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Service User Involvement in Social Work Research

Learning from an Adoption Research Project

Bibliographic Data

ID10897158
AuthorsJill Cossar, Elsbeth Neil (0000-0001-5655-7498)
Year2015
Volume45
Issue1
Pages225-240
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjsw/bct108
OpenAlexW2130949833
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited23

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 works12
Citations per year1,2
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12
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