Balancing the scales: Custody deprivation and fostering in Iceland

Sigurjónsdóttir, Hanna Björg; Harwick, Robin; Rice, James

doi:10.1177/0020872818819045

International Social Work

2019

DOI: 10.1177/0020872818819045

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Balancing the scales: Custody deprivation and fostering in Iceland

Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir

Robin Harwick

James Rice

Abstract: In Iceland, disability receives disproportionate attention in custody deprivation investigations, while the long-term outcomes for children in fostering receive scant attention. Building on discourse analyses of custody deprivation cases, we call for greater understanding of how disability intersects with parenting and the need for an improved support system.

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Safeguarding Families and Rights of Parents with Intellectual Disability Involved in Child Protection

Stefánsdóttir,

Rice,

Björg Sigurjónsdóttir

2024

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The focus of this contribution is on how rights protection officers (RPOs) experience supporting parents with intellectual disabilities involved in child protection investigations. We situate the role of the RPOs within disability human rights framework as well as the institutional justice capital perspective to comprehend how RPOs function as a resource for parents and professionals. We identified four overlapping themes: Altering power relations, Lack of knowledge, Systemic apathy, and Challenging the informal. We argue that pervasive discrimination towards parents with intellectual disability, from the highest levels of government to interactions between parents and the child protection system, inform these interactions and influence outcomes. The work performed by the RPOs in supporting marginalised parents, raising awareness of disability rights, and countering prejudice is of critical importance. We emphasise the role of RPOs within the justice system and recommend the strengthening of such mechanisms to meet international human rights obligations.

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Safeguarding Families and Rights of Parents with Intellectual Disability Involved in Child Protection

Stefánsdóttir,

Rice,

Björg Sigurjónsdóttir

2024

IJDSJ

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Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD

Stefánsdóttir

Rice

Aunos

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Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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The international literature continues to show that parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) do not receive proper support and face disproportionate rates of custody deprivation. Despite the efforts of activists, critical scholars and some progressive support workers, it seems that the situation of parents with ID have not improved much. Iceland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2016. This contribution is one part of a larger project that aims to explore the impact of the ratification of the CRPD on service responses to parents with ascribed ID. Thirteen indepth interviews were conducted with staff supporting these parents. The findings indicated attitudinal and organizational barriers to realizing the goals of the CRPD in this area. However, the findings also indicated a number of pathways forward upon which to build and which may help to produce better outcomes for parents with ID.

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Balancing the scales: Custody deprivation and fostering in Iceland

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Safeguarding Families and Rights of Parents with Intellectual Disability Involved in Child Protection

Safeguarding Families and Rights of Parents with Intellectual Disability Involved in Child Protection

Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD

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