Exploring how social workers experience and perceive the participation of care experienced children and young people: a qualitative pilot study

Benaton, T, 2023. Exploring how social workers experience and perceive the participation of care experienced children and young people: a qualitative pilot study. Practice. ISSN 0950-3153

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Abstract

The last few decades have seen increased recognition of the importance of involving children and young people in all matters relating to their care experience, yet despite a range of opportunities, this population continues to feel unheard. Social Workers are involved in supporting, promoting, and advising Care Experienced Children and Young People (CECYP) and as such may have experience into why this area remains difficult. This research sought to understand how social workers experience and perceive the participation of CECYP. Qualitative methodology used semi-structured interviews from a sample group of three to gain the experience of the participants. Thematic analysis generated four themes: Social workers’ experience of the voice of CECYP, oversight and impact, creating ways to engage and internal and external dialogue. The value of the study emphasises the experience of the participants in understanding their own perceptions of conflict when hearing and responding to the voice of CECYP, the potential pitfalls, and any changes needed in practice. The findings highlight that while the voice of CECYP is heard, the message itself is difficult to decipher or acted upon, due to the circumstances of CECYP at that moment in time and the constraints imposed on both parties.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Practice
Creators:	Benaton, T.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	8 May 2023
ISSN:	0950-3153
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/09503153.2023.2208788 DOI 1762602 Other
Rights:	©2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	19 May 2023 09:17
Last Modified:	19 May 2023 09:17
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49016

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