Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing

Corwin, Tyler W.; Maher, Erin J.; Merkel‐Holguin, Lisa; Allan, Heather; Hollinshead, Dana M.; Fluke, John D.

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcz036

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“…Children's inclusion in care is said to be influenced by a lack of motivation. A favorable effect on family social support is considered as a coping mechanism for child safety, and social support may be an intermediate outcome for children's social aid homes, with advantages developing over time (Corwin, 2019).…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

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Influence of social support to student learning and development

Baria¹,

Gomez²

2022

IJRSE

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This study aimed to determine which domain in the social support significantly influenced the learning and development of grade six students. The quantitative, non-experimental design utilizing causal effect was used in the study. The respondents were the 179 grade six students from Zone two of New Corella District in the Division of Davao del Norte who were chosen through random sampling. Mean, Pearson-r, and Linear Regression Analysis were the statistical tools used in the study. This study revealed that the social support to grade six students in terms of family, peers and nonrelative adult was very high. Also, student learning and development was very high in terms of physical health and well-being, social connectedness, social and emotional development, school experiences, and use of after school time. The correlation coefficient between variables of this study revealed very high positive significant relationship between social support and student learning and development.Nonrelative adult support revealed as the domain of social support that best predicted the student learning and development of grade six students.

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Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of social support to student learning and development

Baria¹,

Gomez²

2022

IJRSE

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“…Similarly, Vlahovicova et al (2017) found that parenting behavioural programs based on social learning theory reduce child abuse recidivism. Further, Corwin et al (2020) investigated the effectiveness of the family group conference and found evidence that family meetings increase levels of social support and provide a protective factor for child safety.…”

Section: Family Support Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family support services buffer the effect of child welfare notifications on child removals

Toikko

Seppälä

Hietamäki

2022

Child & Family Social Work

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Previous studies have found mixed results about the effects of family support services within the child protection system. The purpose of the study is to examine whether family support services are associated with the need for child removals at the community level. The material of the study consists of Finnish municipalities (N = 292) and their child protection indicators. Linear regression analysis was conducted to analyse the associations between the dependent variable (child removals) and the main predictors (child welfare notifications and family support services). It was found that family support services are associated with child removals. The more children there are in family support services, the more there are also child removals in a municipality. The key finding of the analysis is that a higher rather than lower proportion of clients in family support services buffers the increased effect of demand (child welfare notifications) on child removals better. In this sense, the demand for child removals is not only associated with the characteristics of children and families but may be partly explained by the role of family support services in a municipality. The present study underlines the significance of a system-level approach to child protection.

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“…'Family' in these contexts is considered to include the child and his/her immediate family members, extended family members and his/her wider social network. FGC, originating in New Zealand in the late 1980s has had a rapid growth internationally due to a combination of the principles underlying the model and the simplicity of the stages, making it attractive to apply in different settings and contexts (Corwin et al, 2019;Crampton, 2007;Dijkstra et al, 2016;Frost et al, 2014a;Frost et al, 2014b;Marsh and Walsh, 2007;Valenti, 2016). In Scotland, where this study is based, FGC has been used as a decision-making process since the late 1980s.…”

Section: Family Group Conferencingmentioning

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“…A central principle of the process acknowledges that families know themselves better than anyone else; encouraging family members to support each other and enabling them to take responsibility for themselves while also receiving appropriate help and support from professional support agencies (Burford and Hudson, 2000;Hill et al, 2019;Mitchell, 2019). Further, by 'widening the circle' to help address welfare and safety concerns for a child the process challenges professionally dominated decision making processes in child care and protection and adjust power differences between families and statutory authorities (Holland et al, 2005;Marsh, 2013;Hill et al, 2019;Corwin et al, 2019;Stabler et al, 2019). As Dijkstra and colleagues (2016:101) point out the model aims to 'improve child safety within families and reduce the need for professional care'.…”

Section: Family Group Conferencingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The value of recognition theory to Family Group Conferencing and child-care and protection

Mitchell

2020

The British Journal of Social Work

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Much has been written over the past thirty years within the international social work literature on Family Group Conferencing as a process of decision making. Yet, the theories that frame our understanding of how Family Group Conferencing contributes towards family outcomes are less distinct. This article makes an original contribution to this literature by proposing the use of recognition theory as a beneficial lens for understanding the Family Group Conferencing process. The recognition theory contends that social relations acknowledge and validate personal existence and are pivotal to identify formation; a just society is therefore one where everyone gets due recognition. A retrospective qualitative study will be used to exemplify how Family Group Conferencing can create the conditions within which participants can experience different forms of recognition: care; respect; solidarity and, as such, experience a level of social justice (or not). It is argued that recognition within the Family Group Conferencing process can influence the identity and relationships of those involved in social work services. This article has significance beyond those with an interest in Family Group Conferencing as the recognition theory can shed light on the nature of relationships in social work practice more generally.

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Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing

Cited by 12 publications

References 46 publications

Influence of social support to student learning and development

Influence of social support to student learning and development

Family support services buffer the effect of child welfare notifications on child removals

The value of recognition theory to Family Group Conferencing and child-care and protection

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