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Conversations about violence, risk and responsibility with divorced and support‐seeking fathers in Sweden.
- Source :
- Child & Family Social Work; Aug2023, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p764-773, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The aim of this paper is to analyse approaches to issues of risk, responsibility and representations of violence in women social workers' conversations with alleged or confirmed violent fathers. The study adds to a growing body of research on agencies' handling of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the context of separation. Empirically, the study draws from 12 structured, audio recorded and transcribed interviews with support‐seeking and divorced fathers, from five municipalities in Sweden, conducted as part of a cooperation project in which a risk‐detection method (Family Law Detection Of Overall Risk Screen [FL‐DOORS]) was also tested. The results suggest a tension between different professional tasks. To validate information on IPV, detect risk and enhance a child perspective competes with other professional projects, most obviously with promoting cooperation between parents. The study confirms previous research, which demonstrates unique challenges facing women social workers and counsellors when working with men as perpetrators. In conclusion, the paper concurs with the call for a focus on responsibility and on safe parenting in professional conversations with allegedly or confirmed abusive fathers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK of violence
SOCIAL support
FATHERS' attitudes
SOCIAL workers
CHILD abuse
FAMILY separation policy, 2018-2021
INTERVIEWING
HELP-seeking behavior
GENDER
INTIMATE partner violence
RISK assessment
COMMUNICATION
SOUND recordings
CHILD welfare
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGY of fathers
CONTENT analysis
FAMILY relations
AGGRESSION (Psychology)
DIVORCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164962138
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13002