Community social work as a condition for improving the quality of life of the population of the northern region

• Published in: Arctic and North
• Main Authors: Larisa S. Malik, Liya A. Melkaya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2018
• Subjects: Northern region; quality of life; community social work; local community; political party project “Strong family”; Social Sciences; H; Arkhangelsk
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2018.31.41; https://doaj.org/article/2f89200898d341dea51694327db2a1c4

The article identifies the components and factors of the quality of life of the population of the northern region. The specifics of social work in the North are presented. The authors considered the rating of Northern regions of Russia on quality of life and noted the relationship between the quality of life with a form of social work. The potential of community social work in the North focused on activities in the local community and aimed at strengthening individuals, families and social groups is also discussed. The authors revealed priorities and individual areas of social work according to the territorial principle in the development of approaches to implementation of the Federal project “Strong family” of the party “Edinaya Rossiya” (“United Russia”) in the Arkhangelsk region.