"The truth that no one wants to see." Social work practice, human rights and aesthetic mediation in a group of people experiencing homelessness in Seville (Spain)

This article presents the narratives of people experiencing homelessness, highlighting the daily violation of their human rights in the city of Seville (Spain). In a process characterised by a search for the meaning of homelessness and the role of Social Work in human rights, their experiences are p...

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Published in:Journal of social work practice 2024-07, Vol.38 (3), p.303-316
Main Authors: Bellerin, Manuel Muñoz, Cordero Ramos, Nuria, Flores Sánchez, Manuel, Álvarez Pérez, Rául
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aesthetic mediation
Aesthetics
collective theatre creation
Group practice
Group work
Homeless people
Human dignity
Human rights
Mediation
Occupational roles
people experiencing homelessness
Professional practice
Social work
Social work practice
Teaching
Theater
Truth
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Summary:This article presents the narratives of people experiencing homelessness, highlighting the daily violation of their human rights in the city of Seville (Spain). In a process characterised by a search for the meaning of homelessness and the role of Social Work in human rights, their experiences are part of a knowledge production that reclaims the dignity to these individuals using their words and bodies. Methodologically, this goal was achieved by Collective Theatre Creation, combining artistic research with Social Work, theatre pedagogy and aesthetic mediation. This methodology enabled a group of individuals experiencing homelessness to write and perform a play entitled 'The truth that no one wants to see' as a result of a research process applying aesthetic mediation in Social Work. Simultaneously, it leads us to the potentiality of artistic practices in the resizing of group practice in Social Work.
ISSN:0265-0533
1465-3885
DOI:10.1080/02650533.2024.2376835