Javier García García
Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Valladolid
Javier García García
Graduate in Social Work from the University of Valladolid (2019). Graduate in Sociology (2025) and Master’s Degree in Social Problems (2021) from the National Distance Education University (UNED). He also holds a Microdegree in Challenges for Societies in the Horizon of Sustainable Development Goals (2022) from UNED and has trained as an R&D&I Project Manager through the GESTIDI programme (10th edition, 600 hours), developed by the Institute for Business Competitiveness and funded by the Regional Government of Castile and León (2022).
He is currently a pre-doctoral researcher in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Valladolid. His main lines of research address ageing and long-term care, poverty, social exclusion, inequality and teaching innovation. He is a member of the Recognised Research Group (GIR) in Applied Social Sciences at the University of Valladolid and of the ‘Healthy Living, Ageing and Longevity’ working group of the CRUSOE NETWORK. At the same time, he is studying for a degree in Psychology at the Open University of Catalonia and a Master’s degree in Applied Social Research Techniques, jointly taught by the University of Barcelona and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
He has participated in leading scientific conferences both nationally (XV Spanish Sociology Conference, XIV Spanish Criminology Conference, REPS, among others) and internationally (AGECOMM, CIFETS, ESA Research Network, etc.). He has completed academic stays at the Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco and the Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa. He has published articles in prestigious national academic journals (such as OBETS, Global Social Work and RASE, among others) and international journals (such as Social Work Education). He has also actively collaborated in teaching innovation projects (Service-Learning with the elderly) and has been recognised with competitive awards for the development of technological solutions (PROMETEO Awards, 2023 and 2024 editions). He has also participated in European projects (such as Rural Care and VIVEMAIS) and regional projects (A Gusto en Mi Casa and INTecum, among others), as well as in the preparation of reports for the Economic and Social Council of Castile and León. He has also collaborated in studies on the accessibility of housing for people with disabilities and in the evaluation of initiatives against social exclusion in vulnerable areas of the eastern part of Valladolid.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Spain; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Ageing in place; Care Homes; Care in rural and other non-urban settings; Care inequalities; Care integration/ coordination; Community-based LTC; Deinstitutionalisation; End-of-life care and LTC; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Home/domiciliary care; LTC Policy; LTC Systems; New models of care; Person-centered care; Social Innovation in LTC; |
| Methods | Case studies; Focus groups; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Mixed methods; Practice-based approaches; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Questionnaire; Surveys; Thematic analysis; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Innovation in Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care in Spain; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0002-2417-9557 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aXSyMZgAAAAJ |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiergarciagarcia09/ | |
| Key publications | García, J., Prieto-Lobato, J. M. ., & Elices-Acero, Á. (2026). Unwanted Loneliness in Older Adults and Formal Community-Based Services: A Case Study. Research on Ageing and Social Policy, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.17583/rasp.18285 García, J., Elices, Á., Prieto-Lobato, J.M., & De la Rosa, P. (2025). Long-term care training in social work degrees in Spanish universities. Social Work Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2025.2516074 García, J., & Elices, Á. (2025). Elder abuse and insecurity among older people: a mixed analysis of experiences, perceptions and preventive strategies”. The Journal of Adult Protection. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-06-2025-0025 García, J., Elices, A., Prieto-Lobato, J.M., & De la Rosa, P. (2025). Impact of home care on quality of life. Analysis of the pilot experience “A Gusto en Mi Casa”. Revista OBETS, 20(2), 195–218. https://doi.org/10.14198/obets.27939 García, J., Elices, A., Prieto-Lobato, J.M., & De la Rosa, P. (2025). Ageing at home: Rural Care as a benchmark for a new model of care. Trabajo Social Global-Global Social Work, 15, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.30827/tsg-gsw.v15.31823 García, J., Elices, A., De la Rosa, P., & Prieto-Lobato, J. M. (2025). Drop-out factor in long term care projects: Analysis of A Gusto en Mi Casa, INTecum and Rural Care. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 11, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2026-1869 Elices, Á., García, J., Prieto-Lobato, J. M., & Rodríguez, C. (2025). Alcance, potencialidades y limitaciones de la Asistencia Personal en los cuidados domiciliarios de larga duración y al final de la vida: un estudio de caso. EHQUIDAD: Revista Internacional de Políticas De Bienestar Y Trabajo Social, 23(1), 175–214. https://doi.org/10.15257/ehquidad.2025.0007 Elices, Á., García, J., Prieto-Lobato, J. M., & Rodríguez, C. (2025). La coordinación interprofesional en los cuidados domiciliarios: dimensiones y factores clave desde la perspectiva del Trabajo Social. Alternativas. Cuadernos De Trabajo Social, 32(2), 455–483. https://doi.org/10.14198/ALTERN.27432 Elices, Á., García, J., Prieto-Lobato, J. M., & Rodríguez, C. (2024). Trabajo social con comunidades rurales. Intervención profesional en los cuidados domiciliarios de larga duración para personas mayores. Gazeta de Antropología, 40(2), Artículo 02. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94487
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