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“Friendly, local and welcoming” – evaluation of a community mental health early intervention service "友好、本地和欢迎"——对社区心理健康早期干预服务的评价
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-12-2021-0053
S. Parry, Zarah Eve, Vasileios Stamou, A. Brockway, Daniela Di Basilio
PurposeHalf of adulthood mental health challenges begin by the age of 14-years-old, making the need for early-intervention clear. This study aims to evaluate a new service model that promotes early-intervention through a community based low-intensity Hub.Design/methodology/approachClinical data from 2,384 young people were analysed through within-group, pre- and post-comparisons and qualitative survey, and interview data was analysed through content analysis.FindingsOverall, participants reported that they were highly satisfied with the Hub and the low-intensity brief interventions met their needs. Participants reported that learning new skills, having a place to talk and positive therapeutic relationships were beneficial. The Hub appeared to be less successful for young people with complex mental health difficulties. As a service, the adoption of the Hub model reduced waiting list times by more than half.Research limitations/implicationsThe quantitative data demonstrated that engaging with the Hub reduced symptoms of psychological distress. Qualitative analyses suggest that access to local, community, welcoming and “less clinical” support was beneficial, and the type of brief interventions offered was less important than therapeutic relationships.Originality/valueThis is the first study of a novel “Hub” model for low-intensity brief interventions in a socio-economically deprived area of England. Local knowledge, community integrated support, therapeutic relationships and a welcoming environment were viewed as more beneficial than the type of brief interventions offered. Consequently, community spaces can be created to be therapeutic and beneficial for mental health outside of a traditional conceptualisation of clinical support.
目的:一半的成人心理健康挑战开始于14岁,这就明确了早期干预的必要性。本研究旨在评估一种新的服务模式,通过基于社区的低强度枢纽促进早期干预。设计/方法/方法通过组内、前后比较和定性调查对2384名年轻人的临床资料进行分析,并通过内容分析对访谈资料进行分析。总体而言,参与者报告说他们对中心非常满意,低强度的简短干预满足了他们的需求。参与者报告说,学习新技能、有地方交谈和积极的治疗关系是有益的。对于有复杂心理健康问题的年轻人来说,该中心似乎不太成功。作为一项服务,Hub模式的采用将等候名单的时间减少了一半以上。研究局限性/意义定量数据表明,参与Hub可以减轻心理困扰的症状。定性分析表明,获得当地、社区、欢迎和“非临床”支持是有益的,提供的简短干预类型不如治疗关系重要。原创性/价值这是对英国社会经济贫困地区低强度短期干预的新型“枢纽”模型的首次研究。当地知识、社区综合支持、治疗关系和温馨的环境被认为比提供的简短干预更有益。因此,在传统的临床支持概念之外,可以创建具有治疗性和有益心理健康的社区空间。
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From “intimate-insider” to “relative-outsider”: an autoethnographic account of undertaking social work research in one’s own “backyard” 从“亲密的内部人”到“相对的外部人”:在自己的“后院”进行社会工作研究的民族志记述
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-08-04 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-02-2023-0006
Ciarán Murphy
PurposeThis study aims to explore the challenges of being simultaneously “intimate insider” and “relative outsider” whilst undertaking an ethnography into a statutory child protection team. As a novice researcher seeking to explore a world of which he was already part, ethnography was considered the most suitable means for exploring child protection social workers’ discretion. However, by subscribing to binary notions of “insider” and “outsider” at the commencement of the study, the author underplayed the dilemma of reconciling friendships with his researcher role, as well as the barriers that his more junior organisational status could create.Design/methodology/approachThis study provides an autoethnographic account of these challenges, and the author’s evolving status and movement between “insider” and “outsider” relative to different groups within the children’s services department.FindingsThe implications include the potential for being simultaneously “insider” and “outsider” when undertaking research within one’s employing organisation; the need to reconcile challenging social work tasks with researcher responsibilities; and the difficulty of maintaining pre-existing relationships, whilst also cultivating an objective research profile.Originality/valueThis paper offers an important contribution to the limited accounts of conducting research from “inside” a statutory children’s services department and will be of benefit to early career researchers considering a research project within their own “backyard”.
目的本研究旨在探索在将民族志纳入法定儿童保护团队的同时,同时成为“亲密的内部人”和“相对的外部人”的挑战。作为一名寻求探索自己已经加入的世界的新手研究员,民族志被认为是探索儿童保护社会工作者自由裁量权的最合适手段。然而,通过在研究开始时认同“内部人”和“外部人”的二元概念,作者低估了调和友谊与研究人员角色之间的困境,以及他更初级的组织地位可能造成的障碍。设计/方法论/方法本研究提供了这些挑战的民族志描述,以及作者相对于儿童服务部门内不同群体在“内部人”和“外部人”之间的演变地位和运动。发现影响包括在雇佣组织内进行研究时,可能同时成为“内部人”和“外部人”;需要协调具有挑战性的社会工作任务与研究人员的责任;以及在保持原有关系的同时培养客观的研究概况的困难。原创性/价值本文对在法定儿童服务部门“内部”进行研究的有限描述做出了重要贡献,并将有利于考虑在自己的“后院”内进行研究项目的早期职业研究人员。
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Effective child well-being practices, barriers and priority actions: survey findings from service providers and policymakers in 22 countries during COVID-19 有效的儿童福利做法、障碍和优先行动:新冠肺炎期间22个国家服务提供商和政策制定者的调查结果
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-10-2022-0028
D. Karadzhov, Graham Wilson, Sophie Shields, E. Lux, Jennifer Davidson
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore 232 service providers’ and policymakers’ experiences of supporting children’s well-being during the pandemic, across sectors, in 22 countries – including Kenya, the Philippines, South Africa, India, Scotland, Sweden, Canada and the USA, in the last quarter of 2020.Design/methodology/approachA smartphone survey delivered via a custom-built app containing mostly open-ended questions was used. Respondents were recruited via professional networks, newsletters and social media. Qualitative content analysis was used.FindingsThe findings reveal numerous system-level challenges to supporting children’s well-being, particularly virus containment measures, resource deficiencies and inadequate governance and stakeholder coordination. Those challenges compounded preexisting inequalities and poorly affected the quality, effectiveness and reach of services. As a result, children’s rights to an adequate standard of living; protection from violence; education; play; and right to be heard were impinged upon. Concurrently, the findings illustrate a range of adaptive and innovative practices in humanitarian and subsistence support; child protection; capacity-building; advocacy; digitalisation; and psychosocial and educational support. Respondents identified several priority areas – increasing service capacity and equity; expanding technology use; mobilising cross-sectoral partnerships; involving children in decision-making; and ensuring more effective child protection mechanisms.Practical implicationsThis study seeks to inform resilience-enabling policies and practices that foster equity, child and community empowerment and organisational resilience and innovation, particularly in anticipation of future crises.Originality/valueUsing a novel approach to gather in-the-moment insights remotely, this study offers a unique international and multi-sectoral perspective, particularly from low- and middle-income countries.
目的本研究的目的是探索22个国家(包括肯尼亚、菲律宾、南非、印度、苏格兰、瑞典、加拿大和美国)的232名服务提供者和政策制定者在疫情期间跨部门支持儿童福祉的经验,在2020年的最后一个季度,设计/方法/方法使用了一项通过定制应用程序提供的智能手机调查,其中大部分包含开放式问题。受访者是通过专业网络、时事通讯和社交媒体招募的。采用定性内容分析。调查结果揭示了支持儿童福祉的许多系统层面的挑战,特别是病毒控制措施、资源不足以及治理和利益相关者协调不足。这些挑战加剧了先前存在的不平等,对服务的质量、有效性和覆盖范围影响不大。因此,儿童享有适当生活水平的权利;免受暴力侵害;教育玩发言权受到侵犯。同时,调查结果说明了人道主义和生计支助方面的一系列适应性和创新做法;儿童保护;能力建设;提倡数字化;以及心理和教育支持。受访者确定了几个优先领域——提高服务能力和公平性;扩大技术使用;动员跨部门伙伴关系;让儿童参与决策;以及确保更有效的儿童保护机制。实际含义本研究旨在为促进公平、儿童和社区赋权以及组织韧性和创新的韧性扶持政策和实践提供信息,特别是在应对未来危机时。独创性/价值利用一种新颖的方法远程收集当前的见解,这项研究提供了一个独特的国际和多部门视角,特别是来自中低收入国家的视角。
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Child First and the end of ‘bifurcation’ in youth justice? “以儿童为本”与青少年司法“分岔”的终结?
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-02-2023-0005
Stephen Case, Roger Smith
PurposeThis study aims to critically evaluate the trajectory of the “Child First” guiding principle for youth justice in England and Wales, which challenges adult-centric constructions of children (when they offend) as “threatening” and asserts a range of theoretical and principled assumptions about the nature of childhood and children’s evolving capacity.Design/methodology/approachFocussing on how Child First seeks to transcend the socio-historically bifurcated (polarised/dichotomised) thinking and models/strategies/frameworks of youth justice, this study examines the extent and nature of this binary thinking and its historical and contemporary influence on responses to children’s offending, latterly manifested as more hybridised (yet still discernibly bifurcated) approaches.FindingsAnalyses identified an historical and contemporary influence on bifurcated responses to offending by children in the United Kingdom/England and Wales, subsequently manifested as more hybridised (yet still discernibly bifurcated) approaches. Analyses also identified a contemporary, progressive challenge to bifurcated youth justice thinking, policy and practice through the “Child First” guiding principle.Originality/valueBy tracing the trajectory of Child First as an explicit, progressive challenge to previous youth justice thinking and formal “approaches”, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, they are the first to question whether, in taking this approach, Child First represents a clean break with the past, or is just the latest in a series of strategic realignments in youth justice seeking to resolve inherent tensions between competing constructions of children and their behaviour.
目的本研究旨在批判性地评估英格兰和威尔士青年司法的“儿童优先”指导原则的发展轨迹,该原则挑战了以成年人为中心的儿童(当他们冒犯时)的“威胁性”结构,并对儿童的性质和儿童的发展能力提出了一系列理论和原则性假设。设计/方法论/方法本研究着眼于“儿童优先”如何寻求超越社会历史上分裂(两极分化/二分)的思维和青年司法的模式/策略/框架,考察了这种二元思维的范围和性质,以及它对应对儿童犯罪的历史和当代影响,后来表现为更多的混合(但仍明显分叉)方法。FindingsAnalysis确定了历史和当代对英国/英格兰和威尔士儿童对犯罪行为的分歧反应的影响,随后表现为更为混杂(但仍明显存在分歧)的方法。分析还发现,通过“儿童优先”的指导原则,对青年司法思想、政策和实践的分歧提出了当代的、渐进的挑战。独创性/价值观通过追踪儿童优先作为对以往青年司法思想和正式“方法”的明确、渐进的挑战的轨迹,据作者所知,他们首先质疑,在采取这种方法时,儿童优先是否代表着与过去的彻底决裂,或者只是一系列青年司法战略调整中的最新一项,旨在解决儿童相互竞争的结构与其行为之间的内在紧张关系。
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Why are there higher rates of children looked after in Wales? 为什么威尔士的儿童看护率更高?
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-02-2022-0007
H. Hodges, J. Scourfield
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to consider some possible reasons for the relatively high rate in Wales of children looked after by local authorities.Design/methodology/approachSelected potential explanations for Wales having higher rates were tested against aggregate data from published 2021 Government statistics. Wales was compared with England and English regions for area deprivation, local authority spending, placements at home and kinship foster care. Descriptive statistics were produced, and linear regression was used where appropriate.FindingsWales has higher overall children looked-after rates and a bigger recent increase in these than any English region. Deprivation in Wales was higher than in most English regions. However, a smaller percentage of Welsh variation in local authority looked-after rates was explained by deprivation than was the case for England. Spending on preventative services has increased in recent years in Wales whilst decreasing in England, and there was not a clear relationship between spending on preventative services and the looked-after rate. Wales had a higher rate of care orders placed at home and more children per head of population in kinship foster care than any English region. Some of the explanations that have been suggested for Wales’s particularly high looked-after rates seem to be supported by the evidence from aggregate data and others do not. Practice variation is likely to also be an important part of the picture.Originality/valueThis is an original comparison of Wales, England and English regions using aggregate data. More fine-grained analysis is needed using individual-level data, multivariate analysis and qualitative methods.
本文的目的是考虑威尔士由地方当局照看的儿童比率相对较高的一些可能原因。设计/方法/方法根据公布的2021年政府统计数据的汇总数据,对威尔士较高比率的选定潜在解释进行了测试。威尔士在面积剥夺、地方政府支出、家庭安置和亲属寄养方面与英格兰和英格兰地区进行了比较。产生了描述性统计数据,并在适当的地方使用了线性回归。研究发现,与英国其他地区相比,威尔士的儿童总体受照顾率更高,最近的增幅也更大。威尔士的贫困程度高于英格兰大多数地区。然而,与英格兰的情况相比,威尔士地方政府照顾率的变化比例较小,这是由剥夺造成的。近年来,威尔士预防性服务的支出有所增加,而英格兰则有所减少,预防性服务的支出与受照顾率之间没有明确的关系。威尔士的家庭看护比例更高,亲属寄养的人均儿童数量也比英格兰任何地区都多。对威尔士特别高的受照顾率提出的一些解释似乎得到了总体数据证据的支持,而另一些则没有。练习的变化也可能是一个重要的部分。原创性/价值这是威尔士,英格兰和英格兰地区使用汇总数据的原始比较。需要使用个人层面的数据、多变量分析和定性方法进行更细粒度的分析。
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The “PERSPECS” principles: early action and migrant children with no recourse to public funds “前景”原则:早期行动和无法求助于公共资金的移民儿童
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-06-02 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-12-2021-0056
A. Jolly
PurposeThis paper aims to make the case for early action approaches with migrant families, introducing a set of principles for practice, mapped against the Professional Capabilities Framework for social work and the Social Work England professional standards.Design/methodology/approachThe paper first explores the context of social work with migrant families, outlining the challenges and gaps in our conceptual understanding of this work. The paper then introduces a conceptual model of work with migrant families which draws on the literature from social work and allied professions, and informed by social work values and ethics.FindingsCurrent social work practice with migrant children has been criticised as defensive, procedural and lacking a coherent conceptual basis, particularly for those who are subject to the no recourse to public funds (NRPF) rule. This field of social work practice would benefit from an evidence-informed model of practice, anchored in human rights approaches and focused on early action. Eight principles, drawn from existing good practice in other social work and social care contexts, are outlined as the basis for a new model of practice in social work with migrant families.Originality/valueThe NRPF rule is a provision in the immigration rules that prevents people who are subject to immigration control from claiming most social security benefits in the UK. In recent years, there has been an increased interest in research about the NRPF rule and its negative impact on children. However, there is currently no evaluated model of social work practice for children and families with NRPF.
目的本文旨在为移民家庭的早期行动方法提供依据,介绍了一套实践原则,这些原则与社会工作的专业能力框架和英国社会工作专业标准相一致。设计/方法论/方法本文首先探讨了移民家庭社会工作的背景,概述了我们在概念上理解这项工作的挑战和差距。然后,本文介绍了一个移民家庭工作的概念模型,该模型借鉴了社会工作和相关职业的文献,并以社会工作价值观和伦理为依据。发现当前针对移民儿童的社会工作实践被批评为防御性、程序性和缺乏连贯的概念基础,尤其是对于那些不受公共资金(NRPF)规则约束的人。这一社会工作实践领域将受益于以人权方法为基础、注重早期行动的循证实践模式。根据其他社会工作和社会护理环境中现有的良好做法,概述了八项原则,作为移民家庭社会工作新实践模式的基础。独创性/价值NRPF规则是移民规则中的一项条款,禁止受移民控制的人在英国申请大多数社会保障福利。近年来,人们对NRPF规则及其对儿童的负面影响的研究越来越感兴趣。然而,目前还没有针对患有NRPF的儿童和家庭的社会工作实践的评估模型。
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Changes in the YLS/CMI risk inventory scores as predictors of MST behavioral treatment goals YLS/CMI风险清单得分的变化作为MST行为治疗目标的预测因素
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-19 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-05-2022-0016
S. Hukkelberg, Terje Ogden, K. Taraldsen
PurposeThis study aims to investigate outcomes of multisystemic therapy (MST) using the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) – part I.Design/methodology/approachThis study, using a pre-post design, included a sample of 2,123 Norwegian youths (mean age = 14.7, SD = 1.34). The MST team supervisors assessed the YLS/CMI risk factors in addition to five behavioral treatment goals (Lives at home, Attends school/work, No violence/threats, Law-abiding and Drug-free) before and after treatment. In addition, data included responses from parent interviews six months post treatment.FindingsSignificant correlations were found between the total and dynamic YLS/CMI change scores and the additive index of behavioral treatment goals. In addition, the YLS/CMI change scores predicted the five treatment goals at the termination of treatment and at six-month follow-up.Research limitations/implicationsThe results indicate that the YLS/CMI is a valuable assessment tool for predicting the achievement of MST behavioral goals in adolescents with serious problem behavior.Practical implicationsThis study provides an evaluation of the YLS/CMI in a Norwegian context and adds support for continued use of the YLS/CMI in MST.Originality/valueThis paper provides new insights about the YLS/CMI inventory as a tool for examining treatment change in MST. Results show that the YLS/CMI captures relevant risk factors in the youths’ environment.
目的本研究旨在使用青年服务水平/病例管理量表(YLS/CMI)——第I部分设计/方法/方法来调查多系统治疗(MST)的结果,包括2123名挪威青年(平均年龄14.7,SD=1.34)。MST团队主管在治疗前后评估了YLS/CMI风险因素以及五个行为治疗目标(在家生活、上学/工作、无暴力/威胁、守法和无毒)。此外,数据还包括家长访谈的回复 治疗后数月。发现YLS/CMI总分和动态变化得分与行为治疗目标加性指数之间存在显著相关性。此外,YLS/CMI变化评分预测了治疗结束时和六个月随访时的五个治疗目标。研究局限性/含义。结果表明,YLS/MMI是预测有严重问题行为的青少年MST行为目标实现情况的有价值的评估工具。实际含义本研究在挪威背景下对YLS/CMI进行了评估,并为在MST中继续使用YLS/CRI提供了支持。原始性/价值本文提供了关于YLS/CMI清单作为检查MST治疗变化的工具的新见解。结果表明,YLS/CMI捕捉到了青少年环境中的相关风险因素。
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Participation patterns in elementary school-aged children with autism spectrum disorders and their typically developing peers 小学年龄自闭症谱系障碍儿童及其典型发育中同龄人的参与模式
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-10-2021-0049
Noor T Ismael, K. Almhdawi, Ala'a F Jaber, Saddam F Kanaan, Sana'a Al Shlool
PurposeThis study aims to investigate the differences in participation patterns between children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and children with typical development (TD) in Jordan.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a cross-sectional comparative design and convenient and snowball sampling. The sample consisted of 60 children (30 ASD and 30 TD), mean age (nine years), who completed the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment and the Preferences for Activities of Children (CAPE/PAC) via interview. Analyses consisted of descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney U tests.FindingsChildren with ASD had significantly lower participation Diversity (U = 24.00, p < 0.000) and Intensity (U = 110.00, p < 0.000) than children with TD. In addition, children with ASD had significantly lower participation preference in Physical (U = 145.50, p < 0.000), Self-Improvement (U = 163.50, p < 0.000), Skill-Based (U = 281.00, p = 0.01), Social activities (U = 307.50, p = 0.03) and total PAC scale score (U = 246.50, p = 0.003). However, children with ASD had significantly higher Enjoyment (U = 274, p < 0.000) than children with TD.Originality/valueChildren with ASD have restricted participation patterns due to certain ASD features like extreme sensory processing patterns. However, limited research compared participation patterns between school-aged children with ASD and children with TD. This study concluded that participation patterns in children with ASD are different from children with TD.
