TY - JOUR
T1 - Recognising common developments and trends across Western child welfare systems
T2 - A comparison of Italy, Norway and Slovenia
AU - Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas
AU - Parton, Nigel
AU - Heggem Kojan, Bente
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Based on observational data, individual interviews (N = 22) and focus groups (N = 8) with practitioners in Italy, Norway and Slovenia, this study applies a grounded theory approach in exploring frontline practitioners’ experiences of supporting families involved with child welfare services. It was anticipated that there would be significant differences between the countries regarding practitioners’ understandings of families’ needs and problems, and approaches to help. However, the analysis showed considerable transnational similarities. This study, therefore, offers a new perspective to the welfare regime literature in suggesting that there are important similarities to be recognised across child welfare typologies.
AB - Based on observational data, individual interviews (N = 22) and focus groups (N = 8) with practitioners in Italy, Norway and Slovenia, this study applies a grounded theory approach in exploring frontline practitioners’ experiences of supporting families involved with child welfare services. It was anticipated that there would be significant differences between the countries regarding practitioners’ understandings of families’ needs and problems, and approaches to help. However, the analysis showed considerable transnational similarities. This study, therefore, offers a new perspective to the welfare regime literature in suggesting that there are important similarities to be recognised across child welfare typologies.
KW - Bureaucratisation
KW - child welfare systems
KW - comparative analysis
KW - grounded theory
KW - individualisation
KW - welfare regime
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140737715&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00208728221126793
DO - 10.1177/00208728221126793
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85140737715
VL - 67
SP - 38
EP - 51
JO - International Social Work
JF - International Social Work
SN - 0020-8728
IS - 1
ER -