Published : 2019-12-27

The Use of the Biographical Method in the Practice of Social Work

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Social workers help people in difficult life situations which they cannot overcome despite using their own resources and possibilities. To this end, social workers use various methods and tools in their assistance work. Is it possible, however, for social workers to use scientific methods in their professional activity? What significance can the use of the biographical method have in the social work practice? This article attempts to answer these questions. To this end, the study has been divided into several parts. The first part is the introduction, which also clarifies the key concepts. Then, biography is briefly discussed as a method used in social sciences. The next part indicates the therapeutic dimension that biographical work can bring, which is a kind of introduction to the characterisation of the possibility of using the biographical approach in social work. This arrangement of content has made it possible to conclude that a social worker may use certain elements of the biographical method in the assistance process, as well as draw inspiration from research on the beneficiaries of aid institutions carried out using this method.

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biographical method, biographical work, social work, social worker



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Tymicka, A. (2019). The Use of the Biographical Method in the Practice of Social Work. Biografistyka Pedagogiczna, 4(1), 387–400. https://doi.org/10.36578/BP.2019.04.07

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"Biografistyka Pedagogiczna" received funding for the years 2022-2024 from the funds of the Minister of Education and Science under the programme „Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych”.

Project duration: 2023-2024.

The amount of co-financing is 65 992,00 PLN

Contract number: RCN/SP/0434/2021/1