Globalisation and Child Welfare: Some Lessons from a Cross-National Study of Children in Out-of-Home Care, June Thoburn, Norwich, University of East Anglia, Social Work Monographs, 2007, pp. 70, ISBN 9781857841268,  8.00

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 602-604
Author(s):  
K. Broadhurst
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Home Care ◽  
National Study ◽  
East Anglia ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals Understanding out of Home Care Rates in Northern Ireland: A Thematic Analysis of Mixed Methods Case Studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Mason ◽  
Kate Morris ◽  
Brid Featherstone ◽  
Lisa Bunting ◽  
Gavin Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Children In Care

Abstract Research exploring inequalities in UK child welfare interventions has produced counter-intuitive findings with respect to Northern Ireland (NI). Despite experiencing the highest levels of deprivation, NI also displays the lowest rates of children in care of all the UK nations. With reference to wider evidence in the field of child welfare inequalities, this article details the findings of two exploratory mixed methods case studies, located within NI Health and Social Care Trusts. Drawing on the narratives offered by child and family social workers, a series of possible explanations for NI’s significantly lower out of home care rates are considered. We suggest the operation of intersecting factors at multiple levels, including social work systems and practices, early help systems and structures, communities and families. These findings extend understandings of NI’s out of home care rates whilst raising broader questions for social work research and practice.

Where academia and policy meet: an introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Gal ◽  
Idit Weiss-Gal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
National Study ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

This chapter explores the academia-society nexus and, in particular, the theoretical and conceptual justifications for social work academics’ engagement in the policy process. It then presents the methodology of the cross-national study of social work academics’ policy involvement, with special attention to the tools employed in the survey, and the research questions that are dealt with in the country chapters and the concluding synthesis chapter.

Social Work Faculty Support for Same-Sex Marriage: A Cross-national Study of U.S. and Anglophone Canadian MSW Teaching Faculty

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Woodford ◽  
K. P. Luke ◽  
A. Grogan-Kaylor ◽  
K. I. Fredriksen-Goldsen ◽  
L. Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
National Study ◽  
Faculty Support ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals Child Welfare Workers’ Knowledge and Use of a Resilience Approach in Out-of-Home Care

10.18060/246 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhavappallil Thomas ◽  
Barbara Reifel
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Child Welfare Workers ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Education Agency ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Welfare Workers

This paper examines child welfare workers’ use of resilience-based knowledge and intervention in a public child welfare system in a county in California. The data for the study were collected from child welfare workers who worked with out-of-home care children (n= 102). Descriptive analysis including chi-square tests was carried out. Findings show that a significant majority of child welfare workers are able to correctly identify risk and protective factors that are central to the concept of resilience. Although a significant majority recognizes the importance of using a resilience-based approach, most workers without a degree in social work are not familiar with it and are not currently using it in their practice. In terms of familiarity with and in the use of resilience-based assessment and interventions, significant differences were found to exist between workers with degrees in social work and workers without degrees in social work. Implications for social work education, agency training, and practice in child welfare are discussed.

Social work in the press: a cross-national study

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Reid ◽  
Elizabeth Misener
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
National Study ◽  
The Press ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

Where academia and policy meet: a cross-national perspective

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idit Weiss-Gal ◽  
John Gal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
National Study ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

This chapter provides an overview of the findings on the engagement of social work academics in the policy process in 12 countries. It describes the Policy Practice Engagement conceptual framework that served as the basis for the cross-national study. The levels, activities, stages and perceived impact of social work academics’ engagement in policy in the different countries are presented. The findings indicate that social work academics across the countries clearly regard affecting social policy as a major role. However, their level of policy engagement appears to be modest. Their policy-related activities are undertaken mainly in the public sphere, focus more on changing the discourse and are generally conducted in partnership with others in social work. The more social work academics are motivated to engage in policy and the more facilitating their organizational environment, the more likely they are to engage in policy-related activities. The ways in which social work scholars seek to exert their influence will reflect the degree to which they have access to policy formulation institutions and the ways in which policy-makers perceive them and their role.

Conceptualisations of Family and Social Work Family Practice in Chile, Mexico and Norway

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingunn Studsrød ◽  
Ingunn T. Ellingsen ◽  
Carolina Muñoz Guzmán ◽  
Sandra E. Mancinas Espinoza
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
National Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Cross National

Social workers all around the world work with families and family complexity in their everyday practice. In this article, we present findings from a cross-national study exploring how social workers in child welfare conceptualise ‘family’, and how they relate to ‘family’ in their practice. Data presented is taken from focus groups with twenty-eight social workers from Chile, Mexico and Norway. The findings reveal that in Chilean, Mexican, and Norwegian social work, the conceptualisation of family has expanded over time, acknowledging various family forms and displays, and an increased orientation towards networks regardless of biological ties. However, differences were found, particularly in the way professionals view extended family, perspectives on family intervention, and the position of children in the family. Practical implications will be discussed.

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