Between Professionalism and Traditional Social Norms
Social Workers’ Parental Custody Recommendations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guy Enosh (0000-0003-3663-0496, University of Haifa, corresponding author), Hani Nouman (0000-0001-9295-4298, University of Haifa), Odelia Sharon (University of Haifa) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2032-2048 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| 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/bcw062 |
| OpenAlex | W2418542361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 37 |
When divorcing parents are in conflict about child custody and parental responsibility, social workers have to make a recommendation to the court about which parent should be awarded custody. This recommendation must be based on rational considerations, and the best interest of the child. A gap between parents’ functioning must be a determining factor, and a child’s wishes and parent’s gender take second place. However, when the parents’ level of functioning is similar, there is room to consider additional issues when making the decision. An experimental survey design was implemented, using case descriptions that incorporated experimental manipulations corresponding to the research variables. Data were collected from 120 social workers in Israel. The findings indicate the social workers’ tendency to prefer the mother rather than the father, with an overall preference for joint custody when both parents are functioning well. It is important to note that the child’s wishes are significant as long as the parent demonstrates high capability and competence. The findings highlight the understanding that traditional social norms have an impact on the social worker’s decision, even if these norms are not necessarily correct and feasible at the present time. We emphasise the importance of developing and assimilating organisational mechanisms that include control and supervision as well as drafting standards for more efficient decision making regarding recommendations for parental custody
Child custody · Competence (human resources) · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Political science · Preference · Social change · Social competence · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
High intensity parental dispute in the Jewish ultra-Orthodox community in Israel
Evaluating Child-Custody Recommendations of Israeli Arab Social Workers
Child’s Religiosity, Ethnic Origin, and Gender
The role of parental communication, child's wishes and child's gender in social workers' custody recommendations
Categorizing care
Parenting styles and adolescents' achievement strategies
Estimation of the Reliability of Ratings
A Note on Robust Variance Estimation for Cluster‐Correlated Data
Postdivorce living arrangements, parent conflict, and long-term physical health correlates for children of divorce.
Does parenting affect children's eating and weight status?
Constructing fatherhood
Children's Rights and the Developing Law
Parental Divorce Among Young and Adult Children
Should Researchers Conceptualize Differently the Dimensions of Parenting for Fathers and Mothers
Decision making in social work practice
The Interests of the Child and the Child's Wishes
What social workers do in performing child protection work
Evaluating Child-Custody Recommendations of Israeli Arab Social Workers
Value biases of social workers in custody disputes
Judicial bias in adjudicating the adoption of minors in Israel
Antecedents of mothers' emotional and cognitive responses to infant distress
Parenting Styles
Paternal involvement with adolescents in intact families
Reasoning and Bias
Understanding and Supporting Young Children's Transitions into State Care
Social Work, Child Protection and Politics
Ethical Decision Making
Suzi and Mr. S
A new strategy for meeting new challenges
Fatherhood in the Twenty-First Century
Qualitative and Quantitative Social Research
Families Formed Outside of Marriage
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |