The Frontline Workers' Perspective on Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare Practice
| dc.contributor.author | Rivet, Michelle K. | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Strega, Susan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-29T22:27:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-08-29T22:27:01Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08-29 | |
| dc.degree.department | School of Social Work | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Social Work M.S.W. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Through my research I explored the frontline worker’s perspective of anti-oppressive child welfare practice (AOP). Five frontline workers from the Children’s Aid Society of Brant, Ontario (Brant CAS) were interviewed to share how they view their practice, and the child welfare system, through an anti-oppressive lens. An Anti-oppressive theory perspective was the framework for my research, using a narrative methodology. It is through the stories of the participants that we learn there is a variance in the understanding and implementation of AOP that is affecting the practice of frontline workers, the families they work with and possibly placing children at further risk. An outcome of this research is to hopefully improve training, allowing the frontline worker to have a better understanding of the philosophy of AOP and how it applies to their practice. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5643 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights.temp | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/ | * |
| dc.subject | child welfare practice | en_US |
| dc.subject | frontline worker | en_US |
| dc.subject | child protection worker | en_US |
| dc.subject | anti-oppressive theory | en_US |
| dc.title | The Frontline Workers' Perspective on Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare Practice | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |