Family group conferences: from Maori culture to decision-making model in work with late modern families in Norway<sup>†</sup>

Thørnblad, Renee; Strandbu, Astrid; Holtan, Amy; Jenssen, Toril

doi:10.1080/13691457.2015.1086727

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“…The more specific design may vary, as may the name and characterisations of the model (Merkel-Houlgin & Marcynyszyn, 2014). However, the basic idea is the same: Professional CW workers should, first and foremost, be decision-making facilitators for children and their families (Thørnblad et al, 2016). In Norway, the use of FGC is specified in Family Group Conferences: A Handbook for Municipal Child Welfare Services, 1 published by the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir, 2023a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…FGC in CW work, and social work more generally, have not only been regarded as a model that emphasises the significance of involvement. More fundamentally, the model is linked to the importance of respecting families' own right and ability to address challenges in their child's care situation, so that they gain 'ownership' of solutions that affect themselves and their own lives (Thørnblad et al, 2016).…”

Section: Family Group Conferencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A basic idea in the model is that the 'extended family' should find solutions to care problems, and that they should experience ownership, motivation, and commitment to specific plans for how these solutions should be realised. Knowledge sharing, participation, and downplaying of power relations are considered crucial for the success of FGC (Thørnblad et al, 2016;Edwards & Parkinson, 2018;Bredewold & Tonkens, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Norwegian Child Welfare Cases in the European Court of Human Rights – an Ethical Perspective on the Judgments

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Child Welfare and the Significance of Family

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In this chapter, light is shed on one of the many Norwegian child welfare cases that have been handled by the European Court of Human Rights. The case is particularly important as a source of legal understanding of what the right to family life amounts to in such cases. The most important lesson domestic authorities can learn from the judgment is that substantial weight has to be placed on the goal of reunification between natural parents and a child who is in public care. The focus of the chapter is the moral basis of this goal. By scrutinising the judges’ reasoning, I trace the family values and normative ethical approaches (duty, consequentialist and virtue ethical) that are expressed in the judgment. I conclude by pointing to a possible danger in the Court’s emphasis on the value-based duty ethical principle of reunification, namely that other considerations of what is best for a child are overshadowed. I defend a virtue ethical approach to child welfare cases, characterised by holistic reasoning in deciding what is best for the child.

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“…Participation, inclusion and joint decision making were embedded in the legislation. FGC has been subject to criticism from both opponents and advocates (Frost et al 2014;De Jong et al 2015;Thørnblad et al 2016;Dijkstra et al 2018), with some studies suggesting worker attitudes and access to supportive resources for families are vital for success (Williams et al 2015). This points to the importance of comprehensive support for programmes including ensuring that there are adequate resources available for both staff and families, invoking Articles 18 and 19 of UNCRoC.…”

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‘Warm Eyes’, ‘Warm Breath’, ‘Heart Warmth’: Using Aroha (Love) and Warmth to Reconceptualise and Work towards Best Interests in Child Protection

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The attributes ‘warm eyes’, ‘breathe warm air’, ‘heart warmth’ and aroha (love) guide our work in child protection. These quotes are from a young person from the Change Factory 2020, a MFAMILY student in 2020 and Jan Erik Henricksen Key Note at the 4th International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference, Alta, Norway 2017 respectively, to describe the way young people and families want workers to be. We reflect on the child rights and family inclusion provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRoC), and the Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ) legislation Children, Young Persons and their Families Act (1989), in contributing to the best interests of the child. We examine current events in our locations, Aotearoa New Zealand, Norway and Western Australia, as demonstrating that these joint principles are far from universally used in child protection practice. The sole use of Article 3 of the UNCRoC, in particular, often results in excluding families as legitimate stakeholders. In seeking to achieve the best interests of the child, we apply a practice framework to example vignettes. Here, we have added micro-practices to address the identified gaps in relationship building, engagement and enabling practices in working towards the practice of best interests.

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Child Welfare and the Significance of Family

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The chapter examines the changing relationships between children, families and the state, and their impact on the Norwegian child welfare services authority. It discusses the evolution of concepts of family and parental rights, providing a historical backdrop of state-family interactions with a focus on children. The importance of the parent-child relationship's quality and caregiver duties are emphasized, alongside human rights considerations, referencing European Court of Human Rights cases and the Norwegian Child Welfare Act. The chapter underscores the necessity for child welfare services to evaluate the family network, parental competence, relationship quality and child development critically.

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Family group conferences: from Maori culture to decision-making model in work with late modern families in Norway^†

Cited by 5 publications

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Norwegian Child Welfare Cases in the European Court of Human Rights – an Ethical Perspective on the Judgments

Norwegian Child Welfare Cases in the European Court of Human Rights – an Ethical Perspective on the Judgments

‘Warm Eyes’, ‘Warm Breath’, ‘Heart Warmth’: Using Aroha (Love) and Warmth to Reconceptualise and Work towards Best Interests in Child Protection

Child Welfare and the Significance of Family

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Norwegian Child Welfare Cases in the European Court of Human Rights – an Ethical Perspective on the Judgments

Norwegian Child Welfare Cases in the European Court of Human Rights – an Ethical Perspective on the Judgments

‘Warm Eyes’, ‘Warm Breath’, ‘Heart Warmth’: Using Aroha (Love) and Warmth to Reconceptualise and Work towards Best Interests in Child Protection

Child Welfare and the Significance of Family

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