Browsing SAM - Institutt for sosialfag by Subject "Child protection"
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Barnevern på sosiale medier - offentlig deltakelse og utøvelse av medborgerskap
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Målet med artikkelen er å vise hvordan sosiale medier brukes til offentlig deltakelse på et felt som barnevern og hvordan det kan ha betydning for utøvelse av medborgerskap, i form av deltakelse i offentlig debatt. Bruk ... -
Challenges and dilemmas working with high-conflict families in child protection casework
(Child & Family Social Work;2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Social workers within child protection services report that families marked by high levels of conflict between separated parents are among the most challenging cases to handle. Few studies however have focussed on how ... -
Children's confidences, parents' confessions : child welfare dialogues as technologies of control
(Qualitative social work;Online before print, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-11-28)The article presents findings from a detailed examination of dialogical sequences recorded in written documents from Norwegian child welfare services. Using a frame drawn from Foucault’s theory of technologies of control, ... -
Children´s Quest for love and Professional child protection work: The case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Central actors in the child protection field in Norway argue that children in public care should not only receive care and support, but also love. It is hard to disagree that children need love. However, there is ... -
Collective participation in child protection services : partnership or tokenism?
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-12-17)Denne artikkelen drøfter hvordan kollektiv medvirkning kan involvere brukere i bedring av barnevernets tjenester. Resultater fra aksjonsforskningsprosjektet ‘Brukermedvirkning og profesjonell praksis i barnevernet’ er ... -
Collective participation of children and young people in child welfare services–opportunities and challenges
(European Journal of Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-16)This study explores opportunities and challenges for the participation of children and young people in Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) through analysis from an action research project. The project aimed at collective ... -
Developing Child-Centered Social Policies: When Professionalism Takes Over
(Social Sciences;3(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)No nation today can be understood as being fully child-centered, but many are pursuing social policies heavily favoring children. The emphasis on individual rights and the growth of scientific knowledge underpinning many ... -
‘Dispositifs’ of parenting in child welfare work: a cross-cultural study of home-based interventions in child protective services in Norway and France.
(Nordic Social Work Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-04)Although a few cross-national comparative studies have shed light on variation in parenting support policies, none specifically concentrates on perceptions of parenting within child protective services. This article examines ... -
Evidence-based practice in social work: Who are the critics?
(Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)Summary: The aim of this study is to analyse attitudes towards and the utilisation of evidence-based practice among social workers in Norway. The data were collected in 2014–2015 from social workers in four Norwegian ... -
Negotiating client positions: parents with custodial disagreements talking about their experiences with child welfare workers
(Nordic Social Work Research;Volume 7, 2017 - Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-14)Children living with prolonged parental custodial disagreements are in a vulnerable position and may be in need of child welfare assistance. However, the responsibilities of the child welfare service (CWS) in cases involving ... -
Out of home care in Norway and Sweden - similar and different
(Psychosocial Intervention/Intervencion Psicosocia;22(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)An overview of the current situation in the out-of-home care in Norway and Sweden is presented in this article; also the development in later years is described and discussed. Socially, politically and culturally there ... -
Out-of-Home Placements and Notions of Family in Norway and in France
(Sosiologi i dag;42 (3-4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Comparative welfare state research has shown that French and Nordic welfare systems provide similar high levels of support legislated for families, but differ in their treatments of the family unit. This article explores ... -
Should we take their children? Caseworkers’ negotiations of ‘good enough’ care for children living with high-conflict parents
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-21)Few studies have explored caseworkers’ perspectives on children’s safety and emotional wellbeing in high-conflict families. Based on focus group and individual interviews with 31 Norwegian child protection services staff, ... -
Worker collectivity in child welfare: Mobilising action and commitment through team meetings
(Qualitative Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-09)The burdens of working in the frontline of the child welfare and protection services are well documented. Studies have identified individual and organisational indicators that lead to burnout, turnover and retention. In ...