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CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK
卷 25, 期 2, 页码 248-255出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12680
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child protection; frozen family cultures; interparental conflict; parental resistance; social workers' communication skills
Social workers within child protection services report that families marked by high levels of conflict between separated parents are among the most challenging cases to handle. Few studies however have focussed on how social workers themselves experience and meet with parents involved in hostile martial interactions. This article reports on a qualitative study involving 31 social workers and provides an analysis of their experiences and dilemmas in working with such families. Findings demonstrate that social workers struggle to find ways to help high-conflict families and often find themselves at an impasse. Parents involved in such conflict are highly resistant to change, and social workers struggle to engage with them over concerns about their children. Furthermore, findings suggest that social workers lack organizationally allotted time to assist the parents. I conclude by discussing ways in which emotional support, empowering interventions, and strength-based approaches enable social workers to manage relationships with high-conflict families. More research on this topic is needed to support and promote better practices for social workers to be more effective in assisting high-conflict families.
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