Working relationally to promote user participation in welfare services for young disabled children and their families in Iceland
Abstract Despite the avowed aims of the Icelandic legislation to provide family-centred and inclusive services, families raising disabled children commonly express their experiences of fragmented services provided more on the terms of the service providers than the users. This article is based on da...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a752eb1977dc439a8ac593fa3c01fd90 2023-05-15T16:48:10+02:00 Working relationally to promote user participation in welfare services for young disabled children and their families in Iceland Jóna G Ingólfsdóttir Thurídur Jóhannsdóttir Rannveig Traustadóttir 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2018-01-04 https://doaj.org/article/a752eb1977dc439a8ac593fa3c01fd90 DA EN NO SV dan eng nor swe Universitetsforlaget https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_valfardsforskning/2018/01/working_relationally_to_promote_user_participation_in_welfa https://doaj.org/toc/2464-4161 2464-4161 doi:10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2018-01-04 https://doaj.org/article/a752eb1977dc439a8ac593fa3c01fd90 Nordisk Välfärdsforskning, Vol 3, Pp 33-46 (2018) disabled children family-centred services preschools relational practices service development cultural-historical activity theory Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology HV1-9960 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2018-01-04 2022-12-31T14:02:34Z Abstract Despite the avowed aims of the Icelandic legislation to provide family-centred and inclusive services, families raising disabled children commonly express their experiences of fragmented services provided more on the terms of the service providers than the users. This article is based on data derived from an on-going qualitative multi case-research in three municipalities in Iceland. The aims of the paper are 1) to identify the main contradictions that explain tensions and dilemmas within the service system as experienced by the parents, and 2) to suggest potential solutions for improving practices in accordance with family-centred inclusive policy and enhanced user participation. The cultural-historical activity theory was applied as an analytical framework. Three activities central to the wellbeing of the children and their families were identified as the unit of analysis, and contradictions within the activities were located and classified by following the expansive learning theory. Based on our findings we propose Edwards’s three ‘gardening tools’ of relational practices as innovative and appropriate concepts for the necessary changes needed. By utilising these tools, the disabled children and their families are brought to the forefront and the professionals enhance their expertise in partnership with all stakeholders. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research 3 01 33 46 |
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Abstract Despite the avowed aims of the Icelandic legislation to provide family-centred and inclusive services, families raising disabled children commonly express their experiences of fragmented services provided more on the terms of the service providers than the users. This article is based on data derived from an on-going qualitative multi case-research in three municipalities in Iceland. The aims of the paper are 1) to identify the main contradictions that explain tensions and dilemmas within the service system as experienced by the parents, and 2) to suggest potential solutions for improving practices in accordance with family-centred inclusive policy and enhanced user participation. The cultural-historical activity theory was applied as an analytical framework. Three activities central to the wellbeing of the children and their families were identified as the unit of analysis, and contradictions within the activities were located and classified by following the expansive learning theory. Based on our findings we propose Edwards’s three ‘gardening tools’ of relational practices as innovative and appropriate concepts for the necessary changes needed. By utilising these tools, the disabled children and their families are brought to the forefront and the professionals enhance their expertise in partnership with all stakeholders. |
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Working relationally to promote user participation in welfare services for young disabled children and their families in Iceland |
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