Child Welfare Worker Perception of the Implementation of Family-Centered Practice

Michalopoulos, Lynn Murphy; Ahn, Haksoon; Shaw, Terry V.; O’Connor, Julia

doi:10.1177/1049731512453344

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“…Through implementation of the FGDM process, child welfare agencies have shifted their practices to support the involvement of family, community members, and professionals in the planning and decision-making process for families receiving services. The findings of this study are similar to the previous research that shows that for child welfare practices, the FGDM process builds on the strengths of families, engages the participants in the development of the family’s plan, and allows them to feel empowered by the process (Michalopoulos, Ahn, Shaw, & O’Connor, 2012; Weigensberg et al, 2009). By having the participant’s engagement and support in the process, decisions can be made to ensure that families and children are receiving the services and support which are necessary to keep them safe and healthy.…”

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confidence: 88%

Participants’ Satisfaction With Family Involvement Meetings

Ahn

Hartzel

Shaw

2016

Research on Social Work Practice

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Bivariate and logistics regression analyses were conducted to examine the effectiveness of child welfare agencies' Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) practices focused on strengthening families and positive outcomes for children. This study evaluates one mid-Atlantic state's implementation of a FGDM called family involvement meetings (FIMs) to improve family strengths and their active engagement in the service planning process. Methods: Through use of a FIM Feedback Survey, participants provided satisfaction feedback on the general FIM process and what factors are associated with their satisfaction and decision-making at the meeting. Results: Multiple factors of participant's engagement, incorporating family strengths, and the FIM facilitator's knowledge and skills had significant impacts on the participant's decision-making and overall FIM satisfaction score. Discussion: This study will contribute to examining FGDM facilitators' practices and effective outcomes of FIMs to improve the well-being, safety, and permanency outcomes for children and their families.

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confidence: 88%

Participants’ Satisfaction With Family Involvement Meetings

Ahn

Hartzel

Shaw

2016

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“…It is crucial to point out that workers also need support in adopting approaches that are relationship-based, thus engaging parents and enabling them to feel valued and respected, for example a strengths-based perspective (Whittaker et al, 2014). Strengths-based family inclusion is found to be essential for promoting engagement (Marts et al, 2008), focusing on client capacities and strengths to guide worker–client interactions (Michalopoulos et al, 2012). Seeing the parents as experts and equal partners requires significant change in the policies and practices of child welfare agencies, which have historically employed an authoritative approach to working with families (Williamson and Gray, 2011).…”

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Parental engagement in child protection assessment: A qualitative analysis of worker and parent perspectives

Arbeiter¹,

Toros

2017

International Social Work

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Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a sample of 11 child protection workers and 11 parents in southern Estonia, this article reports the findings of participants’ experiences of and perspectives on parental engagement in the context of child protection assessment. The four themes that emerge from the content analysis suggest that participants’ perspectives differ in understanding and experiencing the engagement. Workers perceive the engagement more in terms of ‘doing for’ the client, while parents consider it ‘doing together with’ the worker. Furthermore, workers’ approaches are excessively related to the deficit-based approach.

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“…However, a professionally centered model is still present in workers idea, oriented to protect minor and to give indications to parents. According to a prior study (Michalopoulos et al, 2012), it is important to give priority to family strengths to guide successful change. The focus on families’ resources and empowerment support the idea that it is important to involve families during interventions.…”

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Social Workers and Families: An Italian Perspective on the Family-Centered Approach

María

Romoli

Cardinali

2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: The present work addresses the transformation process occurring within the services for minors regarding the relationship with families. This qualitative study aims to explore family-centered practice (FCA) by analyzing the practitioner's perceptions of social work with families in daily practice in the context of Italian social welfare. Methods: The authors conducted six focus groups with 38 social services workers and used grounded theory methods to elicit perceptions of the meaning and complexity of the transformation based on the statements of those performing social work with families. From the textual data, codes were identified and grouped into conceptual categories. Results: The authors defined two macro-categories called “Aims in practitioner's work with children and families” and “Tools in work with children and families”, which reflect the participants' attitudes and behaviors. Conclusion: Professionals and service providers can use our findings to reflect on current conceptualizations of family involvement and FCA in their work and to recognize possible psychological barriers to achieving family participation.

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Child Welfare Worker Perception of the Implementation of Family-Centered Practice

Cited by 47 publications

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Participants’ Satisfaction With Family Involvement Meetings

Participants’ Satisfaction With Family Involvement Meetings

Parental engagement in child protection assessment: A qualitative analysis of worker and parent perspectives

Social Workers and Families: An Italian Perspective on the Family-Centered Approach

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