Children’s participation in social work research. A secondary data analysis of an umbrella review of children’s participation in child welfare

The British Journal of Social Work, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 17, 2025

Abstract The real participation of children and young people (C&YP) in decisions affecting their lives rights gained traction with the 1989 adoption UN Convention on Rights Child, particularly Article 12, which asserts children's to express views have them respected. This principle recognizes as active societal agents, not just passive subjects. study, based these principles, analyses secondary data from a prior umbrella review by authors, focusing children’s involvement research processes. Using an adapted version Shier's (2019) model, study highlights worrying dependence traditional, adult-centred methods that largely overlook participants' perspectives. Although some creative, child-friendly are used, they sporadic, revealing gap engaging younger effectively. also finds is often tokenistic rather than genuinely collaborative. These findings emphasize need for more inclusive innovative practices empower C&YP co-creators knowledge. Bridging gaps essential promoting child-centred, equitable approach research, values every child's contribution fosters society.

Language: Английский

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“I got to say two or three lines”—A systematic review of children's participation in child protective services

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 106934 - 106934

Published: July 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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What do we know about children’s representation in child protection decisions? A scoping review

Children and Youth Services Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 160, P. 107588 - 107588

Published: April 10, 2024

This scoping review presents an overview of existing research about children's representation in child protection decision-making and identifies the knowledge gaps. Representation arrangements to ensure that views and/or best interests are heard crucial as children, caregivers, social workers often cannot represent children adequately. international peer-reviewed entails extensive search for articles English Norwegian, published between 1990 2022, identifying 51 relevant studies from 7,800 unique articles. Thematic analysis revealed has examined various dimensions how is carried out perceived, including representatives' roles, child—representative contact, value representation. Children lacked commented on relationships being valuable. While base stronger these areas, it clear we do not know much overall. There considerable gaps related a predominance small-scale qualitative studies, brief coverage some subdimensions representation, several with broader focus than Following direction this review, future should patching up decision-making. By frontier, can prioritize new research, test knowledge, make benefit children.

Language: Английский

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Children's right to participation in Swedish child welfare – The extent, nature and determinants of child interviews during investigations

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107000 - 107000

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Children's right to participation in child welfare decision-making is highlighted law and research. However, there a lack of comprehensive empirical research on how such actually fulfilled.

Language: Английский

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Risk or opportunity? Child protection workers' perceptions of children's participation in the protection system

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107110 - 107110

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Thinking politically about social work in child protection and welfare: A radical Reappropriation of the works of Hannah Arendt

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 100059 - 100059

Published: Sept. 3, 2024

This article presents a theoretical exposition of Arendtian political philosophy for child protection and welfare social work. The aim is to better understand inform work in the field welfare, whilst accounting context practice. Sustaining view that power-laden systems are ultimately socio-political through their authority intervene private family life. partly owing instrumental power inherent exert dominance control over service users groups leading raced, gendered classed outcomes welfare. To unpack nature tripartite conceptual frame private, public domains derived from Arendt's philosophical critically applied put forward seven propositions how can develop with respect practice context. Practical implications future include implementing evidence-informed advocacy efforts conducting empirical research toward preserving balance attention • It focuses on concepts human provides directions be improved understood.

Language: Английский

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Participation among young people in the child protection system and how it relates to subsequent educational and employment outcomes

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107001 - 107001

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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The Participation of Children and Young People in the Child Protection System: A Systematic Review

Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(10), P. 548 - 548

Published: Oct. 15, 2024

Objectives: This study aims to investigate children’s experiences regarding their involvement in the justice system and explore different facets of participation, mechanisms practices applied, criticisms improvements system. Materials Methods: A systematic review was conducted through consultation with EBSCO, Web Science, Pubmed, PsycArticles. Five articles were included understand perspectives professionals, children, young people participation Results: The children involved have negative its who doubt ability understand, devaluing opinions. give up expressing experiences, reducing creating barriers professionals. say that greater encouragement from judges reduces stress makes process more comfortable, increasing participation. professionals reveal used reinforced this lack despite initial objective integrating including In general, child’s legal guardians are better informed about rights procedures a opportunity opinions than people. Conclusions: Despite advancement improvement ensure they still itself which

Language: Английский

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Solution-focused approach: a way of facilitating children’s participation and understanding children’s experiences, needs, and wishes

Journal of Family Social Work, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 10

Published: Dec. 2, 2024

This practice note discusses graduate students' reflections on experiences with using solution-focused approaches children in Child Protective Services, specifically scaling and miracle questions. Miracle questions are considered child-centered because they non-judgmental creative, explore children's needs, wishes, hopes from the child's point of view, facilitate listening to voices. Scaling were found be supportive, encouraging, non-threatening; easy understand by resource-, future- outcome-oriented. Children creative playful, so playful contributed becoming visible sharing their perspectives matters related them.

Language: Английский

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Children's right to participation in residential care: A staff-based study in Portugal

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107232 - 107232

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Youth in residential care (RC) reveal high-risk trajectories, which require upholding their rights and providing them with opportunities to participate.

Language: Английский

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