showed high demand and service saturation in urban cen...
Socio-digital challenges for social work in the metaverse
Relinque-Medina, F.; Álvarez-Pérez, P.The metaverse will have a direct impact on the way we relate to each other as. The interest of the young population explains the extent to which this new developing technological paradigm is already present in our society, generating environments where people will feel part of them and where interactions will be more authentic, immersive, and it remains to be seen whether these relationships will also be more i...
What are social workers currently doing to positively impact how people access ...
Álvarez-Pérez, P.; Relinque-Medina, F.; Vázquez-Aguado, O.; Harris, V. W.Residents of Andalusia (Spain) experienced major public housing challenges during the financial crisis. In this study, social work practices in the public housing field in Andalusia and the primary roles they are playing to help negotiate these challenges and influence housing policy are analyzed. Twenty-eight in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted among 15 social workers, four provincial managers, and ...
Trabajo social e intervención social en vivienda social
Vázquez-Aguado, O.; Fernández-Borrero, M.; Relinque-Medina, F.; Álvarez-Pérez, P.Este capítulo cuenta como base analítica fundamental gran parte del trabajo de investigación desarrollado en el proyecto regional denominado “Modelización socioespacial de la intervención social en viviendas sociales en Andalucía (G-G1300021/IDIP)”, " nanciado como proyecto de I+D+i por la Consejería de Obras Públicas y Vivienda de la Junta de Andalucía (2012 – 2013). Concretamente, este capítulo se relaciona c...