{"title":"A ‘Back Door’ Exploration of Social Problems in Comic Strip Dialogues With Marginalized Children","authors":"Nina Helen Aas Røkkum, Sara Serbati","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13234","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on 35 comic strip dialogues with marginalized children in Italy, Norway and Slovenia, as well as three individual interviews with Italian practitioners, this article introduces a methodological approach that offers a ‘back door’ for exploring social problems embedded in the everyday lives of children. The analysis demonstrates the importance of adopting an everyday life perspective as an analytical strategy in conversations with children in marginalized life situations. This means shifting the focus away from solely examining risk factors and instead promoting a contextual understanding of risk, with an emphasis on amplifying the diverse voices of children.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"983-995"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13234","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parent–Child Relationship, Resilience Beliefs, Relationship Quality and Stress During the Pandemic in American Families: A Moderated Mediation Analysis","authors":"Anis Ben Brik, Yunqi Wang","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13231","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study aims to investigate factors within the double ABC-X model to explain parents' stress during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on adaptive resources (i.e., parent–child relationship and relationship quality) and the moderating effect of appraisal (i.e., family resilience beliefs). Drawing on a sample of 1386 American parents, this study examines the moderated mediation effects to test the conditional indirect influence of a moderating variable (i.e., family resilience beliefs) on the relationship between a predictor (i.e., stressor pile-up) and an outcome variable (i.e., stress) through potential mediators (i.e., family satisfaction and relationship quality). The results indicate that the relationship between stressor pile-up and parent stress was mediated by both parent–child relationship and relationship quality. In addition, the direct association between the parent–child relationship and parent stress was moderated by family resilience beliefs. However, the moderation effects of family resilience beliefs on relationship quality and stress were not supported. Family resilience beliefs moderated the indirect effect of stressor pile-up on parent stress through the parent–child relationship, but not through relationship quality. The study emphasized the contribution of stressors and adaptive resources in understanding parental adaptation and the role of the family system in maintaining well-being during unprecedentedly challenging times.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"971-982"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13231","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Professionals' Insights on Supervision in Portuguese Residential Care","authors":"Eunice Magalhães, Joana Cerdeira","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13235","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The scarcity of evidence on how supervision in the child protection system (CPS) is developed, specifically in residential care, calls for further research on this issue. The aim of this study is to provide new insights on staff perceptions in residential care about supervision's strengths, opportunities, threats and weaknesses, as well as their conceptions about the impact of supervision in this context. A total of 94 professionals (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 28.20, <i>SD</i> = 12.21) participated in this qualitative study. Participants completed an online survey consisting of six open-ended questions and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Qualitative content analysis was performed using MAXQDA software and descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS. Participants perceived that supervision provided knowledge and interpersonal skills, allowing staff to receive support and guidance. Obtaining an external perspective was highlighted as a significant value of supervision, and the main constraints were related to economic and labour demands. Participants considered that supervision positively impacts mainly staff performance and the quality of intervention, with only residual references to the impacts on children or on the organizational structure. These findings can inform policies and practices aimed at improving supervisory mechanisms and structures. Changes in the recruitment and selection of supervisors, as well as guidelines outlining the roles and functions of supervision in care settings, are required.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"960-970"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Social Media Social Comparison Influences Chinese Adolescents' Flourishing: The Mediation Effects of Identity Processing Styles","authors":"Sijia Guo, Junan Lei, Fan Zhang","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13232","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The pervasive use of social media among adolescents has been linked to various aspects of their development, encompassing both beneficial and detrimental effects. However, the precise mechanisms through which social media influences adolescent development remain underexplored. This study seeks to elucidate the associations between social media use and the flourishing of Chinese adolescents, employing a strength-based perspective that integrates social comparison theory and identity theory. In this research, 786 Chinese adolescents aged 11–19 years participated by completing self-report questionnaires. Findings suggest that (1) neither social comparisons of ability nor opinions on social media exhibit any significant correlation with the flourishing of Chinese adolescents; (2) a diffuse-avoidant identity processing style is inversely related to adolescent flourishing, whereas normative and informational identity processing styles are predictive of Chinese adolescents' flourishing; and (3) informational identity processing style positively mediates the relationship between social comparisons of opinion on social media and the flourishing of Chinese adolescents. These results underscore the importance of factors such as social comparison tendencies and personal identity processing styles in influencing adolescent well-being in the context of social media use. Furthermore, the discussion delves into the implications of these findings for fostering adolescent flourishing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"950-959"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruta Buivydaite, Bethan Page, James Carter, Delia Mann, Charles Vincent
{"title":"Parent's Experience of a New Approach to Family Safeguarding in Oxfordshire Children Social Care Services","authors":"Ruta Buivydaite, Bethan Page, James Carter, Delia Mann, Charles Vincent","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13230","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Family Safeguarding Practice (FSP) framework represents a major shift in the approach to family safeguarding and services, with a much greater emphasis on empowering and supporting the family to be able to care for their child safely and independently. The aim of the study was to understand the impact of the new model to family's experience with children social services and what parts of the model were helpful or challenging. We recruited parents (<i>n</i> = 20) whose children are subject to statutory plans in Oxfordshire County Children Social Services. We used semi-structured interviews to understand their experiences and views of services following the introduction of the new model (which was implemented in 2021). The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Parents reported positive experiences with social services when communication was clear and concise, and they felt involved and listened to, which motivated them to make changes and address long-standing difficulties. Parents were especially positive about the involvement of adult-facing practitioners (AFPs), in many cases, describing them as life transforming. The findings highlight the importance of working with the whole family and not just the child. Parents appreciated the key elements of the FSP programme: continuity of care, AFPs, open communication and better coordination of services. Parents' experiences however were very variable and suggest that some elements of the FSP model such as motivational interviewing and having one social worker throughout were not consistently implemented.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"939-949"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13230","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Alan Pui Lun Tai, Jana Patricia M. Valdez, Pang Chung To, Wing Yee Fung, Kean Poon, Mei-kei Leung, Way Kwok Wai Lau
{"title":"Stress Mindset Relates to Better Mental Health in Parents of Children With Special Needs: A Path Analysis Study","authors":"Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Alan Pui Lun Tai, Jana Patricia M. Valdez, Pang Chung To, Wing Yee Fung, Kean Poon, Mei-kei Leung, Way Kwok Wai Lau","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13228","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parents of children with special needs commonly encounter obstacles to effectively support their child's academic and social–emotional development. Despite the difficulties in parenting children with diverse types of exceptionalities, there has been scant research on psychological resources that can promote their mental health functioning. This research explores the direct and indirect (via perceived social support to different social partners and generalized self-efficacy) associations of stress mindset with mental health problems and parental stress in 253 parents of children with special needs via a cross-sectional design. A survey measuring stress mindset, perceived social support, generalized self-efficacy, parental stress and mental health problems was administered. The results demonstrated that stress-is-enhancing mindset was linked to milder mental health problems and parental stress via its positive associations with generalized self-efficacy and perceived social support. This research coheres with existing evidence on how stress-is-enhancing mindset in specific domains facilitates optimal psychological outcomes, especially in challenging family contexts.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"931-938"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Perceptions of Polish Professional Foster Carers and Social Workers Toward Parents With Intellectual Disabilities and Their Role in Family Reintegration Efforts","authors":"Jan P. Basiaga","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13229","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This research explored Polish professionals' perceptions of parents with intellectual disabilities and the former's efforts for the latter's reintegration. Semistructured interviews were conducted with two groups: professional social workers (<i>n</i> = 22) and professional foster parents (<i>n</i> = 29). The interview questionnaire comprised questions addressing the professionals' perceptions of parents with disabilities in specific areas of the support process. Data for professionals who clearly exhibited stereotypical beliefs toward intellectual disabilities were excluded. We observed that in the interviews, respondents attempted to provide a credible representation of their own perceptions of parents with intellectual disabilities in the selected areas. Notably, Polish professionals did not consider the special needs and functioning conditions of people with intellectual disabilities. Professionals' statements mainly focused on the parents' weaknesses, effectively diminishing the possibility of a realistic assessment of their strengths and family unification.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"918-930"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Line Solheim Kvamme, Pamela M. Waaler, Siri Saugestad Helland, Anneli Viktoria Mellblom, Ottar Ness
{"title":"‘Devoted Despite It All’: Norwegian Child Welfare Workers' Experiences of Implementing a Therapeutic Model for Adolescents With Co-Occurring Problems","authors":"Line Solheim Kvamme, Pamela M. Waaler, Siri Saugestad Helland, Anneli Viktoria Mellblom, Ottar Ness","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13227","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In Norway, child welfare responsibilities are divided between state-run (SCW) and municipal (MCW) agencies. This study explores MCW practitioners' experiences of implementing a therapeutic model tailored by SCW for MCW to aid adolescents with severe and co-occurring problems and their families. In this qualitative study, 12 MCW practitioners participated in semistructured interviews about the implementability of the therapeutic model. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The codebook approach Framework Analysis was used to develop codes, initial themes and final themes through several iterations. Each theme was reviewed for convergence and divergence, across interviews. Practitioners' responses to the Intervention Usability Scale were used to supplement our analysis. Five themes emerged as follows: (1) Internal Motivation: practitioners were driven by the desire to do good; (2) Finally, We Have Something to Offer: highlighting the importance of methods that meet diverse needs; (3) Expectations and Entanglements: describing challenging incongruencies between implementors, practitioners and agencies; (4) Working Methodically: the significance of rigorous CW practices; and (5) Lost in Translation: implementation challenges language, culture and profession. Tailoring practices to resource-limited communities is commendable but requires strengthening inter- and intra-agency collaboration. Adopting novel practices in MCW settings requires professional implementors.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"905-917"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13227","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental Health and Parenting Practices and Styles Among Parents Receiving Child Welfare Services in Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Jannike Kaasbøll, Mari N. Berg, Anita S. Storhaug","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13226","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Interventions to enhance positive parenting practices have become a cornerstone of many Western child welfare services. Parental mental health is a crucial factor that influences parenting practices and styles. However, research on the associations between mental health and parenting among parents involved with child welfare services is scarce. The aim of the study was to investigate the associations between self-reported mental health and parenting practices and emotional style among parents in contact with child welfare services. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018–2019 (<i>N</i> = 256, 71.5% females). Linear regression analysis, adjusting for potential confounding factors, was conducted. The results indicated that higher levels of anxiety and depression symptoms were significantly associated with a higher degree of inconsistent parenting practices, a lower degree of involving parenting practices and higher levels of emotion coaching parenting style. Socioeconomic status slightly attenuated the associations. The results highlight the importance of considering parental mental health when assessing parenting practices and styles among parents in contact with child welfare services. It is also crucial for child welfare workers to be aware of how parental mental health can affect their parenting practices and to address these issues through their interventions in the family.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"894-904"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13226","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘I Don't Know What I'd Do if My Kid Was Being Violent to Me, but These Parents Just Keep Pushing Through’: A Narrative Inquiry of Practitioner Responses to Child to Parent Violence","authors":"Chye Toole-Anstey, Michelle Townsend, Lynne Keevers","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13224","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Child to parent violence (CPV) is a serious concern. However, there is a paucity of research exploring practices for supporting families experiencing this violence. Many responses for CPV sit within a criminal justice setting and are underpinned by skill development and psychological approaches. This study is aimed at examining ‘What responses from services, including the conditions that enable responses, are identified as supportive for families experiencing CPV in services?’ Utilising a narrative inquiry methodology, this study analyses interviews with mothers who experience CPV (<i>n</i> = 11) and practitioners who work with CPV (<i>n</i> = 19). Three overarching themes for responding to CPV were found: (1) relatings underpin responses, (2) response-ability and CPV and (3) strategies for addressing CPV. Foundational to all responses is the need for connections between parent and child, worker and family, and worker and worker, with a range of practices to foster connection identified in this study. Practitioners frame the response-ability of the violence varyingly, which makes addressing the violence both possible and impossible. Responses for addressing CPV by practitioners predominantly include psychological based, behaviour based, skills/education based, relationship based and referrals to other services. Recommendations for practice with families experiencing CPV are explored, as are future research and education.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"30 4","pages":"882-893"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13224","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145237182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}