Cross-national comparisons of social work—a question of initial assumptions and levels of analysis

Meeuwisse, Anna; Swärd, Hans

doi:10.1080/13691450701356929

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“…One can argue that even at the former municipal social service offices, social workers allowed themselves to be led into professional work that increasingly emphasised economic casework and other forms of 'paperwork' , while direct follow-up with clients received less focus. Nothing is new in a situation in which Scandinavian social workers play a role that has a double focus, with expectations that they are both helpers and agents of control (Meeuwisse & Swärd, 2007).…”

Section: Expectations Of the Social Worker Rolementioning

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The reform of the welfare services in Norway: one office – one way of thinking?

Røysum¹

2013

European Journal of Social Work

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Section: Expectations Of the Social Worker Rolementioning

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The reform of the welfare services in Norway: one office – one way of thinking?

Røysum¹

2013

European Journal of Social Work

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“…Meeuwisse and Swärd (2007) make some useful observations about cross-national comparisons in social work. Firstly they suggest that such comparisons tend to be overly dominated by work comparing the USA and Western Europe.…”

Section: Methodology For Cross-national Comparisonmentioning

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Macro impacts on caseworker decision-making in child welfare: a cross-national comparison

Duffy¹,

Collins²

2010

European Journal of Social Work

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This paper focuses on the factors impacting on decision-making in child and family social work through a cross-national comparison. In doing so, the larger arena of the political and social contexts of both the United States and Northern Ireland are examined. For each of the countries we describe the historical and political context of child welfare, particularly the tension between child safety and family support, and how children's rights are attended to and interpreted in each country. This discussion also examines the extent to which decision-making in each jurisdiction is influenced by constitutional imperatives, with particular reference to the US Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights. From this general comparison we conclude with observations about child welfare decision-making within the national context and offer suggestions for further theoretical development in this area whilst also examining where the practices in each jurisdiction may benefit from review.

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“…Australia is characterised as a liberal welfare regime, as are countries such as the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, and New Zealand. Liberal welfare states are characterised by a residual approaches to social provision and service delivery focused on the management of risk (Meeuwisse & Swärd, 2007). This means that services are reserved for the most ''at risk'', with restrictions on the nature and length of service provision (Healy, 2010).…”

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A Comparison of Out-of-home Care for Children and Young People in Australia and Sweden: Worlds Apart?

Healy

Lundström

Sallnäs

2011

Australian Social Work

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In this paper we present a comparative analysis of out-of-home care in Australia and Sweden. We compare the age structure of the out-of-home care population and the types of out-of-home care services provided to children and young people in both countries. Our analysis reveals that in Australia the out-of-home care service system is focused mainly on children who are deemed to be abused or neglected within their families, while in Sweden the majority of the out-of-home care population are teenagers who cannot live with their families for emotional or behavioural reasons. These population differences intersect with variations in the forms of service provision in both countries, with a much greater reliance on home-based care in Australia than in Sweden, while there is more extensive use of residential care in Sweden. We envisage that this paper will demonstrate how the age structure of the out-of-home care population, though rarely considered in international comparative child welfare research, reveals much about the assumptions on which State intervention with children and young people is based. We intend that this analysis will assist social workers to better understand and address the gaps in the quality and comprehensiveness of out-of-home care service provision to children and young people in both countries.

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Cross-national comparisons of social work—a question of initial assumptions and levels of analysis

Cited by 45 publications

References 8 publications

The reform of the welfare services in Norway: one office – one way of thinking?

The reform of the welfare services in Norway: one office – one way of thinking?

Macro impacts on caseworker decision-making in child welfare: a cross-national comparison

A Comparison of Out-of-home Care for Children and Young People in Australia and Sweden: Worlds Apart?

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