Practitioners are encouraged to see themselves as a person in a relationship with the child in order to best nurture their development and creativity, and build their capacity to cultivate strong relationships with others. It occurs in care and education settings as well as health, family support and related occupational areas. Pedagogy is thus about bringing up children, with "social pedagogy" reflecting the fact that this is a shared responsibility of society, requiring the involvement of trained professionals.
POLICY AND PRACTICE
In Denmark, people qualified in social pedagogy are known as social pedagogues. Their work shares a similar function and purpose to childcare workers in nurseries, playworkers in out-of-school settings, or social workers for children in care.
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