The Experience of Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service Staff Working with Mothers Who Have Had Their Children Removed
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15087121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah McFarline (0000-0002-3929-5999, University of Glasgow), Naomi Rosh White (0000-0003-1421-6307, University of Glasgow), Lynda Russell (0000-0002-7284-0557, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Kathiravan Srinivasan (0000-0002-9352-0237) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1155/2023/2983040 |
| OpenAlex | W4321011912 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Parenting can be impacted by substance misuse, and children can be at risk of maltreatment, leading to their removal from their mothers. Successful treatment of substance abuse relies on these women gaining effective support from services. Previous research has demonstrated the impact working in this field can have on staff, including high staff turnover, vicarious trauma, and burnout. The present study further explores the experience of staff members working in a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service in Scotland who work with mothers who have had their children removed. Six interviews with nurses and social care workers were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA). Two superordinate themes were developed from the data: (1) complexity and tension within working relationships and (2) emotional experiences and attempts to resolve them. Participants described the complexity of their roles, including the dual role of supporting mothers while also being involved in the child removal process by providing reports and evidence and how they respond and work with mothers after removal and conflicts with the wider system. They also highlighted their attempts to cope with the emotional impact of being part of this process and the empathy they have with mothers, especially when they are parents themselves, and described the complexities of trying to cope and manage when working in this challenging area. Clinical implications, including training needs and requirements, are discussed
Burnout · Empathy · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Service (business) · Substance abuse · Superordinate goals · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
Interpretative phenomenological analysis as a useful methodology for research on the lived experience of pain
Parental Substance Use Disorders and Child Maltreatment
Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (Coreq)
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
The Association Between Adverse Child Health, Psychological, Educational and Social Outcomes, and Nondependent Parental Substance
Primary care providers' experiences with trauma patients
Gender, Addiction, and Removal of Children Into Care
Substance Abuse Treatment Staff Perceptions of Intimate Partner Victimization Among Female Clients
Parental substance misuse and child care social work
Development and Validation of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale
The burden of care
The influence of job satisfaction on child welfare worker's desire to stay
Haunted futures
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