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- Title
KUULEMISTILAISUUS INSTITUTIONAALISENA VUOROVAIKUTUKSENA LAPSEN HUOSTAANOTON VALMISTELUPROSESSISSA.
- Authors
Välikoski, Tuula-Riitta; Pösö, Tarja; Huhtanen, Raija
- Abstract
The article examines the administrative hearings organized by social workers as a part of care order preparations in child welfare. The opinions expressed by parents (custodians) and a child (over 12 years) influence the decisionmaking process. Thus, the hearing as an arena for communication is consequential. The institutional theory of organizations and sociocultural view of communication are a theoretical frame of this study. The data consists of transcribed hearings (n=16). The interaction and related relations between social workers and parties are thematically analyzed. The hearing is a formal event with asymmetric communication. Expert documents as non-human agencies expand the formality of the hearing. The institutional communication includes also some features of a warmth and care between the parties and social workers. In communication, the parties are free to express their opinions. There are, however, some problems concerning the timing of the information given, the opinions expressed by the parties and the documentation of their views.
- Publication
Janus, 2020, Vol 28, Issue 4, p323
- ISSN
1235-7812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30668/janus.89056