Covid-19 has had an impact worldwide and the education sector has not been spared. Social and educational action in Spain has as its reference the professionals of social education who develop their professional activity in different areas and the sector of childhood and youth is one of the predominant ones. With this article, we aim to understand the perception of the impact that the has had on social education professionals working with children. The methodological approach is mixed, using a questionnaire created ad hoc, self-administered through the Internet. The sample is nationwide (Spain), 462 professionals. The results reflect how the work activity has been declared essential and has not involved contractual modifications, although there have been labor changes in the development of the work. Likewise, the workload is increased and the possibility of meeting the objectives set is not too high. We also address issues relating to job satisfaction and the digital tools and skills of the minors with whom these professionals work. We compared the data with previous results and concluded the necessary provision of more personal and material resources for professionals and services and the need to provide digital tools and competences among minors.

The socio-educational actions implemented by different professionals are mainly developed in the non-formal education field, being their adaptation to the knowledge society a common challenge. The adaptation to the implementation of ICT requires training. This paper analyzes the training received and demanded in ICT by social educators, as well as the relationship between the training received and the use of technologies. A mixed sequential explanatory methodological approach is applied. In the first (quantitative) phase, the EdSocEval_V2 questionnaire was applied to a sample of 504 professionals from the 17 regions of Spain. In the second (qualitative) phase, four online discussion groups were carried out. The results show a scarce training in ICT, as well as a demand for practical training adapted to the groups with which they work. The results show a lack of coordination elements in the training offer. Adequate training is considered necessary for the different starting levels of digital competence, in a coordinated and continuous manner. ICTs are an essential work tool and professionals are a dynamic element against the digital divide and exclusion. Those who work with people who are at risk of exclusion should be adequately trained to avoid the broadening of such divide.

INTRODUCTION. The aim of this paper is to analyse the degree of self-perceived job satisfaction social educators have of their work and the factors that influence it. Firstly, it presents an introduction to the process of professional development of social education in Spain, as well as an analysis of the functions and fields of work in which it currently carries out its work. Also, it revises different studies on the concept of job satisfaction and its method of analysis, focusing especially on those related to social education and social services. METHOD. The methodology of the study is quantitative, with a descriptive approach. An ad hoc, online and self-administered questionnaire is used as an instrument. The sample is made up of 504 professionals from the seventeen Autonomous Communities of Spain and the city of Ceuta. The data are analysed with the SPSS software. RESULTS. The results show the general level of self-perceived job satisfaction and relate it to the variables of sex, age, years of experience, employment relationship, percentage of hiring time and work environment. A significant relationship is observed between self-perceived work satisfaction and the variables of years of experience, work relationship and percentage of the working day. A non-significant relationship is observed in the variables of sex, age and work environment. DISCUSSION. Subsequently, a discussion is established comparing the results obtained with those reviewed in previous works and conclusions are drawn. it should be taken into account that there are certain labour factors that influence the job satisfaction of social educators. Finally, the limitations of the work are explained, and proposals are made for future studies.

The objective of this study is to identify the usage of ICT tools among social educators within their professional activity. Technology among social educators is currently a very up-to-date topic. This is a professional group with its own characteristics that are different from those of teachers or other professionals in formal education. A mixed sequential two-phase method was proposed for the study: both quantitative and qualitative. In the first phase, the EdSocEval_V2 questionnaire was applied to a sample of 504 social educators from 17 autonomous communities. In the second phase, four focus groups were formed. The results presented reduced and basic usage of ICT: in management and administrative tasks and for communication with conventional tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has likewise increased the need for the use of ICT in socio-educational interventions, although their use for intervention among these groups is still very scarce. Training in and raising awareness of ICT among professionals for social interventions are priorities, as is the construction of a referential framework for professional training.

The objective is the development and validation of a tool that allows us to obtain information on the use, training and valuation of ICT among social educators. A review is carried out by means of expert judgment, calculation of internal consistency by means of Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis. It was applied to a sample of 504 professionals. The level of internal consistency is high (0.891) and shows a factorial structure in eight factors that explain 60.2 of the variance. The proposed tool is useful for its objectives. We highlight the interest of the tool due to the interrelation of the three measures.

La formación de las personas con enfermedad mental favorece la inclusión social y laboral. La evaluación de estos programas es fundamental para determinar su alcance. El objetivo es identificar los métodos e instrumentos de evaluación empleados en los programas de formación de pares para personas con enfermedad mental. Se realiza una revisión documental. Según los criterios de inclusión y elegibilidad, se seleccionaron 56 programas para su análisis. Los métodos de evaluación utilizados son muy heterogéneos y la información proporcionada es limitada. Encontramos que la mayoría de los programas evalúa conocimientos, pero no las competencias adquiridas con la formación. Para una adecuada evaluación de competencias, es necesario que se recoja información en diferentes momentos y con estrategias que se complementen; de no actuar de esta forma sería complicado afirmar que la persona cuenta con las competencias necesarias para su desempeño.