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Voice and meaning: the wisdom of Family Support veterans.
- Source :
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Child & Family Social Work . Mar2017 Supplement, Vol. 22, p10-20. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Although a widely accepted term in child welfare discourses, there remains a vagueness as to what Family Support as a named orientation in children and family services actually entails. This lack of clarity is, at times, used to detract from its usefulness within the policy and practice arena. Using the accumulated wisdom of a select group of accomplished managers, academics and policy makers in social work and social care, this paper retrospectively reviews the evolution of Family Support within the Irish context and distils the core characteristics of Family Support practice and service delivery. An unstructured narrative inducing interview was conducted with 14 veterans of Family Support and child welfare. Participants who are based in the USA, the UK and Ireland each had between 30 and 60 years' experience working in this field. Salient factors were identified by participants as having contributed to the growth of Family Support. Specific and distinct characteristics of Family Support practice and services were also categorized by these veterans, providing voice and meaning to Family Support as a specific approach. This paper addresses the debate on Family Support with its place as an accepted and valued orientation within the child welfare arena acknowledged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *POLICY sciences
*CHILD welfare
*CHILDREN'S rights
*INTERVIEWING
*MEDICAL personnel
*MEDICAL practice
*NEEDS assessment
*DYSFUNCTIONAL families
*SELF-efficacy
*SOCIAL case work
*FAMILY relations
*JOB performance
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*SOCIAL support
*PATIENTS' families
*CLINICAL supervision
*SOCIAL worker attitudes
*WORK experience (Employment)
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121877599
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12200