Time in care
The very first months
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tarja Pösö (0000-0001-8695-7222, Tampere University, corresponding author), Susanna Helavirta (Tampere University), Riitta Laakso (Tampere University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-101 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Families Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/204674315x14501122985334 |
| OpenAlex | W2801522202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article addresses the ‘temporal black box’ of care by exploring how children and social workers view the first months in care. Although practice and policy are built on time in different ways (for example, long- and short-term care), very little attention has so far been given to the different temporalities included in care. The focus here is on interpretative practices of addressing time instead of describing the use of time or measuring its use. The data consists of interviews with children in care as well as surveys and workshops with social workers in two Finnish municipalities. The analysis highlights children’s temporal agency, and how they navigate between the present, past and future when in care for the first months. Social workers’ view on time is described in particular in terms of organisational and professional time and their clash. In both views, time is deeply interwoven with social relations and systems, so it is argued that the complexity and multidimensionality of time should be recognised in child welfare research, practice and policy
Agency (philosophy · Epistemology · Political science · Public relations · Social care · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Temporalities · Temporality · Welfare · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |