In recent decades, after several family tragedies with fatal outcomes in the Netherlands, a critical attitude emerged towards the role of youth care that prompted refinements of procedures and guidelines. These measures partly aim to eliminate moral hesitancy among social workers, defined as hesitation …

In the past years, professional musicians of participatory music practices in healthcare contexts have increasingly worked as artistic allies for care. The musicians shaping these practices have developed ways of engaging with patients and their families, collaborating with healthcare professionals, …

This interactive workshop invites participants to explore the hidden workings of algorithms—such as those shaping social media, generative AI, and facial recognition—through musical and artistic experimentation. Rather than approaching these technologies purely analytically, participants will engage …

Despite the importance of positive transitions for children's future development, little is known about how Dutch parents experience transitions of their children with SEN in regular education. Therefore, the current study aimed (a) to investigate the experiences of parents in the Dutch context of their …

Welcome to Sustainable Ceramics, an online publication and public research platform dedicated to exploring the complex relationships between ceramics, ecology, material innovation, and social responsibility. Bringing together essays, interviews, artistic projects, archival material, and critical reflections, …

Traditional scientific research has produced valuable knowledge, yet its linear, top-down logic often fails to address the complexity of local communities. This results in a gap between knowledge and action, where interventions lack legitimacy and impact. Participatory Action Research (PAR) has emerged …

Personal invitation to a Panel discussion: Socially engaged music practices

This article comprises a series of discrete reflections by different authors on the theme of ?re-imagining social work ethics?. It takes its inspiration from a workshop hosted by the Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) in partnership with the Ethics and Social Welfare journal. The authors consider …