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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26883/2010.252.6685

СОЦИАЛНОПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКО СЕМЕЙНО СЪПРОВОЖДАНЕ – ИНТЕНЗИВНА ГРИЖА И ПОДКРЕПА НА СЕМЕЙСТВА ВЪВ ФЕДЕРАЛНА РЕПУБЛИКА ГЕРМАНИЯ

Зорница Ваньова Велчева
Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“, Филиал Враца

SOCIAL PEDAGOGICAL FAMILY SUPPORTINTENSIVE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Zornitsa Vanyova Velcheva
„St. Cyril and St. Methodius“ University of Veliko Turnovo – Branch Vratsa

* Научното изследване е проведено като част от проект: „Стимулиране на публикационната и изследователска дейност на млади учени във Филиал – Враца “, договор
№ ФСД-31-328-19 от 23.04.2025 г., по Наредбата за условията и реда за оценката, планирането, разпределението и разходването на средствата от държавния бюджет за финансиране на присъщата на държавните висши училища научна или художественотворческа дейност.

Abstract: This article explores Social Pedagogical Family Support as an intensive ambulant form of social intervention implemented within the German child and youth welfare system (§31 SGB VIII). It presents the model’s core objectives, principles, and phases, highlighting its resource-oriented and participatory approach.
The analysis is based on a theoretical review and personal professional experience with SPFS in Germany. Potential risks for adapting the model to the Bulgarian context are examined, including limited institutional capacity, lack of a regulatory framework, and cultural challenges. The aim is to assess the applicability of SPFS as a good practice in supporting vulnerable families in Bulgaria. The author argues that, with an adapted approach, inter-agency collaboration, and proper professional training, the model can offer more sustainable family support.

Keywords: social pedagogy, family support, child welfare, Germany, social work in Bulgaria

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(Endnotes:)
1. Kinder – und Jugendhilfegesetz – KJHG, BGB I, 28.06.1990.
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