scholarly journals Resourceful Friends: An Invaluable Dimension in Family Inclusive Child Protection Practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ros Thorpe ◽  
Kim Ramsden
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Current Work ◽  
The Family

In this article we illuminate the ‘resourceful friends’ model of community social work as it has been applied in current work in the Family Inclusion Network (FIN) in Townsville, Queensland. Reflections from both parents and supporting members of FIN illustrate its very successful use in this context. This way of working is assessed, particularly in relation to its place in affording an invaluable dimension in family inclusive child protection processes. In conclusion, the contribution to building social capital and promoting greater social justice is identified.

scholarly journals Social capital of Muslim community as a mechanism of preventing radicalism (based on the materials of charitable projects of «Yardem» community)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 845-860
Author(s):  
D. M. Garaev
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Charity Work ◽  
Charitable Activities ◽  
Number Of Authors

This article examines the process of Islamic charitable activities formation in the PostSoviet Russia on the example ofKazan«Yardem» Foundation. The study of this phenomenon considers two theoretical approaches where the first is the «symbolic capital of Pierre Bourdieu» and the second is the «moral economy», developed by a number of authors. In our opinion, the development of Muslim «Yardem» Foundation can serve as a textbook example of how the attitude towards economy as to a moral instrument for achieving social justice can lead to the formation of a large charity project. At the same time, charity work turns out to be a symbolic capital that receives recognition not only from the society but also from the state. Along with the formation and functioning reconstruction of «Yardem» Foundation, our study also raises the fact of how the development of Muslim charity and social work can become one of the mechanisms for preventing extremism.

scholarly journals Editorial: The social work voice – doxa and dissent in neoliberal times

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Keddell ◽  
Deb Stanfield ◽  
Ian Hyslop
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Critical Responses

Welcome to this special issue of Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work. The theme for this edition is Child protection, the family and the state: critical responses in neoliberal times.

Relational ethics as enrichment of social justice: Applying elements of contextual therapy to social work

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap van der Meiden ◽  
Martine Noordegraaf ◽  
Hans van Ewijk
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Contextual Therapy ◽  
Contextual Theory ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Relational Justice ◽  
The Family

This article applies insights of the contextual theory and therapy, developed by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, to the body of knowledge and practice of social work. Social work and contextual therapy share their focus on justice. In social work, it is mainly elaborated as social justice, placed in the discourse of politics and action. Contextual therapy however, elaborates justice as relational ethics; a fundamental element of human relationships, expressed in an innate tendency to care for each other. According to the contextual theory, evoking this reciprocal care enhances human wellbeing. Therefore, next to the focus on social justice on macro level, this article introduces a focus on relational justice on micro level. Relational justice aims at restoring and enhancing relationships within the family, with those who are relevant for the wellbeing of the family, and with the family’s context. A focus on relational justice encompasses a promising resource for human wellbeing, and a constructive framework for a contextual social work approach. Subsequently, applicable interventions from the contextual therapy, derived from a previously conducted qualitative research on the practice of contextual therapy, are tailored to the social work practice. Conclusively, this article states that justice within family relationships is an important element for successfully realizing of social justice.

scholarly journals Stripping the Wallpaper of Practice: Empowering Social Workers to Tackle Poverty

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire McCartan ◽  
Aine Morrison ◽  
Lisa Bunting ◽  
Gavin Davidson ◽  
Jackie McIlroy
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Welfare Spending ◽  
Practical Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practice Framework ◽  
The Impact

The relationship between deprivation and health and educational inequalities has been well evidenced in the literature. Recent UK research has now established a similar social gradient in child welfare interventions (Bywaters et al. 2018) with children living in the most deprived areas in the UK facing a much higher chance of being placed on the child protection register or in out-of-home care. There is an emerging narrative that poverty has become the wallpaper of practice, “too big to tackle and too familiar to notice” (Morris et al. 2018) and invisible amid lack of public support and political will to increase welfare spending. This paper will examine poverty-related inequalities and how these affect families. It will discuss the importance of recognising that poverty is a social justice issue and a core task for social work and outline the range of supports that may be available for families to help lift them out of poverty. Finally, it will describe the development of a new practice framework for social work in Northern Ireland that challenges social workers to embed anti-poverty approaches in their practice. The framework emphasises that poverty is a social justice issue, seeks to provide practical support and guidance to re-focus attention, debate, and action on poverty in times of global economic uncertainty and give social workers the tools to make it central to their practice once again. It reinforces the need for social workers to understand and acknowledge the impact of poverty, and to advocate for and support those most in need. It aims to challenge and empower professionals to tackle poverty and inequality as an aspect of ethical and effective practice.

