Service User Involvement in Social Work Research
Learning from an Adoption Research Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10897158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill Cossar, Elsbeth Neil (0000-0001-5655-7498) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 225-240 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bct108 |
| OpenAlex | W2130949833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 23 |
Service user involvement in research has triggered debate about epistemology, power relationships between researchers and participants, ethics and the validity of research findings. The social work profession encourages respect for service users and promotion of their rights—values which arguably should be reflected in social work research. This paperpresents a case studyof service user involvement in agovernment-fundedadoption research project. The research team included a birth relative consultant group and the paper discusses both the process and outcomes of their involvement. The benefits and costs of service user involvement are highlighted. Reflections from the consultants about their experiencesofbeing involved in theresearchare included.Thediscussionposi-tions the project in relation to existing theories and models of service user involvement.
Business · Knowledge management · Political science · Process management · Service (business) · Sociology · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Engineering · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Marketing · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |