Parent participation in social work meetings - the case of child protection conferences

Hall, Christopher; Slembrouck, Stef

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“…Contemporary studies of parental participation in CPCCs have consistently concluded that parents have little influence on the decision‐making processes of CPCCs (Buckley, Carr, & Whelan, ). Studies report that parents tend to contribute very little to CPCC discussions unless they are explicitly guided to do so (Hall & Slembrouck, ) or that they find CPCCs a problematic context in which to express their views (Ghaffer, Manby, & Race, ). Meaningful participation has been considered to be constrained by the discursive practices of professionals (Buckley et al, ; Hall & Slembrouck, ), which allow professional voices to dominate and the higher value placed on professional forms of evidence, which parents can find difficult to contest (Richardson, ).…”

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“…Studies report that parents tend to contribute very little to CPCC discussions unless they are explicitly guided to do so (Hall & Slembrouck, ) or that they find CPCCs a problematic context in which to express their views (Ghaffer, Manby, & Race, ). Meaningful participation has been considered to be constrained by the discursive practices of professionals (Buckley et al, ; Hall & Slembrouck, ), which allow professional voices to dominate and the higher value placed on professional forms of evidence, which parents can find difficult to contest (Richardson, ). Smithson and Gibson (, p. 3) consider that these kinds of parental experiences are indicative of a “highly authoritative approach to practice.”…”

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Parental participation in child protection case conferences

Jackson

Kelly

Leslie

2019

Child & Family Social Work

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Child protection case conferences (CPCCs) are a fundamental part of child protection processes within the United Kingdom. They provide a mechanism for professionals and families to share information, enter an assessment dialogue, and develop a plan for intervention and support. The participation of parents is a core feature of U.K. and Scottish CPCCs. This reflects an international trend that recognizes the rights of family members to participate in the decision‐making processes of child protection. This article reports on the analysis of 11 qualitative interviews with parents who had attended CPCCs in Scotland. The findings highlight that parents were profoundly affected by these meetings, which were experienced as distressing. Parents lacked clarity about the purposes of CPCCs and found the large number of professionals in attendance intimidating. The discursive practices and structural arrangements of CPCCs acted to privilege professional voices and marginalize the voices of parents. The findings of this study raise important questions about parental participation in CPCCs in the contemporary context of child protection practice.

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Parental participation in child protection case conferences

Jackson

Kelly

Leslie

2019

Child & Family Social Work

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“…There seemed to be no exit point in the process between the calling of the strategy meeting and the case conference. If there was an opportunity for the investigation to be abandoned, such professional autonomy was not risked, heavy‐handed regulatory practice and surveillance, bureaucratic processes (Hall & Slembrouck 2001) and rigorous investigation were preferred while we were left unassisted in our needs for support during the investigation (Palmer et al . 2006).…”

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The impact of a child protection investigation: a personal reflective account

Davies

2010

Child & Family Social Work

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Researchers who undertake parental perception studies agree that the views of the parents can offer valuable insights in relation to child protection work. Respondents to such studies and others who have shared their experiences of child protection investigations are usually mothers. Taken together, this body of work sheds light on some very private, emotive and often painful experiences of child protection intervention and its impact. This article lends my voice to this literature and gives further insight into the ways a mother can experience a child protection investigation. Drawing upon one incident – a swelling on a baby's head – this article draws attention to my feelings and emotions as the baby's mother. Despite a co‐operative social worker–client relationship and case closure, my analysis draws attention to issues concerning power imbalances and the concept of ‘secondary victimization’ to explain the awfulness of my experience and my convoluted emotional disquiet. The article proposes that more attention is directed to the negative feelings and emotions experienced during the investigative process through further research.

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“…They mention that parents identify a perception of lack of power and tokenistic participation. Other studies describe interactions as being adversarial (Hall and Slembrouck ) and with a focus on parents’ weaknesses (Budd et al . ).…”

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Supporting communication for parents with intellectual impairments: communication facilitation in social work led parenting meetings

Matthews

Stansfield

2013

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Accessible summary Parents who have a learning disability have to go to meetings with professionals such as social workers and lawyers. Professionals do not always use easy words If someone helps professionals and parents to listen to each other, it is easier to understand what they are saying Listening and understanding is important for parents in meetings Summary People with intellectual impairments are recognised as having communication difficulties and even people with mild intellectual impairments can be challenged by complex language and limited literacy. The focus of this paper is parents who have learning disabilities, outlining a novel approach to support them in stressful case conference situations. Parents with intellectual impairments are frequently the subject of multiple interventions, case conferences and legal proceedings which challenge their communicative capacity. Case conferences often involve professionals with little or no experience of learning disability, including social workers and lawyers. The language in these case conferences can have complex sentence structure, low frequency legal vocabulary and difficult concepts, which are challenging for learning disabled parents to follow. The Communication Facilitator role is a recently developed approach to supporting parents in case conferences, aimed at enabling LD parents to understand and contribute to the proceedings. This paper reports the motivation and practical issues in developing the role, and the use of Communication Facilitator in child protection meetings where there are high stakes for not understanding, resulting in the potential removal of children from the parental home.

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Parent participation in social work meetings - the case of child protection conferences

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Parental participation in child protection case conferences

Parental participation in child protection case conferences

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Supporting communication for parents with intellectual impairments: communication facilitation in social work led parenting meetings

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