TY - JOUR
T1 - 'I'm just a mother. I'm nothing special, they're all professionals'
T2 - Parental advocacy as an aid to parental engagement
AU - Featherstone, Brid
AU - Fraser, Claire
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - This paper discusses findings from an evaluation of an advocacy scheme for parents whose children were subject to child protection proceedings including a pilot project where co-operation between parents and professionals was an issue. Encouraging findings of parents' experiences of being heard, being able to listen, and, in some cases, to act on concerns about their children's welfare are outlined. Three case studies offer accounts of practices that are gendered and occur against a backdrop of ethnic disadvantage. The paper suggests that current debates about reform need to recognize the need to support parents to manage intimidating systems.
AB - This paper discusses findings from an evaluation of an advocacy scheme for parents whose children were subject to child protection proceedings including a pilot project where co-operation between parents and professionals was an issue. Encouraging findings of parents' experiences of being heard, being able to listen, and, in some cases, to act on concerns about their children's welfare are outlined. Three case studies offer accounts of practices that are gendered and occur against a backdrop of ethnic disadvantage. The paper suggests that current debates about reform need to recognize the need to support parents to manage intimidating systems.
KW - Child protection
KW - Evaluation studies
KW - Parenting/parenthood
KW - Partnership/empowerment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84859513634&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00839.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00839.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859513634
VL - 17
SP - 244
EP - 253
JO - Child and Family Social Work
JF - Child and Family Social Work
SN - 1356-7500
IS - 2
ER -