Nordic child welfare services: variations in norms, attitudes and practice
Earlier Nordic comparative studies show variation between countries in child welfare practice, reflecting cultural differences, and that case workers share the norms, values and attitudes of their society. Can cultural factors be concretised for discussion? Child welfare workers in Denmark, Iceland...
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cremerald:10.1108/17466660200700035 2024-06-09T07:47:09+00:00 Nordic child welfare services: variations in norms, attitudes and practice Grinde, Turid 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17466660200700035 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/17466660200700035/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/17466660200700035/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies Journal of Children's Services volume 2, issue 4, page 44-58 ISSN 1746-6660 journal-article 2007 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/17466660200700035 2024-05-15T13:24:39Z Earlier Nordic comparative studies show variation between countries in child welfare practice, reflecting cultural differences, and that case workers share the norms, values and attitudes of their society. Can cultural factors be concretised for discussion? Child welfare workers in Denmark, Iceland and Norway were presented with five child care stories (vignettes) that focused on the ‘threshold’ between preventive measures and out‐of‐home care (consensual or compulsory). Vignette themes included parental neglect, maternal alcohol misuse and youth problems. Study participants gave written answers to the vignettes and took part in group discussions with colleagues. The results showed significant differences between countries in case workers' responses. Variations in arguments, decisions, use of compulsion and working style reflected national views and priorities. A central dimension was how case workers balanced parental interests with children's needs: in Denmark they were reluctant to intervene with parental rights, whereas the Norwegians were more accepting of compulsory decisions to protect children. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Emerald Norway Journal of Children's Services 2 4 44 58 |
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Earlier Nordic comparative studies show variation between countries in child welfare practice, reflecting cultural differences, and that case workers share the norms, values and attitudes of their society. Can cultural factors be concretised for discussion? Child welfare workers in Denmark, Iceland and Norway were presented with five child care stories (vignettes) that focused on the ‘threshold’ between preventive measures and out‐of‐home care (consensual or compulsory). Vignette themes included parental neglect, maternal alcohol misuse and youth problems. Study participants gave written answers to the vignettes and took part in group discussions with colleagues. The results showed significant differences between countries in case workers' responses. Variations in arguments, decisions, use of compulsion and working style reflected national views and priorities. A central dimension was how case workers balanced parental interests with children's needs: in Denmark they were reluctant to intervene with parental rights, whereas the Norwegians were more accepting of compulsory decisions to protect children. |
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