Cross-national insights into social workers’ multi-dimensional moral agency when working with child abuse and neglect

Mikkonen, Enni; Laitinen, Merja; Gupta, Anna; Nikupeteri, Anna; Hurtig, Johanna

doi:10.1177/1473325020902820

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“…The Support Center provides services for victims and perpetrators, gives training and consultation for professionals, and supports research collaboration on stalking, which has made it possible to conduct research on female and child victims' experiences of postseparation stalking. In this chapter, we have integrated our previous research findings (8,12,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23) and a preliminary analysis of new data on the subject to outline a set of central aspects of women's and children's experiences of being stalked. Our findings are based on various qualitative data sets collected with women and children as well as on official court data (Table 1).…”

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Creating Inner and Outer Safety: Findings from a Research Study on Finnish Women’s and Children’s Experiences of Post-separation Stalking

Nikupeteri

Laitinen

2021

Understanding Gender-Based Violence

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In this chapter, we focus on Finnish women's and children's experiences of post-separation stalking, with the aim of exploring how stalking influences their everyday lives. Based on this, we outline a set of requirements for social workers, and health care professionals to follow in order to provide help and support to women and children in post-separation stalking situations. We have integrated our previous qualitative research findings and a preliminary analysis of new data on the subject to outline a set of central aspects of women's and children's experiences of being stalked. We highlight four key themes characterising stalked lives. Female and child victims' experiences of stalking by the woman's former partner -and the children's father-affects the victims' everyday lives by inducing 1) Sense of insecurity, fear and threat of death; 2) Changing roles in families and family dynamics; 3) Shrinking of social networks and reduction of social life; and causing 4) Complexities in being acknowledged as a victim and receiving help. The impacts of stalking call for action to be taken by social workers, health care and other professionals to better understand the nature of post-separation stalking in order to be able to recognise the victims' need of various forms of help and support, to assess the risk in multiagency collaboration, and to create inner and outer safety for women and children.

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Creating Inner and Outer Safety: Findings from a Research Study on Finnish Women’s and Children’s Experiences of Post-separation Stalking

Nikupeteri

Laitinen

2021

Understanding Gender-Based Violence

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Recognising or Minimising Ethical Trespass? An Exploration of Professionals’ Moral Agency in Prioritising Cases

Gevaert

Keinemans

Roose

2022

The British Journal of Social Work

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Deciding about priority cases in waiting lists is a controversial activity. However, it is a well-known challenge for many social workers. This article addresses two questions related to this problem: how do social workers, as moral agents, experience the policy context in which they must prioritise cases, and what stance do they take towards it? Building on a previous study where a practice of case prioritisation was observed, semi-structured interviews were conducted (n = 11) to explore these questions. The data were analysed through an inductive process of deepening interpretation. The findings paint a picture of ambivalence: the professionals adhere to the policy guidelines of neutrality, priority for the worst-off and equal application of criteria, which are at the same time contradicted by their lived experience. The decision-making process appears to be much more contextual, particularistic and interpretative than the policy guidelines suggest. Questions are raised as to why this reality remains hidden after a discourse of simple rule-following.

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Cross-national insights into social workers’ multi-dimensional moral agency when working with child abuse and neglect

Cited by 2 publications

References 28 publications

Creating Inner and Outer Safety: Findings from a Research Study on Finnish Women’s and Children’s Experiences of Post-separation Stalking

Creating Inner and Outer Safety: Findings from a Research Study on Finnish Women’s and Children’s Experiences of Post-separation Stalking

Recognising or Minimising Ethical Trespass? An Exploration of Professionals’ Moral Agency in Prioritising Cases

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