For you au pair: Information booklet for Finnish au pairs in Belgium

The purpose of making a product-based thesis is to promote the wellbeing of Finnish au pairs in Belgium. The information booklet was created together with Finnish au pairs to give them information, knowledge and tools during their au pair year. This product was created in cooperation with Finnish Seamen’s Mission in Belgium. The focus group of this thesis is Finnish au pairs. Finnish Seamen’s Mission enables a platform for au pairs to talk freely about their experiences. In social Service work with au pairs, they facilitate monthly meetings give free guidance and counselling if needed. Au pair... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Seikkula, Jessika
Dokumenttyp: fi=AMK-opinnäytetyö|sv=YH-examensarbete|en=Bachelor's thesis|
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Schlagwörter: fi=Sosiaaliala|sv=Sociala området|en=Social Sciences| / Au pair / au pair placement / host family / childcare / the well being of au pair / domestic work / booklet / human rights / Bachelor of Social Services
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27375294
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Link(s) : http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/334089

The purpose of making a product-based thesis is to promote the wellbeing of Finnish au pairs in Belgium. The information booklet was created together with Finnish au pairs to give them information, knowledge and tools during their au pair year. This product was created in cooperation with Finnish Seamen’s Mission in Belgium. The focus group of this thesis is Finnish au pairs. Finnish Seamen’s Mission enables a platform for au pairs to talk freely about their experiences. In social Service work with au pairs, they facilitate monthly meetings give free guidance and counselling if needed. Au pairs can take part in volunteer work in the church if they wish and get to know other Finnish people living abroad. These activities can be empowering for au pairs and easing homesickness. Au pairs in Belgium have been dropped in the middle of European Union legislation. Au pair agreement has not been ratified by Belgium parliament, however, municipalities in Belgium recognize the au pair agreement. These legislations make au pairing difficult because there is no legal background. Data for the booklet was collected during a workshop in the Seamen’s Missions premises. The data was collected by using mind mapping because it gives participants the freedom to choose their ways of expressing their thoughts and helps to arrange them. The workshop was empowering experience for the au pairs and they felt that this was the first time their voice has been heard. In the workshop was established four main topics: the au pair contract, host family, childcare and wellbeing of an au pair. The booklet was handed to first Finnish au pairs in September 2019 in Brussels Belgium. The booklet will be published in Theseus with the thesis.