Children's Views of Family Group Conferences

Bell, Margaret

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“…Being involved in decision-making has a psychological impact of reducing stress and anxiety. Bell & Wilson (2006), UK FGC n = 15, age 6-16 Content Children's presence was an important factor in achieving change, at least in the short term. Holland and O′Neill (2006), UK FGC n = 25, age 6-18…”

Section: Phenomenologymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Holland & Rivett (2008) found that Family Group Conferences (FGCs) often appeared to have a therapeutic effect for many families through the process of ‘meeting, expressing feelings, listening to each other and through the act of achieving something positive when previously they may have felt that they had not succeeded as a family’ (p. 32). Bell & Wilson (2006) found that children mostly valued the experience of being consulted and welcomed opportunities for families to develop relationships and work together on issues. The formality of the setting in a neutral venue with the presence of a facilitator or social worker leading the meeting often means that families are able to communicate more calmly, and that children are able to speak and be listened to.…”

Section: Therapeutic Effects Of Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Participation and health - a research review of child participation in planning and decision-making

Vis¹,

Strandbu²,

Holtan

et al. 2010

Child &Amp; Family Social Work

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Effective child participation in child protection proceedings has proved difficult to achieve in Norway. Although participation is in principle accepted as a human right and something of benefit to children, when children's health is at stake there is a tendency to view participation in decision‐making processes by children as potentially disruptive to their well‐being. The purpose of this study is to review the research evidence for effects, positive or negative, of participation on health outcomes for children in care. A scoping review of major health and social work research databases was undertaken. Searches in five databases yielded 1830 studies of which 21 were finally included in this review. Studies were included if a relationship between health and participation was evident from the data presented, even if this was not the main objective in the study at hand. We conclude that when participation is successful, it may have beneficial side effects. Chief among these are that participation may improve children's safety, increase the success of care arrangements and increase feelings of well‐being for children involved. Evidence for long‐term effects of successful or failed participation attempts on subsequent health outcomes is however largely absent.

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Section: Phenomenologymentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Therapeutic Effects Of Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participation and health - a research review of child participation in planning and decision-making

Vis¹,

Strandbu²,

Holtan

et al. 2010

Child &Amp; Family Social Work

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144

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“…Importantly, children appear to be primarily overlooked as a source of knowledge regarding FGC (Holland & Rivett, 2008). Those studies that do involve children tend to focus on programme satisfaction rather than their perceptions of outcomes (Bell & Wilson, 2006). The local variations of FGC practice raise questions of what authentic FGC practice is and how it is measured.…”

Section: Family Group Conferencingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reimagining child welfare outcomes: Learning from Family Group Conferencing

Mitchell

2019

Child & Family Social Work

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This article reports on a qualitative study, which sought to retrospectively understand the contribution family group conferencing (FGC) makes to longer‐term outcomes for children at risk of entering State care and their families. Eleven case examples of FGC were studied from five local government areas across Scotland. Each example included the perspectives of different stakeholders in the process: children, their parents/carers and extended family (n = 32), and professionals (n = 28) involved with them. The study found a number of interconnecting issues in relation to FGC outcome contribution. First, the personal experience of process matters to the service user and his/her opinion of the outcomes they achieve. Second, what professionals do and how they do it can impact the outcomes of people requiring support. Thus, the relationship between professionals and service users is central to understanding why and how families achieve longer‐term outcomes. Finally, who defines outcomes and to what purpose is significant when understanding outcomes. This article reports on two sets of FGC outcomes identified within the study: personal and professional. Arguing for a more nuanced understanding of outcomes in child welfare this article begins to explore, and challenge, the manner in which outcomes are identified and valued in child welfare.

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“…An advocate, however, is not someone who will make decisions for a child or family (Barnardo's, 2002) as this would come into conflict with the aim of empowering family members to make their own decisions (Dalrymple, 2002). Bell and Wilson (2006) explored the views of 20 children from the ages of six to 16 who took part in a Family Group Conference. The research highlighted that there was a largely positive view from the children about being consulted and their families coming together to make decisions.…”

Section: Advantages Of Family Group Conferences Within the Public Lawmentioning

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The Public Law Outline and Family Group Conferences in Childcare Practice

Evans¹

2011

Child Care in Practice

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Children's Views of Family Group Conferences

Cited by 34 publications

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Participation and health - a research review of child participation in planning and decision-making

Participation and health - a research review of child participation in planning and decision-making

Reimagining child welfare outcomes: Learning from Family Group Conferencing

The Public Law Outline and Family Group Conferences in Childcare Practice

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