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Participatory social work and report writing.
- Source :
- Child & Family Social Work; Aug2009, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p322-330, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Participation of children and parents is a central notion in child and family social work. This paper reports on a research dealing with how the participative paradigm comes to the fore in the practice of report writing in the work with looked-after children. As social work is essentially a language-centred activity, report writing is a core skill in social work. A participative practice of report writing would imply that the perspective of the children and parents is present in the reports. The results of our research show that a participatory approach to writing reports is not self-evident. On the one hand, the practice of report writing shows a big diversity in the way the client's perspectives are given attention. On the other hand, the incorporation of the client's voice does not necessarily stand for a participatory approach because it may be used to strengthen professional views rather than clarify clients' perspectives. The case is made in such a way that a participatory approach of child and family social work demands more attention to the practice of writing reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43112004
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00599.x