Real effectiveness in systemic practic – a multiple case study promoting the development of sustainable and knowledge-based welfare services (MultiPrax)
The research project MultiPrax focuses on creating knowledge on real effects in a systemic context of social work in bilingual wellbeing services counties.
The MultiPrax research project investigates child welfare and family social work in three bilingual wellbeing counties in Finland. Aftercare is also a focus of our study. In particular, the research focuses on the systemic model, introduced in Finland in 2017.
The project has multiple research questions and focus areas. These are:
Systemic Practice
Everyday effects
Bilingualism (Finnish-Swedish)
The research is a multicase study and uses mixed methods including interviews with professionals as well as with clients (children and parents), a survey and analysing strategic documents of the wellbeing service counties .
The research project is carried out in three bilingual wellbeing services counties in 2023- 2024.
The research project is based within the Helsinki Practice Research Centre and realized in collaboration with: University of Helsinki, Swedish School of Social Science at Helsinki University, University of Turku, Novia University of Applied Science,The Finnish-Swedish Centre of Expertise in the social welfare area (FSKC)
The research project has received governmental research funding for social work (VTR) from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for 2023-2024.
Futher information:
Ilse Julkunen, Professor, Project leader, University of Helsinki, ilse.julkunen@helsinki.fi