Participatory Research as Social Work Practice

Msw, Mpa Mary Altpeter; Msw, Janice H. Schopler; Msw, Maeda J. Galinsky; Msw, Joan Pennell

doi:10.1300/j059v10n02_04

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“…PAR asserts that experiential knowledge is a valid form of expertise (Altpeter, Schopler, Galinsky, & Pennell, 1999) and that "given the proper tools, the people most affected by a problem are not only capable of better understanding their realities, but are also the best equipped to address their struggles" (Koirala-Azad & Fuentes 2009. PAR aims to eliminate power differentials between professional researchers and community experts, and uses critical reflection that legitimizes personal and emotional experiences in the framing of knowledge (Fook & Askeland, 2007), with the ultimate goal of influencing social change (Brydon-Miller, 1997).…”

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Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

Walsh

Lorenzetti

St-Denis

et al. 2016

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Community Voices is a participatory action research study conducted in collaboration with people with lived experiences of homelessness in Calgary, Alberta to gather insights into service provision. Following convenience and snowball recruitment strategies, seven focus groups with members of the homeless community were conducted by trained facilitators. Participants and other community members were invited as coresearchers to analyze focus group transcripts, highlight key issues, develop themes and recommendations, and share key findings with stakeholders. Study findings suggest that people who are homeless experience oppression at the personal, cultural and structural levels which make it less likely for them to exit homelessness. Our findings suggests that a housing first approach coupled with intensive personalized case management embedded within a human rights framework has the capacity to reduce homelessness and overcome the barriers that prevent individuals from exiting homelessness. Such interventions, however, require substantial investment to increase the stock of affordable housing units, improve current shelter facilities, and educate personnel in anti-oppressive practices and a political commitment to recognize housing as a human right.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

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Lorenzetti

St-Denis

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“…In the last 25 years, the landscape of social work and social science research has shifted towards methodologies that have critically examined and challenged more traditional positivist/naturalist approaches. Critical thinkers, such as Foucault (Gordon, 1980) and Freire (1970), feminist researchers (Eichler & Lapointe, 1985; Harding, 1987; Spender, 1981; Valentine, 2007), new ethnographists (Manning & Fabrega, 1976), sub-altern and post-colonial scholars (Chaturvedi, 2012; Gandi, 1998; Guha & Chakrovrty Spivak, 1988; Memmi, 2013), and community-based and participatory action researchers (Altpeter, Schopler, Galinsky, & Pennell, 1999; de Koning & Martin, 1996; Higginbottom, & Liamputtong, 2015; Israel, Schulz, Paker, & Becker, 1998; Minkler & Wallerstein, 2003; Reason & Bradbury, 2001; Rodriquez & Brown, 2009) have all brought a deeper critical lens to bear on issues such as power, voice, representation and interpretation, to name just a few. This article picks up on this discourse by examining ‘research as construct’ (Cannella & Lincoln, 2009), interrogating the static notion of ‘research’ as an objective instrument of social science inquiry.…”

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“…This provides ample opportunities for the participants to witness, participate and take ownership of the process of interpretation and meaning making. Engaging participants in a variety of data collection/analysis/mobilization processes has long been a significant dimension of participatory action research (Altpeter et al., 1999; Cahill, 2007; Cornwall & Jewkes, 1995; Hall, 1992). One of the ways our framework was established, we argue, was through monetary remuneration.…”

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Methodological reflections on research with street youth

Karabanow

Kidd

Frederick

et al. 2016

Journal of Social Work

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This paper examines both the epistemological and practical limitations and challenges of data collection by reflecting on the experiences of a team of both junior and senior researchers engaged in such a longitudinal study. Findings: This paper argues that longitudinal research with street youth challenges the boundaries and limits of the formal constructs of research and ethics that typically guide qualitative research by grappling with field issues such as navigating reciprocity, risk and authenticity within relationships with a vulnerable group. Application: This paper calls for an explicit acknowledgement of the challenges researching populations such as street youth over time in our research ethics guidelines and encourages researchers to engage in dialogue leading to more reflective, transparent and accountable framing of how we collect data in the field with vulnerable youth populations.

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“…This ethic suggests that those who experience a phenomenon are the most qualified to investigate it. As an alternative research method that involves clients in research, participatory research emphasizes the integral relationship among practice, research, and a commitment to social change (Altpeter et al, 1999).…”

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Ethical Preferences for the Clinical Practice of Empowerment Social Work

Miley

DuBois

2007

Social Work in Health Care

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Social workers in health care and mental health benefit from interventions that integrate principles of contextual social work practice with standards for clinical practice. The authors articulate a conceptual framework for the ethical practice of social work that complements the social justice purpose. The sixteen ethical preferences in this framework are the ethics of care, autonomy, power, change, respect, critical thinking, praxis, discourse, critique, justice, contextual practice, inclusion, anti-oppression, advocacy, collaboration, and politicized practice.

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Participatory Research as Social Work Practice

Cited by 19 publications

References 26 publications

Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness

Methodological reflections on research with street youth

Ethical Preferences for the Clinical Practice of Empowerment Social Work

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