I never win’
How children and staff in residential facilities experience meaningful participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12569284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ane Slaatto (0000-0002-3550-7018, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy OsloMet—Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo Norway, corresponding author), Gunn Astrid Baugerud (0000-0003-1322-5316, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy OsloMet—Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo Norway), Anneli V Mellblom (0000-0002-9980-1910, Research Group for Prevention and Treatment, Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway Oslo Norway) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 374-385 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cfs.13090 |
| OpenAlex | W4387260974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
Policymakers increasingly emphasize the importance of achieving meaningful participation of children living in residential care. To achieve the goal of participation, children must be adequately informed, have opportunities to express themselves freely and to be heard, and be given the opportunity to influence decisions about their lives. This study investigated the views and experiences of both children and staff with respect to children's participation in residential facilities in Norway. We conducted both focus‐group and individual interviews with 6 children and 18 staff members at different facilities. Qualitative interview data were analysed using the dimensions of meaningful participation: informing, hearing and involving. The study offers three main findings. First, children's initiatives determine if staff inform them of their rights, with two exceptions: children are presented with information by staff when they arrive at a facility and/or after staff use coercion that requires protocols. Second, staff members expressed the importance of listening to children's opinions in a standardized way, following bureaucratic guidelines and structures. Third, several children stated that, no matter what they say, they cannot change the minds of staff members. These findings reveal that the dimensions of meaningful participation (informing, hearing and involving) are not all fully present at these facilities. Further research is needed to determine how to achieve in practice the policy goal of participation of children in residential care
Active listening · Bureaucracy · Business · Coercion (linguistics · Focus group · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Residential care · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Children's Rights and Participation · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Marketing
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |