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, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 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.

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 106934 - 106934

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 160, С. 107588 - 107588

Опубликована: Апрель 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.

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 107000 - 107000

Опубликована: Авг. 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.

Язык: Английский

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

Child Abuse & Neglect, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 107110 - 107110

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3, С. 100059 - 100059

Опубликована: Сен. 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.

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 107001 - 107001

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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

Child Abuse & Neglect, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 107232 - 107232

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024

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

Язык: Английский

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

Social Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(10), С. 548 - 548

Опубликована: Окт. 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

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 10

Опубликована: Дек. 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.

Язык: Английский

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