Governing the family: immigrant parents’ perceptions of the controlling power of the Norwegian welfare system

Tembo, Memory Jayne; Studsrød, Ingunn; Young, Susan

doi:10.1080/13691457.2020.1738349

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“…Also, in addition to the traumatic experiences, heavy losses, and difficulties related to mental health that young people face in the war and conflict zone, they face constant pressures within the host country, and this requires awareness of risk and protection factors to develop mental health services and build an appropriate intervention model that helps them get out of the state of distress and forming a positive outlook towards life and the future ( Ehnholt and Yule, 2006 ). In this context, European research and studies indicate the need for social workers to focus on developing skills to work with migrants at all levels, micro, mezzo, and macro, to achieve their well-being and stability in new societies ( Nash et al, 2006 ; Tembo et al, 2021 ). The challenges faced by immigrant youth and those affected by war and conflict are among the main topics in social work practice.…”

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Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Alotaibi

2021

Front. Sociol.

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Strengthening the evidence base for professional social work intervention that contributes to providing psychosocial support to international students affected by war and conflict is a major priority as this vulnerable group of youth increases. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of future anxiety among international students coming from areas experiencing war and conflict. This study used the descriptive correlative approach, where the future anxiety scale was applied to a sample of 287 international students affected by war and conflicts. Findings showed that there are statistically significant differences between males and females (in favor of females) in the level of the social dimension of future anxiety. The current study results showed a statistically significant relationship between future anxiety and some variables related to war and conflict (living in a war environment - direct and indirect exposure to damage). There are statistically significant differences between those who lived in Yemen at the time of wars and those who did not live (in favor of those who lived in Yemen at the time of wars) in the level of future anxiety. There are also statistically significant differences between those exposed to harm or their family because of the war and those who were not exposed (in favor of those who were exposed) in the level of future anxiety as a whole. The study recommends developing psychosocial support services for this vulnerable group, considering the cultural context to promote women and protect them from discrimination in the services they deserve on an equal basis with men.

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Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Alotaibi

2021

Front. Sociol.

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“…The Dutch child welfare system bears similarities with the Child Welfare Services in Norway and Sweden, and a studies from these countries also describe feelings of distrust by parents (Korzeniewska et al, 2019 ; Vassenden & Vedøy, 2019 ). Hallberg et al ( 2001 ) describes how some parents experienced the check-ups by child healthcare services as a form of “surveillance”, and immigrant families living in Norway expressed feeling controlled, watched and disempowered (Tembo et al, 2020 ). In general one could argue that through Child Welfare Services, the government sets the norms with regards to child welfare and child rearing practices, leaving little room for alternative beliefs and practices of parents.…”

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The perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals towards parental needs and support from healthcare professionals during the first two years of children’s lives

Boelsma

Bektas

Wesdorp

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…Immigrant status did not differentiate the subgroups for any of the outcomes. We expected variation between immigrant and nonimmigrant youth due to a range of factors such as overall socioeconomic level, trust in and skepticism towards child welfare services (e.g., Tembo et al 2020), language barriers for minority youths, in addition to cultural differences that families are embedded in. The absence of immigrant status predicting membership of any particular class in all of the outcomes, however, may indicate that MST worked just as well for immigrant youth as for non-immigrant youth, as MST is a culturally competent intervention (Brondino et al 1997).…”

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Identification of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) Subgroups with Distinct Trajectories on Ultimate Outcomes in Norway

Keles

Taraldsen

Olseth

2021

Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol

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The effect of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) treatment for serious behavior problems among adolescents has been established through multiple studies. However, variations across individuals should also be examined to better understand how MST works or for whom. In this study, we explored and identified subgroups of youth with serious problems in Norway regarding their responses to MST in terms of ultimate MST outcomes (e.g., living at home, abstaining from violence) over time. We further explored whether immigrant background, in addition to gender and age of the youth at intake, predicted belonging to the subgroups. Data came from 1674 adolescents (MeanAge = 14.55, SDAge = 1.58; 60.7% boys) and their families referred to MST treatment by the municipal Child Welfare Services for serious and persistent antisocial behavior. The outcomes were assessed at five time-points from intake to 18-months after discharge for youth and families who completed the treatment. Latent class growth analyses revealed heterogeneous trajectories regarding youths’ responses to MST. Results indicated a high and sustained degree of improvement across the ultimate outcomes for the vast majority of the youths. However, there was still variation in the groups, with improvement and deterioration trajectories for various outcomes. Most of these trajectories were predicted by gender and youth’s age at intake, but not by immigrant status. Not every youth-at-risk responds similarly to MST, and more studies examining heterogeneity will help us to identify factors to be targeted to better tailor the MST interventions for youth with serious problems.

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Governing the family: immigrant parents’ perceptions of the controlling power of the Norwegian welfare system

Cited by 33 publications

References 17 publications

Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

Future Anxiety Among Young People Affected by War and Armed Conflict: Indicators for Social Work Practice

The perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals towards parental needs and support from healthcare professionals during the first two years of children’s lives

Identification of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) Subgroups with Distinct Trajectories on Ultimate Outcomes in Norway

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