دورية أكاديمية
Action research with caseworkers: Responding to and reflecting on the impacts of COVID-19 on birth family contact.
| العنوان: | Action research with caseworkers: Responding to and reflecting on the impacts of COVID-19 on birth family contact. |
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| المؤلفون: | Ciftci S; Research Centre for Children and Families, Sydney School of Education and Social Work The University of Sydney Sydney., Collings S; Research Centre for Children and Families, Sydney School of Education and Social Work The University of Sydney Sydney., Wright AC; Research Centre for Children and Families, Sydney School of Education and Social Work The University of Sydney Sydney. |
| المصدر: | Child & family social work [Child Fam Soc Work] 2022 May 16. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 16. |
| Publication Model: | Ahead of Print |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Blackwell Science Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100894081 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1356-7500 (Print) Linking ISSN: 13567500 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Child Fam Soc Work |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science, |
| مستخلص: | Social distancing due to COVID-19 forced changes to contact with birth relatives for children in out-of-home care. This required a shift to using technologies, which was previously underutilized and viewed as risky. In an action research study, 33 caseworkers in New South Wales, Australia, reflected upon adapting their practices. Three key themes characterized the changes in caseworker practices and how these impacted upon social interactions between children and their birth and carer families: communication, not location; shared not separate spaces and spontaneous not restricted interaction. First, caseworkers described how contact via technologies involved fewer logistical arrangements, shifting the focus on interactions among children and their two families and encouraging these to be flexible and child-centred. Second, caseworkers discussed how spending time together virtually could build trust, as carers and birth relatives could forge relationships around shared commitment to the child's wellbeing. Third, caseworkers noted that technology-facilitated communication enabled greater choice and control for children while requiring renegotiating boundaries. The findings reflect a shift in caseworker perceptions of technology-facilitated contact from a risk to opportunity framework as a result of COVID-19 conditions, consistent with social shaping of technology theory. Beyond the pandemic, contact with birth relatives can be enhanced through technology. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. (© 2022 The Authors. Child & Family Social Work published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: COVID‐19; child welfare (in Australia); contact; contact (with birth relatives); foster care; research in practice |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20220808 Latest Revision: 20240216 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240217 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC9347678 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cfs.12935 |
| PMID: | 35935735 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1356-7500 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/cfs.12935 |