Gendered Practices in Child Protection: Shifting Mother Accountability and Father Invisibility in Situations of Domestic Violence

Archer-Kuhn, Beth; de Villiers, Stefan

Gendered Practices in Child Protection: Shifting Mother Accountability and Father Invisibility in Situations of Domestic Violence

dc.contributor.author	Archer-Kuhn, Beth
dc.contributor.author	de Villiers, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-04T19:37:35Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-04T19:37:35Z
dc.date.issued	2018-10-04
dc.description.abstract	This article reports on an exploratory, qualitative, multiple-methods study that included individual interviews and a focus group with child protection services (CPS) workers in a large city in Alberta, Canada. The findings illuminate current CPS worker practices in situations of domestic violence where inclusion and exclusion decisions are made for service provision, and the ways in which documents reflect these day-to-day practices; how service user descriptions are constructed and reconstructed, the social problem of domestic violence conceptualized, and the ways in which professional development training encourages critical thinking about existing practices to create new solutions for families experiencing domestic violence. Thematic analysis reveals three themes about CPS workers’ experience: 1) current practices reflect invisibility of men and accountability of women; 2) personal and professional shift in perspectives on who to work with, gender expectations, and how CPS are delivered; and 3) reflexive practice into potential intervention strategies and professional development training. The findings suggest specific recommendations for practice including the need to engage men in child welfare practice, shift perspective about service delivery with families experiencing domestic violence, and account for gender norms and practices in service delivery.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Archer-Kuhn, B., & de Villiers, S. (2019). Gendered Practices in Child Protection: Shifting Mother Accountability and Father Invisibility in Situations of Domestic Violence. "Social Inclusion", 7(1), 228-237. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v7i1.1768	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v7i1.1768	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/109931
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Cogitatio Press	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Social Work	en_US
dc.publisher.hasversion	Publisher's version	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.publisher.policy	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/about/editorialPolicies#openAccessPolicy	en_US
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0	en_US
dc.subject	child protection	en_US
dc.subject	father invisibility	en_US
dc.subject	gender norms	en_US
dc.subject	masculinity	en_US
dc.subject	mother accountability	en_US
dc.subject	parental inclusion	en_US
dc.subject	professional development	en_US
dc.title	Gendered Practices in Child Protection: Shifting Mother Accountability and Father Invisibility in Situations of Domestic Violence	en_US
dc.type	journal article	en_US