scholarly journals Narrative Child Protection in Hungary. The Importance of Knowing the History of the Families in Need in the Social Work with Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-114
Author(s):  
Andrea Rácz ◽  
Ernő Bogács
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Hungarian Academy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Professional Attitude ◽  
The Family ◽  
Research Scholarship ◽  
Families With Children

AbstractThe study is reflecting on the nature and features of social work with families with children, attempting to discuss social work as assistance and apprehension and to detect whether there is any causal link between the efficiency of social work and the narrative approach and the “unstoried”, “faceless” condition of the families. We argue that professional attitude aimed at providing child protection support is not possible without knowing the story of families with children. Without a helping attitude, no real social work is possible, and thus the client remains invisible and faceless in the process of child welfare or child protection interventions. Besides the actual situations of story-based intervention in social work (micro level), narrativity is also important for the transparent and adequate functioning of the system (mezzo level); moreover, it can become a factor of paradigm shift in social and political discourse on social work and its target groups (macro level). The study is based on the research entitled Child Protection Trends Supporting Children’s Well-Being carried out within the Research Scholarship granted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2017–2020). The research focused on the family concept of child protection professionals and their views of the clients that can be deducted from this concept. The research also examines the notion and functions of the family from the viewpoint of children, young people and their parents as well as the professional attitudes and interventions determined by these perceptions. Research results show that due to the diversity and complexity of the problems of families in the purview of the child protection system one cannot reflect on professional solutions along types of problems. Successful functioning and efficient child protection rely rather on revealing individual and specific needs. All this indicates that child welfare and child protection work is possible only if built on personal stories.

scholarly journals Social work and families in child welfare in Malawi

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Memory Jayne Tembo ◽  
Siv Oltedal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Professional Discretion ◽  
The Family

This article discusses professional discretion in relation to placing a child outside the family, as understood by Malawian social workers. The article is a product of an exploratory study covering different aspects of social work practice with children and families in Malawi. It is based on focus group discussions with practicing social workers that were conducted using a vignette. This article describes how social workers handle child protection cases, in which a child has to be placed outside the home or family. The article points out different solutions and the reasoning behind certain decisions on placing children outside their home. The study explores issues of patriarchy, intervention methods into families and the cooperation between social workers, community members and other professionals when helping families. The study found that a number of different factors affect the decision of placing a child outside the home. Social workers in this study put an emphasis on the importance of helping children within the immediate- and extended family to help cope with the lack of financial resources that would provide alternative options.

The capability approach: what can it offer child protection policy and practice in England?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brid Featherstone ◽  
Anna Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Protection Policy ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Child Protection Policy ◽  
The Capability Approach

This chapter examines what the capability approach can contribute to child protection policy and practice in England as an alternative conceptual framework for social work that challenges the dominance of neoliberal ideology in ways consistent with the promotion of human rights and social justice. After providing an overview of the historical and political contexts of child protection policy in England, the chapter considers the ways poverty and parenting are constructed in the dominant discourses as well as the policies and practices that have developed within this context. It also analyses the impact of interventions on parents and argues that contemporary child protection policy and practice in England is based on a narrow approach to child and family welfare and the role of social work. It concludes with recommendations for policy and practice that aims to promote greater social justice.

scholarly journals Rethinking child protection and adoption: achieving social justice in practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-132
Author(s):  
Clarissa Stevens ◽  
Fran Proctor ◽  
Barbara Rishworth ◽  
Amanda Boorman ◽  
Abbie Unwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Action Network ◽  
Vantage Points ◽  
Radical Transformation

This article presents contributions made at the ‘Rethinking Fostering and Adoption: Achieving Social Justice in Practice’ plenary at the 2019 Social Work Action Network conference. The contributors write from a variety of vantage points but share the view that the current child protection and adoption system in England requires radical transformation in order to become more humane, supportive and socially just. The article begins with an outline of the ‘investigative turn’ in children’s services and key findings from the adoption enquiry of the British Association of Social Workers. It goes on to argue, from lived experience perspectives, that we urgently need a new kind of children’s social care system that foregrounds support, rights, social inclusion and trauma prevention.

scholarly journals New ways towards a service-oriented, participatory child protection in Hungary

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Andrea Rácz
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
The Family ◽  
Service Oriented

The core aspect of the child welfare and protection thought focusing on the family and channelling community resources is that in order to preserve the unity of the family, it is necessary to widely introduce from the local community the services into the family’s life, thus mobilizing the internal resources of the family, and acknowledging parenting, as a social value. Integrative child protection is a multidisciplinary and multidimensional process. The research examines how the Hungarian child protection professionals in child welfare services and centres, child protection institutions and foster care system reflect on the professional work, and on the dysfunctions identified in child protection field work. I also examine how social work training and practice can help to incorporate professional values into field work. I analyse how social assistance can be adequate in general, and how social work became asocial in the late modernity and in a rapidly changing, unpredictable service environment.

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