Advocacy as a Human Rights Enabler for Parents in the Child Protection System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12902167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Maylea (0000-0003-3688-0487, La Trobe University, corresponding author), Lucy Bashfield (La Trobe University), Sherie Thomas (Legal Aid New South Wales), Ahmed Bawa Kuyini (0000-0003-1083-8862, RMIT University), Kate Fitt (0000-0003-3605-5882, RMIT University), R Angus Buchanan (Legal Aid New South Wales) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-294 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17496535.2023.2186460 |
| OpenAlex | W4327615190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Parents and guardians in child protection systems are in unequal power relationships with child protection practitioners. This relationship is experienced as exclusionary or even oppressive by many parents and guardians. For families and communities in the child protection system who experience intersectional discrimination and disadvantage, such as people with intellectual disabilities and First Nations people, this unequal relationship and subsequent potential exclusion and oppression can be even more profound. A growing body of literature indicates that advocacy can assist in addressing unequal relationships in other contexts, such as involuntary mental health. This paper explores the role of representational advocacy in supporting parents in child protection settings through a case study of an advocacy service in Victoria, Australia. Using a human rights framework to guide the analysis, the paper highlights how advocacy can help support rights, but that broader structural change will be required to consistently uphold the rights of parents
Business · Child protection · Disadvantage · Enabling · Human rights · Human services · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Service (business · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
Thematic Analysis
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Doing Mixed Methods Research Pragmatically
Able or unable
It is not a broken system, it is a system that needs to be broken
Intersectional Disadvantage
Redressing ‘unwinnable battles’
Advocacy for parents and carers involved with children's services
She was there if I needed to talk or to try and get my point across’
A socio-legal analysis of advocacy for people with disabilities – competing concepts of ‘best interests’ and empowerment in legislation and policy on statutory advocacy services
Continuing the Stolen Generations
Effects of an interdisciplinary approach to parental representation in child welfare
Who refers parents with intellectual disabilities to the child welfare system? An analysis of referral sources and substantiation
Basically, I look at it like combat”
The Call to Decolonise
The end of social work
Child welfare NGOs in Hong Kong
Understanding and Applying Research Paradigms in Educational Contexts
Place and provision
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |