{"title":"Storytelling: a method for enabling a child to become an active participant in child protection assessment in the example of substitute care","authors":"K. Toros, Ingrid Sindi","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2022.2025969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2022.2025969","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper examines and reflects on a storytelling method that enables children to share their life stories in the intervention and decision-making process associated with child protection evaluations. The child is granted an active role in this process by directly participating in telling their life experiences. The example described herein centers on the case of a 14-year-old girl from SOS Children’s Village (CV) and how storytelling is used to capture details of her personal history, focusing on the themes of the child’s place of birth, home and life before placement, the move into placement and everyday life at SOS CV.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"25 1","pages":"3 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45297290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immigrant Latinx men’s perspectives on domestic violence","authors":"Susan Fineran, Hermeet K. Kohli, L. Bennett","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2022.2049667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2022.2049667","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Historically, most practice-informed research and research-informed practice have focused on domestic violence (DV) victimization. These explanations are often preferred by practitioners, advocates, and policymakers due to their straightforwardness and simplicity. However, an understanding of DV perpetration is enhanced when we look through the multiple lenses of culture and society, relationship, and gender. The objective of this exploratory research is to document the beliefs and experiences of nine immigrant Latino men regarding domestic violence. The study employed descriptive phenomenology to gain a deeper understanding of participants’ lived experiences from their perspectives and in their words. An integrated, ecological framework guided the contributions of culture, relationships, and personal characteristics when understanding the Latino men’s beliefs and experiences of DV. The patriarchal gender roles of “machismo” and domination are common themes. Participants discuss the conflicts of immigrants operating their gendered roles in a country which has laws against physical enforcement of these roles. The participants recommend those who encounter Latinx DV consider three key factors: (1) socialization of male children and young men, (2) dignity and worth of young girls and women, and (3) clear communication, respect, and mutual understanding between spouses and extended family members.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"25 1","pages":"8 - 24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45916138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers to pathways to care for family members of persons with severe mental illness in a family-centered service","authors":"R. Shor, Amit Nahoum Shaty, A. Shalev","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2022.2058142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2022.2058142","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Research aimed at understanding the barriers that family members of persons with mental illness may encounter in seeking supportive and preventative services from social workers during the hospitalization of their family member is scarce. Therefore, a cross-sectional survey study was implemented among 120 family members of persons with mental illness in family-centered services in two psychiatric hospitals in Israel. The research instrument included structured questionnaires and open-ended questions examining the barriers to seek help and the experience of families caring for a person with mental illness. The findings indicate that having a person with mental illness in the family may have significant implications on the barriers experienced by family members to seek help for themselves. The extent of the barriers could be related to factors such as the stigma they may experience, overwhelming reactions, lack of knowledge about the mental illness and about the availability of services for families, and dilemmas about seeking help. Social workers are in a key position in psychiatric hospitals to identify and reduce the individual as well as the contextual barriers. To increase family members’ readiness to seek help and their access to early intervention, they should adopt a family-centered approach.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"25 1","pages":"25 - 43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42073241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preface","authors":"Michael E. Woolley","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2022.2075196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2022.2075196","url":null,"abstract":"MJWRT2022 PrefaceThe Malaysia-Japan Workshop on Radio Technology 2022 (MJWRT2022) has been successfully hosted virtually on 11th and 12th January 2022 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, MJWRT2022 was held virtually.The MJWRT2022 is sponsored and organized by the Technical Committee on Antennas and Propagation of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE/AP), the IEEE Malaysia AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter and the IEEE AP-S Tokyo Chapter, and supported by the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (MJIIT-UTM). Comrel Technologies Sdn Bhd, 7Gaa Ltd. And Altair Engineering were also contributed as industry sponsors.The workshop has successfully gathered 50 attendees from Japan and Malaysia which include academia and industry participants. The Dean of MJIIT, Prof. Dr. Ts. Ali Selamat officiated the workshop during the opening ceremony.Delegates from Malaysia were represented by Associate Prof. Dr Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi, the Chair of IEEE Malaysia AP/MTT/EMC while delegates from Japan were led by Prof. Dr. Hiroyoshi Yamada, the Chair of IEICE/AP Japan (Technical Committee on Antennas and Propagation). Industry speakers from Altair Engineering also participated in the workshop.MJWRT2022 is the fourth workshop on Radio Technology between Malaysia and Japan. The workshop is intended to provide an international forum for the exchange of information on the progress of research and development in antennas, propagation, Radio Frequency (RF) and radio communication systems.An equally important objective of this workshop is to enhance the friendship between Malaysian and Japanese researchers.List of title ORGANIZING COMMITTEE are available in this Pdf.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"25 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46525853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Secondary traumatic stress among parent advocates in child welfare","authors":"M. Lalayants","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2021.2003921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.2003921","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Parent advocates are peers with lived experience who were formerly involved with the child welfare system and who interact with child welfare-involved parents and families to provide varying types of needed supports. Understanding the role of the secondary traumatic stress among parent advocates is crucial as secondary traumatic stress can not only hamper the quality of services provided to families but can also adversely impact advocates. Given the dearth of available research, this exploratory study provided a unique and much-needed glimpse into the parent advocates’ experience of secondary traumatic stress, through data generated from qualitative in-person interviews with the advocates. Several respondents admitted that they experienced some self-detected secondary traumatic stress. The study identified the formal and informal coping mechanisms that the program and advocates employed to handle such stress. Implications are discussed, and areas for future research are presented.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"341 - 362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42824001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preface","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2021.2013696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.2013696","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"339 - 340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41574467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of incarceration on coparenting: A review of the literature","authors":"Eman Tadros","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2021.2003920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.2003920","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Incarceration effects various facets of family structure and the system as a whole. Relationships may suffer immensely due to the consequences of incarceration, particularly the coparenting relationship. The purpose of this literature review is to compile and analyze scholarly works in order to examine incarceration and its multiple layers that contribute to parenting, coparenting, and the impact of this relationship on the overarching family system. The focus is to synthesize literature regarding incarceration, incarcerated parenting, coparenting, and incarcerated coparenting. Additionally, this review discusses the complex issues surrounding incarceration and its impact on the coparenting relationship. Clinical implications are provided to ensure best treatment practices and to advocate for marriage and family therapists to be employed in correctional settings.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"382 - 397"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46564689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perspectives of low-income mothers about their intimate partner relationships","authors":"D. Aguiniga, Kathi R. Trawver","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2021.1982806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.1982806","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To help fill the gaps in their support system and meet the needs of their families, low income mothers may develop or maintain intimate partner relationships (IPRs). This study employs the voices of 22 low-income mothers to examine the factors that influence how low-income mothers’ perceive their intimate partner relationships. Researchers employed a semi-structured interview guide to encourage participants’ reflection about characteristics they seek in an intimate partner, their most recent relationships, and the types of help they want from an intimate partner. A grounded theory approach was used to identify key themes. Identified themes include the impact of participants’ personal history and the centrality of their role as mother. Past experiences of abuse and violence experienced by many low-income mothers made it difficult for them to trust. This research provides insight into the experiences of low-income mothers and IPRs that can be used in future theoretical model development. Practice implications include the need for trauma-informed services and increased social service programs for mothers leaving problematic relationships.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"363 - 381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46064918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preface","authors":"Michael E. Woolley, MSW, DCSW, PhD","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2021.1986336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.1986336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"261 - 262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45836698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. McConnell, Marjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco, A. Savage, Lyndsay Hahn, M. Feldman
{"title":"Screening for parental intellectual disability: a first step in planning and delivering equitable support services?","authors":"D. McConnell, Marjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco, A. Savage, Lyndsay Hahn, M. Feldman","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2021.1974142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2021.1974142","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Parents with intellectual disability, like all parents, need support with childrearing. Early identification of parental intellectual disability may be key to the planning and delivery of appropriately adapted, inclusive family supports and services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance of a brief screener for parental intellectual disability. A total of 185 parents, including 91 parents in receipt of specialist intellectual disability services and 94 parents utilizing generic family support services, completed an interview/survey which incorporated candidate screening questions. The results of logistic regression and ROC curve analysis showed that a simple four-item screener performed well (accuracy 90.44%, sensitivity 92.31%, specificity 90.43%, AUC .96). The potential benefits of screening have to be weighed up against the risks of potential misuse. We therefore suggest that screening be introduced in the context of continuing professional education and initiatives to build system’s capacity to support parents with intellectual disability and their families.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"282 - 298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47963376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}