Increasingly; child welfare authorities have become involved with families where domestic
violence is an issue. This has been the result of improved understanding of the impact of
witnessing domestic violence on children. However, child welfare has been criticized for the
oppressive nature of the interventions with families where domestic violence has occurred.
Critics have argued that an absence of understanding about domestic violence by social workers
in child welfare has resulted in oppressive practice towards women and children. This study
explored the perceptions of social workers in British Columbia's Ministry for Children and
Family Development - South Fraser Region about the barriers to best practice in cases of
domestic violence. An extensive literature review revealed eight barriers to best practice that
contradict current best practice guidelines for cases of domestic violence. The findings of this
study revealed that social workers identified that similar barriers to best practice exist in the
South Fraser Region, thereby confirming the concerns in the literature. The use of factor analysis
revealed that social workers are attempting to work with non-offending parents in amore
supportive manner, but there continue to be systemic problems associated with child welfare
services that impede workers ability to practice in a non-oppressive manner. Recommendations
for improvement of service provision are outlined and discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/15179 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | DeGeer, Ian G. |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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