目的本研究旨在调查约旦自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童和典型发育(TD)儿童参与模式的差异。设计/方法/方法本研究采用横断面比较设计和方便的滚雪球抽样。样本包括60名平均年龄(9岁)的儿童(30名ASD和30名TD),他们通过访谈完成了儿童参与和享受以及儿童活动偏好评估(CAPE/PAC)。分析包括描述性统计和Mann-Whitney U检验。结果ASD儿童的参与多样性(U=24.00,p<0.000)和强度(U=110.00,p>0.000)显著低于TD儿童。此外,ASD儿童在身体(U=145.50,p<.000)、自我改善(U=163.50,p>.000)和技能基础(U=281.00,p=0.01)方面的参与偏好显著降低,社会活动(U=307.50,p=0.03)和PAC总分(U=246.50,p=0.003)。然而,ASD儿童的快乐度(U=274,p<0.000)明显高于TD儿童。原始性/价值观ASD儿童由于某些ASD特征,如极端感觉处理模式,参与模式受到限制。然而,有限的研究比较了学龄期ASD儿童和TD儿童的参与模式。该研究得出结论,ASD儿童的参与方式与TD儿童不同。
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Professional identity as a barrier to inter-agency working? A meta-ethnography of research conducted with professionals working in UK children’s services 职业身份是机构间工作的障碍?英国儿童服务专业人员进行的元民族志研究
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-05 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-01-2022-0001
Hannah Richardson
PurposeSerious case reviews remind us that there is much to learn about inter-agency activity. Professional identity is a key phenomenon influencing work behaviour, especially during inter-agency activity. Yet, this link is complex and not well understood within the context of UK children’s services. With an agenda of improving outcomes for children and their families, The purpose of this research paper is to conduct a systematic literature review on this topic to develop a conceptual model aimed at informing how practitioners mobilise their professional identity during inter-agency activity.Design/methodology/approachThis paper used meta-ethnography to synthesise the available research. This method is suitable for researchers who are interested in conceptual or theoretical understandings of a particular phenomenon as opposed to describing individual accounts or experiences.FindingsThe findings support postmodern accounts of identity and show the construct as fluid, contingent and constituted within interaction. Professional identities are mobilised through the sharing of professional knowledge, which is underpinned by the performative nature of language. Mobilisations can lead to both positive and negative consequences, which can act as a barrier to and facilitator of inter-agency activity.Originality/valueInter-agency working is integral to the function of children’s services but remains an undertheorised concept, and this had led to a dearth of guiding theory on inter-agency practice. By drawing on relevant psychological theory, the proposed model provides a unique psycho-social perspective that articulates the important role of identity during inter-agency activity, which would be of interest to professionals working in children’s services.
目的严重的案例审查提醒我们,关于机构间活动还有很多需要学习的地方。职业认同是影响工作行为的一个关键现象,尤其是在机构间活动期间。然而,这种联系很复杂,在英国儿童服务的背景下还没有得到很好的理解。为了改善儿童及其家庭的成果,本研究论文的目的是对这一主题进行系统的文献综述,以开发一个概念模型,旨在告知从业者如何在机构间活动中调动他们的职业身份。设计/方法论/方法本文使用元民族志来综合现有的研究。这种方法适用于对特定现象的概念或理论理解感兴趣的研究人员,而不是描述个人的叙述或经历。这些发现支持了对身份的后现代描述,并显示出这种结构是流动的、偶然的和在相互作用中构成的。专业身份是通过分享专业知识来调动的,这是由语言的表演性所支撑的。动员可能会产生积极和消极的后果,这可能成为机构间活动的障碍和促进者。独创性/价值机构间工作是儿童服务职能的组成部分,但仍然是一个理论不足的概念,这导致缺乏关于机构间实践的指导理论。通过借鉴相关心理学理论,所提出的模型提供了一个独特的心理社会视角,阐明了身份在机构间活动中的重要作用,这将引起儿童服务专业人员的兴趣。
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Barriers experienced with multi-agency responses to county line gangs: a focus group study 多机构应对县线帮派的障碍:一项焦点小组研究
IF 1.2 Q1 Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1108/jcs-03-2022-0012
Aimee Neaverson, Abi Lake
PurposeThis study aims to create a platform for frontline practitioners to share experiences, express opinions and forge new ideas for effective multi-agency work when responding to child exploitation by county line gangs (CLGs).Design/methodology/approachCLGs are grooming children as young as age 7. The need for effective multi-agency responses to grooming by CLGs is a key priority for prevention. Using findings from focus groups held with 13 youth practitioners, school staff and charities, this article highlights the barriers that multi-agency frontline practitioners face when they are tasked with responding to instances of child criminal exploitation by CLGs.FindingsDiscussions within the focus groups indicate there are many common barriers and driving factors with regards to young people being successfully groomed by a CLG. More specifically, findings from this research identified school exclusions and a lack of prosocial sense of belonging to be a driving factor that exacerbated the risk of being successfully groomed by a CLG. Lack of a significant adult relationship was also found to be a barrier to successful multi-agency intervention, which was attributed to the lack of funding and resources required for adequate staffing needed to build meaningful relationships.Originality/valueThis study offered the unique opportunity for practitioners from various different sectors and jurisdictions to share their experiences of not only working with young people involved in CLGs, but also their challenges when using a multi-agency approach. These discussions are particularly important in the case of CLGs due to the cross-jurisdiction nature of the gangs’ activities. This research has identified issues with multi-agency responses to CLGs and offers recommendations for improvement. Identifying and understanding the barriers that practitioners face when responding to CLGs can allow for the development and implementation of various measures, which will aid the safeguarding of vulnerable victims of exploitation by CLGs.
目的本研究旨在为一线从业人员提供一个分享经验、表达意见和形成新思路的平台,以便在应对县级帮派剥削儿童的过程中有效地开展多机构工作。设计/方法/方法clg正在培养小至7岁的孩子。需要多机构对clg的培养作出有效反应,这是预防工作的一个关键优先事项。本文利用与13名青年从业人员、学校工作人员和慈善机构举行的焦点小组的调查结果,强调了多机构一线从业人员在处理clg对儿童的犯罪剥削案件时面临的障碍。焦点小组内的讨论表明,在CLG成功培养年轻人方面,存在许多共同的障碍和驱动因素。更具体地说,这项研究的结果表明,学校排斥和缺乏亲社会归属感是加剧被CLG成功培养风险的驱动因素。缺乏重要的成人关系也被认为是成功的多机构干预的一个障碍,其原因是缺乏建立有意义的关系所需的足够工作人员所需的资金和资源。创意/价值这项研究为来自不同界别和司法管辖区的从业员提供了独特的机会,让他们分享与参与社区服务的年轻人合作的经验,以及他们在采用多机构合作方式时所面临的挑战。这些讨论在clg的情况下尤其重要,因为这些团伙的活动具有跨管辖权的性质。本研究确定了多机构对clg反应的问题,并提出了改进建议。识别和理解从业者在应对clg时面临的障碍,有助于制定和实施各种措施,这将有助于保护受clg剥削的弱势受害者。
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