‘Because I'm a kid …’
The struggle for recognition of children and young people involved in child and family social work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17744012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Mitchell (0000-0001-6594-9194, School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 526-534 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-07 |
| 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.12905 |
| OpenAlex | W4210884763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 41 |
Children's participation in decision‐making remains a key focus of social work practice. Yet the protection and participation of children in our society remains a setting of tension for children, families and practitioners. Drawing on evidence from a retrospective qualitative study on Family Group Conferencing, this paper uses the lens of recognition theory to highlight the experiences of young people more broadly in the social work system. The study found social workers' attitudes affected children and young people's capacity to be ‘partners’ in decision‐making. Feelings of misrecognition can create barriers for how children and young people perceive and interact with social work professionals. While small, this study sheds light on the experiences of young people's struggles for recognition when involved in the social work system. Further research is needed on this topic to fully understand the implications of (mis)recognition in social work practice
Developmental psychology · Feeling · Focus group · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Children's Rights and Participation · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Recognition within the profession of social work in the UK
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Maybe no one took responsibility to a full extent’ staff and managers’ experience of implementing a dialogue support tool to enhance participation for young people in the context of out-of-home care
Analyser les expériences des enfants pour comprendre leur participation aux processus décisionnels en protection de l’enfance
They Finally See Me, They Trust Me, My Brother’s Coming Home” Recognising the Motivations and Role of Siblings Who Become Kinship Carers
How children and young people understand and experience individual participation in social services for children and young people
Children’s experience of a new approach to family safeguarding in Oxfordshire Children’s social care services
Don’t tell me how to tell my story”
Making Good Decisions
Re-imagining child protection
School students' views on school councils and daily life at school
Conceptualising Child and Family Support
Children’s encounters with professionals – recognition and respect during collaboration
Poverty, exclusion and child protection practice
Implementing a strengths perspective in child welfare and protection
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
A relationship‐based approach to engaging involuntary clients
Relationships matter
From parental engagement to the engagement of social work services
Reimagining child welfare outcomes
Making meaningful connections
What do we know about partnership with service users and carers in social work education and how robust is the evidence base
Voice’ is not enough
The value of recognition theory to Family Group Conferencing and child-care and protection
Negotiating and Constructing Identity
Recognition and the Other in Social Work
Promoting Children's Rights in Social Work and Social Care
Expanding Conceptualizations of Social Justice across All Levels of Social Work Practice
Rejecting ‘the child’, embracing ‘childhood’
Successful Qualitative Research
Empowering the 'shamed' self
Love, rights and solidarity
Conceptualisations of children's wellbeing at school
Containment
The life of children in care in Denmark
Recognition and Justice
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |