Transfrontier Exchange for Modelling Good Practices in Social Intervention Based on PAR: The Case of the Sarea Project

Application of the Participatory Action Research methodology allows a reflective, systematic and critical scientific procedure that aims to study some aspect of the reality, of the problem situation, with the express purpose of transforming and freeing the community. This is the methodological design that the transfrontier project SAREA has selected to create synergies between practitioners from the social action field in Spain and France and search for the best practices to empower social services users. The opportunities for exchange that are created afford the possibility of actors sharing what is being done and how, based on a reflective and collaborative work to mutually learn the good practices presented. In their role as facilitators, the education bodies leading the project will seek to systematise the co-constructed knowledge in the exchange and prompt the emergence of the "good work model" that underpins the practices submitted. The value added of this inter-professional cooperation translates as conceptualisation of practices for their transfer at the territorial level as well as joint building of educational projects that provide our students with a background that addresses the reality they will be facing in their future careers in a creative, constructive and collaborative manner.   PAR based research methodology not only allows participants to actively collaborate in the diagnostics and identification of good practices that may empower their Social Services users and families. It also generates synergies with extremely positive effects, in the socio-political context as well as the professional and personal spheres: Generating knowledge Contact and exchange between practitioners from both territories boosts acquisition of mutual knowledge and enriches the different professional practices and intervention types. Reflection-based action: At the present time, with the frenetic activity of our daily work, creating permanent networks gives practitioners the opportunity for continuous evaluation of their practice. Modelling good practices The PAR methodology enables co-generation of co constructed knowledge based on reflection and systematisation of daily practice. Training: These emerging models will be used as teaching resources to train practitioners, students from the social fields to prepare them for professional life, teaching staff, students and host families. Replicability These "good work" models for good practices will be collected and used to create theoretical premises for future dissemination and seek replicability in other contexts and territories to contribute to excellence in social intervention. And finally, Social transformation: Starting from shared and modelled action based on reflection, the intention is to provide services that guarantee the Social Services users' and their families' empowerment in their active role in social care processes. This co-construction working methodology implies social innovation in the Social Services field.A aplicação da metodologia da Pesquisa-Ação Participativa permite um procedimento científico reflexivo, sistemático e crítico que visa estudar algum aspecto da realidade, da situação-problema, com o propósito expresso de transformar e libertar a comunidade. Este é o desenho metodológico que o projeto transfronteiriço do SAREA selecionou para criar sinergias entre os profissionais do campo de ação social na Espanha e na França e buscar as melhores práticas para capacitar os usuários dos serviços sociais. As oportunidades de troca criadas permitem a possibilidade de os atores compartilharem o que e como está sendo feito, com base em um trabalho reflexivo e colaborativo, aprenderem mutuamente as boas práticas apresentadas. Em seu papel de facilitadores, os órgãos de educação que lideram o projeto procurarão sistematizar o conhecimento co-construído no intercâmbio e estimular o surgimento do "bom modelo de trabalho" que sustenta as práticas apresentadas. O valor agregado dessa cooperação interprofissional traduz a conceituação de práticas para a sua transferência em nível territorial, bem como a construção conjunta de projetos educacionais que proporcionam aos nossos alunos um background que aborde a realidade que eles enfrentarão em suas futuras carreiras de forma criativa, construtiva e colaborativa.La aplicación de la metodología de Investigación Acción Participación permite un procedimiento científico reflexivo, sistemático y crítico que tiene por finalidad estudiar algún aspecto de la realidad, de la situación problema con una expresa finalidad transformadora y emancipadora de la comunidad. Este es el diseño metodológico que el proyecto  transfronterizo SAREA ha elegido para crear sinergias entre profesionales de la acción social de España y Francia con el fin último de buscar las mejores prácticas que permitan el empoderamiento de los usuarios de los Servicios Sociales. Los espacios de intercambio que se generan ofrecen la posibilidad a los actores de compartir  QUÉ se está haciendo y CÓMO se está haciendo a partir de un trabajo reflexivo y  colaborativo para APRENDER mutuamente de las BUENAS PRÁCTICAS presentadas. Las entidades formativas que lideran el proyecto, en el rol de facilitador, buscarán sistematizar el conocimiento co-construido en los intercambio y hacer emerger el “MODELO del buen hacer” que subyace a las prácticas presentadas. El valor añadido de esta cooperación interprofesional se traduce en la conceptualización de prácticas para su TRANSFERENCIA a nivel territorial así como la construcción conjunta de proyectos pedagógicos que otorguen a nuestros estudiantes una FORMACIÓN que responda a la realidad a la que se enfrentarán en su futuro profesional de una manera creativa, constructiva y colaboradora