Pedagogical activities of the family assistant addressed to children and youth

One of the new professions introduced into the Polish family support system that can carry out social and educational work, next to a social worker and a school pedagogue, is the family assistant. The purpose of the assistant's work is to achieve the basic level of life stability by the family, which will enable it to raise children. The basic task of the assistant is to support parents in properly fulfilling their care and educational function. Other tasks include: helping the family in solving social, psychological and educational problems, in social and professional activation, and motivating parents and children to take advantage of other forms of help and integration. The family assistant’s work is aimed at the whole family, parents and children. This article presents examples of care and upbringing activities carried out by a family assistant addressed to children and youth.