The professional life of social worker working in refugee facilities

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the professional experiences of social workers employed in refugee support programs in Greece. This study adopts a qualitative research design using two complementary samples of social workers, which were selected to shed light on different but interrelated dimensions of their professional experience in the refugee field. The first sample (15 social workers) focused on working conditions and coping strategies, while the second sample (15 social workers) focused on ethical dilemmas and ways to deal with them in everyday practice. The sample is characterised as a convenience sample. It was approached using the "snowball" method. Semi-structured interviews were used as the main data collection tool for the investigation of the employees’ working conditions in depth, while narrative interviews were used to investigate ethical dilemmas and to highlight the personal experiences of the respondents and their ways of making sense of them. Th ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/61360
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/61360
ND
61360
Alternative title
Η επαγγελματική ζωή των κοινωνικών λειτουργών που εργάζονται σε προσφυγικές δομές
Author
Vorizanakis, Andreas (Father's name: Ioannis)
Date
02/2026
Committee members
Παπαδάκη Ελένη
Ράτσικα Νικολέτα
Κούτρα Κλειώ
Παπαδάκη Βασιλεία
Οικονόμου Αικατερίνη
Κανδυλάκη Αγάπη
Δήμητρα-Δώρα Τελώνη
Discipline
Social SciencesOther Social Sciences ➨ Social sciences, miscellaneous
Keywords
Social work; Refugees; Asylum seekers; Working conditions; Ethical dilemmas
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
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