Engaging Families, Building Relationships: Strategies for Working Across Systems from a Social Exchange Perspective
In child welfare, the relationship between worker and client is viewed as the mechanism through which families may be engaged. Certain settings may complicate the development of a helping relationship and require workers to counter these pressures by developing more effective means of engaging famil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indiana University School of Social Work
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Advances in Social Work |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/8766 |
| Summary: | In child welfare, the relationship between worker and client is viewed as the mechanism through which families may be engaged. Certain settings may complicate the development of a helping relationship and require workers to counter these pressures by developing more effective means of engaging families. Utilizing a social exchange framework, this qualitative study was conducted to explore interactions among parents and professionals in dependency court hearings. Findings revealed that a lack of reciprocity hinders the development of collaborative relationships that could support and assist families. Implications for social work practice are examined. |
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| ISSN: | 1527-8565 2331-4125 |