Doing Real-Life Change in Children's Social Care

Embedded Research in Practice
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-4473-7238-7
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

All too often, human systems are criticised for failing those they are meant to serve. One example is the growing awareness of the overlooked needs of adolescents facing harm in their communities. This has highlighted a need for new systems that enable practice that is ethical, effective and grounded in supportive relationships. But how can this be achieved?

Appealing to those interested in Contextual Safeguarding and beyond, this book shares ‘real-life’ lessons from research, covering:

• Practical guidance and tools for changing systems using embedded methods;

• Navigating complex relationships and emotions in organisational change; and

• Using theory and concepts to support change.

The book’s lively and creative style makes it accessible for researchers, students, professionals and anyone committed to system change in children’s social care.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lloyd, Jenny

Owens, Rachael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

Part 1: Methods for understanding and changing children’s social care systems

2. Embedded methods for learning how the system works

3. Methods for actively engaging with the system

4. Developing a plan and making changes

Part 2: Working with relationships, emotion and culture to change children’s social care systems

5. Emotional containment and vulnerability in the change process

6. A relational approach to culture change

7. Giving feedback on ‘bad practice’

Part 3: Theories and learning from doing system change in children’s social care

8. Reasons to be hopeful

9. How theories can help us change systems

10. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Lloyd, Jenny
Jenny Lloyd is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Durham University. She is a Social and Cultural Human Geographer whose work crosscuts issues of child protection, peer-on-peer abuse, applied social research, education, ethnography and children’s rights.

Jenny Lloyd is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham University. Her research focusses on adolescence harm, using embedded methods to improve system responses with practitioners. She spends her time outside of work getting excited about new hobbies and pursuits.

Rachael Owens is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham University. She brings her social work background to Contextual Safeguarding research, where she values relationships as a way to create change. She loves poetry, moving, singing and swimming outdoors, preferably together.