Mothers' and social workers' perspectives on social work interventions in domestic abuse cases

母亲和社会工作者对家庭暴力案件中社会工作干预的看法

• 批准号: 2447877
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of East Anglia
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2447877
• 关键词: Mothers; social; workers; perspectives; work

This research will examine the nature of social work involvement with families in casesinvolving domestic abuse by looking at mothers' experiences and social workers'perspectives. Statutory children's services frequently focus primarily on the mother,including in domestic abuse cases where the mother has experienced the abuse. Thenegative consequences, particularly for the women, are well known from research. However,a more nuanced approach is needed to take into account the complexities of social workpractice in such cases; the wider context of austerity; and newer understandings linkingdomestic violence with aspects of a person's context and experiences (including poverty andethnicity). An intersectional feminist approach will be used to enable all these issues to befully explored.Intersectionality is a way of understanding the interconnectedness of multiple oppressionsand identities. Gender, heritage, sexuality, income and all other aspects of people's socialcontext and identity intersect to shape their experiences and therefore their needs. Theseexperiences need to be understood within a broader analysis of systems of power anddomination.The research will focus on two questions: How do we understand the differences in mothers'experiences of children's services in cases involving domestic abuse? What are the socialworkers' perspectives on their work with families where there is domestic abuse?Qualitative interviews with mothers and social workers will be carried out using a narrativeapproach. Semi-structured interviews will be used with social workers to facilitate thefocusing on certain topics. The approach will allow the voices and experiences of participantsto be heard. Constructivist grounded theory will be used to analyse the data and reallyunderstand the realities of all participants within wider social structures.The study will be carried out in two locations: an inner city local authority and an area withrural poverty, providing a broad range of participants. A scoping study will be carried out in theMRes year, and the main study will be carried out over the three year PhD period.The aim of this research is to develop a better informed theoretical understanding of women's experiences and perceptions of social work intervention. A further aim is to improve social work practice with mothers, children and families, and contribute to the development of more sensitive policy and theoretical frameworks for working with families. Understanding and addressing the needs of families requires social workers to understand the experiences and contexts of the families they are working with. This then also needs to feed into social work policy as the policy framework social workers operate within can limit, or enable, work carried out with families. The importance of using an intersectional lens is demonstrated by growing evidence linking socioeconomic factors and domestic abuse, child abuse and neglect.

本研究将通过观察母亲的经历和社会工作者的观点，探讨社会工作在涉及家庭虐待的案件中参与家庭的性质。法定儿童服务通常主要关注母亲，包括在母亲遭受虐待的家庭虐待案件中。研究中众所周知，其负面后果，特别是对女性而言。然而，在这种情况下，需要采取更细致的方法来考虑社会工作实践的复杂性；更广泛的紧缩背景；以及将家庭暴力与个人的背景和经历（包括贫困和种族）联系起来的新理解。将采用交叉女权主义方法来充分探讨所有这些问题。交叉性是理解多重压迫和身份之间相互联系的一种方式。性别、传统、性取向、收入以及人们社会背景和身份的所有其他方面相互交叉，塑造了他们的经历，从而塑造了他们的需求。这些经历需要在对权力和统治体系进行更广泛的分析的范围内来理解。这项研究将集中于两个问题：我们如何理解在涉及家庭虐待的案件中母亲在儿童服务经历上的差异？社会工作者对他们在存在家庭暴力的家庭中的工作有何看法？将使用叙述方法对母亲和社会工作者进行定性访谈。社会工作者将采用半结构化访谈，以促进对某些主题的关注。该方法将使参与者的声音和经历得到倾听。将利用建构主义扎根理论来分析数据，真正了解更广泛的社会结构中所有参与者的现实。该研究将在两个地点进行：内城区地方政府和农村贫困地区，提供广泛的参与者。范围研究将在研究硕士一年内进行，主要研究将在三年的博士期间进行。这项研究的目的是对妇女的经历和社会工作干预的看法有更深入的理论理解。进一步的目标是改善母亲、儿童和家庭的社会工作实践，并有助于制定更敏感的家庭工作政策和理论框架。了解和解决家庭的需求需要社会工作者了解他们所服务的家庭的经历和背景。这也需要纳入社会工作政策，因为社会工作者运作的政策框架可能会限制或允许与家庭一起开展的工作。越来越多的证据将社会经济因素与家庭虐待、虐待和忽视儿童联系起来，证明了使用交叉视角的重要性。