Partnership between child protective services and parent representatives

Abstract

Abstract Examples of parent representation programmes in child welfare have been growing in an effort to promote family engagement, empowerment of child welfare‐involved parents and a family‐centred approach. Although research on overall benefits of the parent representation model is slowly emerging, no knowledge exists on how child welfare agencies adjust to the inclusion of parent representatives. This study examined the perceptions of partnership between child protective services staff and parent representatives by describing the nature of relationships, discussing the challenges in collaborative relationships and identifying strategies promoting collaboration. Implications are drawn concerning the attitudes towards and perceptions of parent representatives in child protective practice as well as supports needed to successfully promote and implement partnerships between parent representatives and child protective services.

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