Parental Substance Use as a Child Protection Problem: A Poststructural Interview Analysis

IF 2.3 Q3 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Simon Flacks
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The use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) by parents is a significant public policy concern, both in the UK and other jurisdictions such as Australia. Concern about the potential risks posed to children is also paramount in family court decisions, where AOD consumption is framed as a child protection issue in itself. There is a need, however, for more critical inquiry into the ways in which parental use is understood and conceptualised in family court practice. Based on interviews with social workers, lawyers and judges who have worked in Family Courts in England and Wales, the aim of this paper is to pay closer attention to the constitution of parental substance use as a child protection problem. Using methodological tools devised by Bonham and Bacchi (2016), and adopting their poststructural approach to interview analysis, the aim was to pay close attention to the ways in which “reality” was made in and through participant accounts. The focus on the granularity of what, precisely, was said in the interviews unveiled some valuable insights into the ways in which parental subject positions were produced and maintained. For example, the ‘traumatised’ parental substance user was a recurring motif which, while rooted in a more empathetic understanding of the challenges faced by parents, could – I suggest – have unintended consequences.
父母物质使用作为儿童保护问题:一个结构后访谈分析
无论是在英国还是在澳大利亚等其他司法管辖区,父母使用酒精和其他药物(AOD)都是一个重要的公共政策问题。在家事法庭的判决中,对儿童潜在风险的关注也是最重要的,在家事法庭的判决中,AOD消费本身就被视为一个儿童保护问题。然而,有必要对家庭法院实践中理解和概念化父母使用的方式进行更批判性的调查。基于对在英格兰和威尔士家庭法院工作的社会工作者、律师和法官的采访,本文的目的是更密切地关注父母物质使用的构成作为儿童保护问题。使用Bonham和Bacchi(2016)设计的方法论工具,并采用他们的后结构方法进行访谈分析,目的是密切关注参与者账户中和通过参与者账户制造“现实”的方式。对访谈中所说内容粒度的关注,揭示了一些有价值的见解,可以了解父母的主体立场是如何产生和维持的。例如,“受创伤的”父母药物使用者是一个反复出现的主题,虽然植根于对父母面临的挑战的更同情的理解,但我认为,这可能会产生意想不到的后果。
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Contemporary Drug Problems
Contemporary Drug Problems Social Sciences-Law
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期刊介绍: Contemporary Drug Problems is a scholarly journal that publishes peer-reviewed social science research on alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, licit and illicit. The journal’s orientation is multidisciplinary and international; it is open to any research paper that contributes to social, cultural, historical or epidemiological knowledge and theory concerning drug use and related problems. While Contemporary Drug Problems publishes all types of social science research on alcohol and other drugs, it recognizes that innovative or challenging research can sometimes struggle to find a suitable outlet. The journal therefore particularly welcomes original studies for which publication options are limited, including historical research, qualitative studies, and policy and legal analyses. In terms of readership, Contemporary Drug Problems serves a burgeoning constituency of social researchers as well as policy makers and practitioners working in health, welfare, social services, public policy, criminal justice and law enforcement.
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