Young care experienced parents' perceptions of child safeguarding
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Young care experienced parents' perceptions and experiences of safeguarding processes.
IRAS ID
296016
Contact name
Ilona Grieve
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Glasgow Caledonian University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
Study Aim:
The aim of the proposed study is to explore the experiences of care experienced young parents’ involvement in safeguarding processes when they become the parent. Care experience is defined as a child having spent a period of time living apart from their biological parent following a decision made by the local authority. This care Can be been provided in different settings, such as, kinship care, residential care, foster care or secure care.
Background:
The transition to parenthood for young care experienced women has been portrayed as a time of risk and opportunity thus requiring consideration to ensure positive experiences are promoted during the transition to motherhood (Combs et al, 2018). Young care experienced parents are disproportionality represented within the child welfare system especially, in relation to safeguarding procedures and the removal of children from their care (Mullins-Geiger & Schelbe, 2014). However, little is known about care experienced parents’ experience of safeguarding processes.
Methodology:
The methodology adopted for the current study is Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). IPA facilitates the collection of in-depth, rich information enabled by the adoption of a qualitative, personal and sensitive research framework (Alase, 2017).Data collection will be One to one in-depth interviews with 10 participants, purposefully selected from the Family Nurse Partnership nurse caseloads within Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GG&C) Health Board. The participants will be interviewed once for between 90-120 minutes. Eligible participants will be:
• Enrolled on the Family Nurse Partnership programme
• Aged between 16 and 22 years old
• Became pregnant with their first child at 19 years or younger
• Have spent a period of time, greater than three months, living within the care of the local authority
• Have been subject to safeguarding procedures for their own child, defined as a period of three months or more of Child Protection registration of unborn baby or child.
• Have an adequate level of spoken English to complete the interview without the use of an interpreter.Impact:
The study results will facilitate consideration of the way young care leaving parents are represented and treated within the safeguarding process and provide a foundation from which to build person centred effective interventions. Using the study results to promote parental inclusion and commitment to safeguarding procedures can improve the health and well-being outcomes for vulnerable children and families.REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
21/WS/0083
Date of REC Opinion
12 Oct 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion