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dc.contributor.authorLätsch, David Cyrill-
dc.contributor.authorTausendfreund, Tim-
dc.contributor.authorBrink, Ida Ofelia-
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T13:26:17Z-
dc.date.available2022-04-28T13:26:17Z-
dc.date.issued2022-04-07-
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/24899-
dc.description.abstractBackground: In the Swiss child protection system, when child well-being is endangered, social workers are often assigned to the family both to assist the family in improving the situation and to monitor the best interests of the child. We examined how caregivers and adolescents perceived these “child guardianships” in terms of participation, fairness, and impact. Methods: A client survey was combined with in-depth case studies. The survey included 213 caregivers (31 % fathers) and 86 adolescents (51 % girls). In the case studies, 19 caregivers and 10 adolescents were interviewed. Findings: A minority of caregivers had strong reservations about the fairness and efficacy of the guardianships. Fathers and German native-speaking caregivers perceived the guardian-ships as significantly less fair than did mothers and non-native speakers, respectively. More than half of adolescents reported they did not fully understand the objectives of the guardianship, and a majority said the support was not generally effective in improving their own situation or their family’s. In the interviews, adolescents often seemed to trust the social worker to be assisting the parent in some way, but they rarely saw the social worker as any help to themselves. Conclusions: The study examines a key challenge to child protection practice: how to directly include children and adolescents in support processes that are occasioned by perceived problems in the parents’ actions towards their children. Our findings reveal that under present circumstances in Switzerland, adolescents often feel detached. We conclude by considering cases that seemed to defy that rule.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.relation.ispartofEnhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work researchde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectGuardianshipde_CH
dc.subjectBest interest of the childde_CH
dc.subjectChild agencyde_CH
dc.subjectChild protection mandatede_CH
dc.subjectChild supportde_CH
dc.subjectChild deputyshipde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362.7: Jugendhilfede_CH
dc.titleWho is being helped? : the challenge of including adolescents in child protectionde_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Sonstigesde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSoziale Arbeitde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Kindheit, Jugend und Familie (IKJF)de_CH
zhaw.conference.details11th European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR): Enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6-8 April 2022de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Abstract)de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawFamiliäre Ressourcen in der Krise?de_CH
zhaw.author.additionalNode_CH
zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
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Lätsch, D. C., Tausendfreund, T., & Brink, I. O. (2022, April 7). Who is being helped? : the challenge of including adolescents in child protection. Enhancing and Sustaining Social Inclusion through Social Work Research.
Lätsch, D.C., Tausendfreund, T. and Brink, I.O. (2022) ‘Who is being helped? : the challenge of including adolescents in child protection’, in Enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research.
D. C. Lätsch, T. Tausendfreund, and I. O. Brink, “Who is being helped? : the challenge of including adolescents in child protection,” in Enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research, Apr. 2022.
LÄTSCH, David Cyrill, Tim TAUSENDFREUND und Ida Ofelia BRINK, 2022. Who is being helped? : the challenge of including adolescents in child protection. In: Enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research. Conference presentation. 7 April 2022
Lätsch, David Cyrill, Tim Tausendfreund, and Ida Ofelia Brink. 2022. “Who Is Being Helped? : The Challenge of Including Adolescents in Child Protection.” Conference presentation. In Enhancing and Sustaining Social Inclusion through Social Work Research.
Lätsch, David Cyrill, et al. “Who Is Being Helped? : The Challenge of Including Adolescents in Child Protection.” Enhancing and Sustaining Social Inclusion through Social Work Research, 2022.


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