This project is the first step towards a larger project. In this project the focus will be onidentifying ways for cooperation within research and praxis within social work. Sweden andDenmark have many competencies within social work and if these competencies can becombined it could be of great benefit for the people working in this sector. Social work should toa larger degress combine research and praxis.The concrete purpose of the project is to- identify obstacles and barriers for cooperation between research and praxis- find a model that can build bridges between research and praxis- establish models that can contribute to a cooperation and communication between variousprofessions within social work - spread information and make this area more visible in the debate.