Department of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Research Article
Social Welfare in the Territory of the Republic of Serbia and Cultural Competence: Challenges and Barriers
Author(s): Jovana Skoric* and Miljana Maric Ognjenovic
The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practical outcomes of social welfare employees in the territory of the
Republic of Serbia when it comes to skills of cultural competence, as well as to analyze the capacities of organizations/institutions in
this domain. That is, the main focus of the paper is the effort to better understand the complexity of challenges and barriers faced by
employees in social welfare in relation to the knowledge and skills acquired so far through formal and informal forms of professional
development. In the first part of the paper, a brief overview of the importance of cultural competence skills is presented, as well as the
potential challenges in social welfare in that domain. The main part of the paper is focused on the interpretation of research results and
discussion, pointing to the need to build cultura.. Read More»
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