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Studying migration from different perspectives and with different techniques / Nadia Rania -- The new global migratory scenarios and their governance / Franco Pittau and Antonio Ricci -- Acculturation process, adjustment and linguistic practices in an Italian village / Chiara Cifatte and Laura Migliorini -- Challenges, resources and ethnic identity negotiation : the perspective of immigrant women / Laura Frattini and Nadia Rania -- The phenomenon of migration of unaccompanied minors from Central America to the United States / Nicoletta Varani -- Psychosocial adjustment of immigrant adolescents in Italy : acculturation, discrimination and intergroup friendship / Paola Cardinali and Laura Migliorini -- University student daughters of migrants : inclusion paths / Silvia Pisoni, Liceo Statale Carlo Tecca, Milano and Antonella Lotti -- Parental ethnotheories and family routines : a comparison between Italian and Ecuadorian mothers in Italian context / Stefania Rebora and Nadia Rania -- Families and migration : mixed families between institutional policies and every day negotiation / Rosa Parisi -- Adolescents at risk : comparing Italian and immigrant youth / Laura Migliorini, Nadia Rania and Paola Cardinali -- A nation to build : four migratory routes between Italy and Colombia, 1810-1920 / Sandro Bozzolo -- Education, interculture and sustainability : a planning model / Andrea Traverso and Renza Cerri -- The map as an instrument for the analysis, synthesis and narration of migration / Antonella Primi -- Highly skilled migrants : not only a matter of brain! an interdisciplinary approach to the study of highly qualified people on the move! / Camilla Spadavecchia -- Videoethnography in a glocal context from genoa to dakar / Luciana Taddei and Lorenzo Martellacci -- How is the "authentic" medina great? : some rescaling problems in the analysis of the territorial dynamic of the medina of marrakech / Mauro Spotorno -- Improving the management of social security international agreements through interoperability / Francisco Delgado and Raul Ruggia

Purpose: The present work addresses the transformation process occurring within the services for minors regarding the relationship with families. This qualitative study aims to explore family-centered practice (FCA) by analyzing the practitioner's perceptions of social work with families in daily practice in the context of Italian social welfare. Methods: The authors conducted six focus groups with 38 social services workers and used grounded theory methods to elicit perceptions of the meaning and complexity of the transformation based on the statements of those performing social work with families. From the textual data, codes were identified and grouped into conceptual categories. Results: The authors defined two macro-categories called "Aims in practitioner's work with children and families" and "Tools in work with children and families", which reflect the participants' attitudes and behaviors. Conclusion: Professionals and service providers can use our findings to reflect on current conceptualizations of family involvement and FCA in their work and to recognize possible psychological barriers to achieving family participation.

Correctional officers (COs) are subject to the development of burnout syndrome. This investigation focuses on those factors that contribute to burnout syndrome in COs who work in Italian penitentiary institutions. Utilizing a qualitative methodology with 50 northern Italian COs, the study finds burnout to be caused by two types of factors, organizational and psychosocial. Notably, the results highlight feelings of anguish, sadness, and abandonment and CO requests for psychological help.

This research article as a part of larger study intends to explore the role of teaching qualitative methods is not easy and often represents a great challenge. In this work, we describe our experience of teaching a qualitative methods course for undergraduate psychology students. In this course, we used a Team-Based Learning (TBL) approach in which we had students cluster into small groups to enhance their education by having them become more active in their learning. To teach qualitative methods, we used TBL and in this paper, we present the exemplification of this method by choosing Photovoice. The Team-Based methods may be thought of as a new approach for teaching qualitative methods at the university because it allows the students to reach relevant life skills, like reflexivity, sensitivity, and critical thinking that are relevant not only for qualitative researchers but also for the psychologists and the social service professionals.