Gender, Parenting and Practices in Child Welfare Social Work? A Comparative Study from England, Ireland, Norway and Sweden

Nygren, Karina; Walsh, Julie; Ellingsen, Ingunn T.; Christie, Alastair

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcaa085

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“…Focus groups are a long-established research method, noted for their potential to gather a range of opinions in one setting (Linhorst, 2002), with the potential benefit of participants delivering ideas that were not previously considered (Campbell et al , 2017). Focus groups are familiar in social work research as they allow groups of professionals with varying levels of experience to discuss a topic, for example, their professional views on palliative care (Waldron et al , 2013) or parenting (Nygren et al , 2021). The research was conducted during the period of the Covid-19 public health restrictions and therefore ethical approval was granted for virtual research only.…”

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Social workers and safeguarding adult reviews (SARs)– an exploration of the stories that are told and the narratives that they hold

O'Reardon

2022

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Purpose The purpose of the study is to explore the contribution of safeguarding adult reviews (SARs) to the contemporary stories of what social work practice is and what social workers should do. Evidence of this contribution is sought by analysis of SARs as publicly available documents capturing contemporary social work alongside considering social worker’s views of these reports. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents two components of the wider research study as follows: documentary analysis exploring discussions of social work practice held within a sample of SARs xD;xA; and analysis of focus groups and semi-structured interviews established to explore the knowledge, experience and views of front-line social workers in relation to SARs. Findings It is suggested that social workers locate the value of SARs within the arena of learning and development often celebrating the SAR processes in bringing agencies together more so than the actual report. This paper argues that SARs hold considerable power in their ability to present a narrative about contemporary social work in England, and that social workers themselves can be wary of this power. Research limitations/implications The research is limited by the scope of the data which includes a sample of SARs from one geographical area and data collected from social workers who volunteered to participate. Practical implications This paper draws on the evidence gathered and presents some recommendations to support the potential for SARs to positively enhance social work identity and practice. Social implications This paper explores the stories about social work that are found within a sample of SARs and seeks to explore how these stories fit with the stories that social workers themselves share about SARs. Originality/value There has been considerable research interest in SARs; however, to date there has not been a research exploration of the impact of SARs on professional social work and front-line social workers in practice. This paper presents early findings and analysis from research in progress as part of a Doctorate of Social Work Study at University of East London who provided ethical approval and supervisory support.

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Social workers and safeguarding adult reviews (SARs)– an exploration of the stories that are told and the narratives that they hold

O'Reardon

2022

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“…Taylor et al (2021) used one vignette but asked follow-up questions where characteristics like age and gender were changed. Nygren et al’s (2021) research found that social workers focus on the mother in their response suggesting a gendered response. In the vignette the mother contacts the social worker and reports that the husband is violent.…”

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“…Participants respond to a scenario whose characteristics are controlled by the researcher creating forced inference which is especially powerful if combined with reasoning and justification of the response to the vignette (Schnurr, 2003: 397). Text-based vignettes within semi-structured interviews and focus groups with social workers and related professionals have been successfully used in• Europe (Åkerlind et al, 2019; Callegari et al, 2022; Enroos et al, 2017; Falconer and Shardlow, 2018; Ghanem et al, 2018; Grootegoed and Smith, 2018; Hetherington, 1998; Isham et al, 2021; Käkelä, 2020; Kristensen, 2011; Liljegren, 2012; Nygren et al, 2021; Sanfelici, 2021; Walsh et al, 2019),• North America (Aujla, 2020; Schoenberg and Ravdal, 2000; Taylor et al, 2021),• Latin America (Nygren and Oltedal, 2015),• Africa (Nygren and Oltedal, 2015),• Asia (Taylor et al, 2021) and• Australia (Darlington et al, 2010; Drury-Hudson, 1999)…”

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confidence: 99%

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Using text-based vignettes in qualitative social work research

Bain

2023

Qualitative Social Work

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Text-based vignettes are widely used within qualitative social work research yet there is little guidance on how to construct and integrate them into the research process. This article discusses the uses, benefits and limitations of written vignettes as part of semi-structured interviews and focus groups with social workers and related professionals. It provides clear guidelines on how to design a vignette. This includes the choice of scenario, characteristics of the protagonist, type of vignette, research setting, length, vignettes in semi-structured interviews and pre-testing. Text-based vignettes have been successfully used in social work research on six continents in a variety of research contexts including single context, comparative, cross-sectional, longitudinal and replication studies. Written vignettes are a useful tool to elicit (professional) values, attitudes and decision-making processes in a time efficient manner that produces focused, in-depth knowledge without the need to use real practice examples that could potentially include sensitive data or breach confidentiality. Vignettes have been used to explore a wide range of topics including but not limited to adult safeguarding, care planning, child protection and multi-agency working together. There is some debate whether vignette responses mirror real-life actions. The value of vignette data goes beyond documenting real-world decision-making. It can uncover tacit social work knowledge and unquestioned beliefs to show how they interplay in decision-making.

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“…We have undertaken a scoping review to identify existing studies that make connections between experiences of alienation and parenting in migrant mothers. Previous research has highlighted differences in the parenting experiences between mothers and fathers (Cabrera et al, 2011; Lavee et al, 1996; Simons & Conger, 2007) and how gender interacts with parenting (Locke & Yarwood, 2017; Nygren et al, 2021; Shirani et al, 2012). This intersection of gender and parenting is made more complex with the potential challenges facing migrants.…”

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Exploring migrant mothers' experiences of alienation in association with parenting: A scoping review

Yang

Featherston

Shlonsky

2022

Child & Family Social Work

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Alienation describes an individual's sense of separation between themselves and various objects, such as other people, their community or society. Alienation is mediated by a wide range of psychological and social factors, and most people likely experience it in some form across their lifespan. Previous research suggests that migrants may be at an increased risk of experiencing alienation due to the challenges associated with adapting to a new environment. When migrants become parents in their adopted culture, this has the potential to exacerbate experiences of alienation because parenting introduces further life changes. This scoping review identifies and describes qualitative research studies that explored migrant mothers' feelings/experiences of alienation associated with parenting. It also identifies different conceptualizations of alienation reported in these studies. All methods for the literature search strategy, study screening and selection and data extraction were determined a priori. Eight studies were included from 1250 publications identified by the literature search. Alienation was a subtheme of each of the included studies, rather than a primary focus. Three conceptualizations of alienation were reported by migrant mothers across these studies, including isolation, normlessness and powerlessness. The reported findings suggest that these migrant mothers from diverse backgrounds did experience alienation, and their experiences of alienation were associated with parenting challenges. Given none of the studies comprehensively examined alienation, more work that explicitly explores associations between alienation and parenting is needed.

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Gender, Parenting and Practices in Child Welfare Social Work? A Comparative Study from England, Ireland, Norway and Sweden

Cited by 9 publications

References 35 publications

Social workers and safeguarding adult reviews (SARs)– an exploration of the stories that are told and the narratives that they hold

Social workers and safeguarding adult reviews (SARs)– an exploration of the stories that are told and the narratives that they hold

Using text-based vignettes in qualitative social work research

Exploring migrant mothers' experiences of alienation in association with parenting: A scoping review

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