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040			_aAFVC
100			_aMoore, Lucy _97101
245			_aEmpowering and enabling families? : _cLucy Moore _bsocial workers' experiences of the FGC process
246			_aA research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Applied Social Work at Massey University, 2015
260			_aAuckland, New Zealand : _bSchool of Social Work, Massey University, _c2016
300			_aelectronic document (42 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aIn: Academic murals: Social work research exemplars. MASW reports 2015 (pp. 426-468), edited by Blake Gardiner, Shirley Jülich and Kathryn Hay
520			_a"Introduced by statute in 1989, family group conferences (FGCs) revolutionised care and protection proceedings positioning family and whānau as key partners in the decision-making process. Little has been done since this time to evaluate this process and consider the extent to which it fulfils this empowerment potential. This qualitative research project seeks to critically engage with the FGC model from a professional perspective and explores the extent to which it is an empowering process, which enables and supports families to develop their own solutions to child protection concerns. The data was gleaned from semi-structured interviews with four social workers that have experience of FGCs; their responses were then analysed thematically. The findings indicate that FGCs must be resourced adequately and backed up with a greater organisational commitment to social work engagement and negotiation to be a genuinely inclusive and consultative process that is both meaningful for families and capable of safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable children." (Author's abstract). This research report is included in the 2015 MASW research reports monograph. "This monograph has come about due to our reflections that the research undertaken by many of the Master of Applied Social Work (MASW) students is excellent and perhaps of considerable interest to others. Therefore, we decided to collate some of the best research reports from 2015 into a monograph which would enhance accessibility for those interested in the topics and future students seeking inspiration. (From the editors' introduction). Record #5630
610	1		_96967 _aNew Zealand. _bChild, Youth and Family.
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650		5	_aCHILDREN YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1989 _9134
650		5	_aFAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES _9243
650		5	_9562 _aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0	3	_tAcademic murals: Social work research exemplars. MASW research reports 2015 (pp. 426-468), edited by Blake Gardiner, Shirley Jülich and Kathryn Hay
830			_aMASW research reports _97099
856			_uhttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/9832
942			_2lcc _cBRIEFING