Is participation always appropriate? Social workers' perspectives on when to exclude children from conversations about contact visits
This study explored social workers' reasons to exclude children from conversations about contact visits. It applied a social constructivist approach, in which the dominant understandings of children —‘child constructions’—in the social workers' responses were identified and then used to discuss the concepts of ‘participation’ and ‘conversation’. Findings reveal that social workers' reasons to exclude children from conversations about contact visits align with prevailing notions of children as rights holders, as vulnerable and as mentally immature. This study suggests that broadening the concept of conversat...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - February 6, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Iselin Huseby ‐Lie,
Oddbjørg Skjær Ulvik,
Hilde Anette Aamodt Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The relationship between resilience and parental behaviours: The moderating role of parent and child age
AbstractThe present study investigates the relationship between resilience and parental behaviours and examines the moderating role of parent and child age in this relationship. The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a sample of 204 parents of children aged 6 months to 12 years. The Resilience Assessment Scale and the Parenting Behaviours and Dimensions Questionnaire were used. The findings confirmed the existence of a positive relationship between parental resilience and desirable parental dimensions and a negative association with undesirable behav iours towards children. However, overall resilience...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - February 6, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Agnieszka Lasota,
Justyna Mr óz Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Parents' dyadic coping, parent –child relationship quality, and children's emotional difficulties during the COVID‐19 pandemic
This study focussed on the association between two relational resources (dyadic coping and parent–child relationship quality) and children's emotional difficulties during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Five hundred ninety-one Italian parents filled in an onl ine self-report questionnaire. A path analysis model was estimated to test the mediating role of parent–child relationship quality in the association between partner positive dyadic coping and children's emotional difficulties. The findings showed both a direct effect and an indirect effect of par tner positive dyadic coping on children's emotional...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 29, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Sonia Ranieri,
Laura Ferrari,
Miriam Parise,
Ariela F. Pagani,
Silvia Donato,
Camillo Regalia,
Margherita Lanz,
Raffaella Iafrate,
Rosa Rosnati Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Uncertainty and instability in social and health services impact well ‐being of mothers with lived and living history of substance use
We examined the experiences of structural disadvantage, service access, and well-being among mothers who use or formerly used substances during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 mothers with current or past engagement in outpatient substance use treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women in Ontario, Canada. Transcripts were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, revealing that instability of services and decreased access to/quality of informal and formal relationships often magnified the mental and affective toll of stressors, both pre-existing and new....
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 29, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Laura Daari,
Emily Nichol,
Julia Peak,
Karen Urbanoski,
Hanna Valeriote,
Karen Milligan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Association between life satisfaction, problem behaviours and psychological distress in orphaned adolescents: Exploring gender and orphanhood type discrepancies
AbstractBereavement of one or both parents is known to cause many kinds of internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents. However, less is known about factors that are protective of the mental health of orphaned adolescents and differences by their gender and orphanhood type. To fill these gaps, the current study used a sample from southwestern China to test the association between types of orphans, life satisfaction, adolescents' psychological distress and problem behaviours. The results showed that orphan girls were prone to have lower levels of problem behaviours but higher levels of psychological distress tha...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 27, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Shiying Li,
Yiqi Zhang,
Xinnan Wang,
Rui Yuan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Parents' perspectives on the results of mandatory child protection support: A qualitative study
AbstractIn situations where parents do not accept support while their family situation is assessed as unsafe (for instance in cases of child abuse and neglect), it is sometimes necessary to offer mandatory support to families. The aim of the current study is to investigate how parents perceive the results of mandatory support from Child Protection Services (CPS) and which elements of the mandatory support parents mark as crucial for the results of the support. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 parents. Parents report mixed feelings about the results of the mandatory support. According to parents, r...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 25, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Eline H. J. Doelman,
Frank C. P. van der Horst,
Maartje P. C. M. Luijk,
Majone J. Steketee Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
‘Supervising children to be good people’: Parents and children's views of child supervision in Laos
AbstractResearchers have paid little attention to child supervision in Laos, an ethnically-diverse country with a community-informal child protection system, and where many young children are regularly home alone or with another child. To explore what constitutes (in)adequate child supervision and its perceived effects, we conducted individual interviews with community leaders and professionals (n = 23) and focus group discussions with parents/adult caregivers (n = 74) and 12–17 year-old children (n = 51) in six rural villages in Saravane and Borikhamxay provinces. Adults and children in both provinces desc...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 24, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: M ónica Ruiz‐Casares,
Saithong Phommavong,
Sol Park,
Maliphone Douangphachanh Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
‘This is what happens to people who don't spank their kids’: An analysis of YouTube comments to news reports of child to parent violence
This study suggests that public campaign and education initiatives need to do more than raise public awareness about CPV —they must also inform the public about how broader social policy operates in relation to children, families and the state. (Source: Child and Family Social Work)
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 23, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Helena Cortina,
Amanda Holt Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Evaluation of the Treatment Programme for Families with Children in Andalusia: An analysis of the impact on the children
AbstractThe Treatment Programme for Families with Children in Andalusia is fundamentally aimed at promoting the integral development of children and adolescents through the strengthening of parental competences and family preservation strategies. In the last 20 years, this programme has been applied to over 75 000 families, involving about 150 000 children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of this family intervention programme on the quality of life and behaviour problems of the children. This quasi-experimental and l ongitudinal study had two non-randomized groups (intervention group...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 22, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Yolanda S ánchez‐Sandoval,
Isabel López‐Verdugo,
Francisco Mielgo,
Olga Gómez‐Ortiz Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The stark implications of abolishing child welfare: An alternative path towards support and safety
AbstractScholars and advocates are at odds about how to achieve higher levels of child safety and permanency. Calls for change include the recent upEND focus on eradication of child welfare services to a radical refocusing of the present system towards prevention/early intervention. To clarify the implications of reform over abolition, we seek to portray a future in which the abolition of child welfare has occurred, in juxtaposition to maintaining four core elements of established child maltreatment programmes around the world: (1) receiving and responding to community signals about the risk to children; (2) assessment of ...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 22, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Antonio R. Garcia,
Jill Duerr Berrick,
Melissa Jonson ‐Reid,
Richard P. Barth,
John R. Gyourko,
Patricia Kohl,
Johanna K. P. Greeson,
Brett Drake,
Victoria Cook Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Recruiting foster families for teenagers in Italy: Motivational elements, socio ‐demographic characteristics and availability factors
This study conducted individual qualitative interviews with 126 foster parents of teenagers, transcribed and analysed using Atlas.ti software. Valuable indications for social services were individuated. The importance of the foster parents' intrinsic motivations and the suggestion for social services to emphasize them in the recruitment campaigns were reaffirmed. The appropriateness of directing the proposal towards foster parents with previous experience in parenting, foster parenting or working with teenagers was also confirmed. Additionally, results revealed that foster parents connected to foster parents' associations/...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 17, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Marco Giordano Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The impact of a new approach to family safeguarding in social care: Initial findings from an analysis of routine data
AbstractChild safeguarding services intervene when a child is at risk of serious emotional or physical harm. Oxfordshire County Council is implementing a new approach to child safeguarding (Family Solutions Plus [FSP]) with a greater focus on whole family support and reducing the need for foster care. We sampled two cohorts of children closed within 1 year and examined the time spent in services. The sample included 474 children entering services before the new model's implementation and 561 children after. A greater proportion of children receiving FSP required a single care plan before their case was closed (85.9%; 69...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 15, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Dulcie Irving,
Ruta Buivydaite,
Apostolos Tsiachristas,
Steve Thomas,
Hannah Farncombe,
Rafael Perera ‐Salazar,
Charles Vincent Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
‘The secret sauce’: Experience of a group‐based intervention for Black and Latino fathers
AbstractFatherhood interventions have emerged as significant tools for strengthening father identity and parenting skills. Despite the growing evidence of the effectiveness and benefits of these interventions for fathers and their families, there are limited studies on fathers' and providers' perspectives and experiences with the implementation of father-based interventions. To fill this gap, we explore the unique experiences of the Black and Latino programme staff and fathers in the implementation of the 24/7 Dad ® intervention. Qualitative data were collected between October 2021 and February 2022 from all programme sta...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 13, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Julie A. Cederbaum,
Lucinda Okine,
William Monro,
Bassam Albassam,
Keith Parker,
Danette McBride,
Ferol E. Mennen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Family ‐centred practice and family outcomes in residential youth care: A systematic review
AbstractFamily-centred practice (FCP) has been suggested as a best practice for treating youth with emotional and behavioural difficulties in residential care. In this preregistered systematic review, we examined how FCP is operationalized and measured in residential youth care and which family outcomes are associated with FCP. Our systematic search in six databases identified 5784 articles. We analysed included articles by coding the operationalizations of FCP in the interventions and study measures. Further, we descriptively summarized relations between FCP and family outcomes. Thirteen articles met our inclusion criteri...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 13, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Emily Tang,
Amaranta D. de Haan,
Chris H. Z. Kuiper,
Annemiek T. Harder Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Creating equilibrium: Four relational mechanisms that facilitate positive change
AbstractThis paper uses critical realism to identify mechanisms that activate successful relationships. It draws data from a longitudinal, mixed-methods study of youth who used multiple services. It examines functionality of four relational mechanisms: power, recognition, responsiveness and mutuality that lead to positive change and explores the implications of these for practice with youth with complex needs. (Source: Child and Family Social Work)
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 13, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Jackie Sanders,
Linda Liebenberg Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
