Brief notes on the meanings, roles and positions of the various professional titles that come under the umbrella 'travailleur social/sociale' title in France.
Brief notes on the meanings, roles and positions of the various professional titles that come under the umbrella 'travailleur social/sociale' title in France.
Journal of European Social Policy, 20(5), December 2010, pp.387-398.
Publisher:
Sage
Families and family-related policies have steadily gained public attentions in Western welfare states. This article introduces a journal special issue which aims to take stock of recent developments in the field of family policy. The special issue brings together articles on a range of countries (Denmark, France, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Austria) that map the full
Families and family-related policies have steadily gained public attentions in Western welfare states. This article introduces a journal special issue which aims to take stock of recent developments in the field of family policy. The special issue brings together articles on a range of countries (Denmark, France, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Austria) that map the full spectrum of advanced industrial countries’ family policy dilemmas, responses, and intervening institutional and ideational variables. Its goal is to take a first step towards explaining the varied degrees and forms of family policy activism in mature welfare states of Western liberal democracies. This introductory article first sketches the changing nature and social roles of the family, as they evolved along with public law and welfare policies. It then presents family policy regimes which allow for a systematic account of possible intervening factors in the formulation of country-specific responses. It moves on to provide a brief outline of plausible causal approaches to the question of family policy change and comments on their strengths and the potential hazards. It also describes how the papers presented in this special issue may collectively contribute to a better understanding of what drives and shapes family policy development and how these potential causes are interrelated.
Subject terms:
policy, welfare state, families;
Location(s):
Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Health Visitor, 68(9), September 1995, pp.358-361.
Publisher:
Health Visitors' Association
France and Britain have very different policies on family welfare - specifically on the need for state provision for childcare services. Argues that this reflects differences in each country's prevailing political ideology regarding parents' ability to bring up 'good citizens'. Draws on interviews with a range of French childcare professionals to show how the French political ideology is reflected in attitudes and practice.
France and Britain have very different policies on family welfare - specifically on the need for state provision for childcare services. Argues that this reflects differences in each country's prevailing political ideology regarding parents' ability to bring up 'good citizens'. Draws on interviews with a range of French childcare professionals to show how the French political ideology is reflected in attitudes and practice.
Journal of Social Policy, 23(2), April 1994, pp.135-160.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Place of publication:
Cambridge
Compared with Britain and Germany, the family policy making style in France is more explicit, visible, coherent and legitimate. Its objectives are overtly pro-nationalist and it would seem to have had a stronger direct socio-economic impact.
Compared with Britain and Germany, the family policy making style in France is more explicit, visible, coherent and legitimate. Its objectives are overtly pro-nationalist and it would seem to have had a stronger direct socio-economic impact.
The author uses family centres as a case study in policy making and implementation and argues that pressure from voluntary organisations, the social work profession and political parties has produced policy with contradictory strands. Goes on to suggest how effective, clear and user centred social practice can be promoted. Compares different models of parental involvement in family centres and discusses the implications for women. Also compares family and child care policies with other countries, including France, and in the European Community as a whole.
The author uses family centres as a case study in policy making and implementation and argues that pressure from voluntary organisations, the social work profession and political parties has produced policy with contradictory strands. Goes on to suggest how effective, clear and user centred social practice can be promoted. Compares different models of parental involvement in family centres and discusses the implications for women. Also compares family and child care policies with other countries, including France, and in the European Community as a whole.
European Journal of Social Work, 23(3), 2020, pp.461-474.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
In addition to existing institutional barriers in European societies, refugee settlement and integration also faces numerous social challenges, such as discrimination and stigmatisation towards refugee groups. Family hosting is a bold refugee accommodation solution promoted by social workers across the European continent, which draws attention to the complexities of refugee support. This study examines family hosting in France to assess its influences on refugee integration in the host society. Through in-depth interviews with 34 multi-stakeholders (20 refugees, 10 hosting family members and 4 social workers) from different family hosting projects, family hosting has been proven to bring comprehensive influences to refugee integration, such as accumulation of social connection and cultivation of the sense of belonging. Nonetheless, it has also revealed potential limitations alongside the cohabitation process, for instance, the risk of negatively impacting refugees’ privacy and experience of independence. In terms of the implication for future social work practice, the evidence showed that family hosting is not a once-and-for-all solution; it depends on the refugee’s situation and requirements. In addition, for those refugees who are ready to be hosted, the research shows that different hosting schedules, either long-term or short-term, impact on how each case functions, with pros and cons.
(Edited publisher abstract)
In addition to existing institutional barriers in European societies, refugee settlement and integration also faces numerous social challenges, such as discrimination and stigmatisation towards refugee groups. Family hosting is a bold refugee accommodation solution promoted by social workers across the European continent, which draws attention to the complexities of refugee support. This study examines family hosting in France to assess its influences on refugee integration in the host society. Through in-depth interviews with 34 multi-stakeholders (20 refugees, 10 hosting family members and 4 social workers) from different family hosting projects, family hosting has been proven to bring comprehensive influences to refugee integration, such as accumulation of social connection and cultivation of the sense of belonging. Nonetheless, it has also revealed potential limitations alongside the cohabitation process, for instance, the risk of negatively impacting refugees’ privacy and experience of independence. In terms of the implication for future social work practice, the evidence showed that family hosting is not a once-and-for-all solution; it depends on the refugee’s situation and requirements. In addition, for those refugees who are ready to be hosted, the research shows that different hosting schedules, either long-term or short-term, impact on how each case functions, with pros and cons.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
families, refugees, housing, case studies, social work;
Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 2017, pp.145-148.
Publisher:
Elsevier
... vision of the child, and the evolving, dynamic nature of a child's development and history tends to disappear in a framework that relies heavily on ascertained, stable situations. Practitioners have started to develop tools to work with the children and families over time and in a more holistic manner, but these developments need to be mainstreamed and to be mirrored in administrative practices
(Publisher abstract)
In France, the child protection system – as well as family-related policies in general – links specific interventions and schemes to the recognition of a particular situation: this is usually called the status-based approach. But in child protection, the status-based approach has severe limitations that may affect the quality of care. Piling up a number of statuses does not promote an overall vision of the child, and the evolving, dynamic nature of a child's development and history tends to disappear in a framework that relies heavily on ascertained, stable situations. Practitioners have started to develop tools to work with the children and families over time and in a more holistic manner, but these developments need to be mainstreamed and to be mirrored in administrative practices and at policy level to really take into account life trajectories.
(Publisher abstract)
Children and Youth Services Review, 34(3), March 2012, pp.509-516.
Publisher:
Elsevier
German family policy has seen many changes in recent years, with legislators increasingly distancing themselves between from the traditional male-breadwinner model through the introduction of new laws in the domain of parental leave and child care provision. On the other hand, France has continued to consolidate and enhance its promotion of policies to support the work and family life balance along with steady increases in spending related to childcare provision. Despite a rise in its overall supply of formal childcare Germany, however, still lags far behind France in this domain. This article considers why the German and the French governments introduced reforms in family and childcare policy, what the rationales underpinning these reforms were, and what the key drivers of change were. It also highlights a number of recurrent issues that help explain the differences that persist between France and Germany in spite of recent reform efforts.
German family policy has seen many changes in recent years, with legislators increasingly distancing themselves between from the traditional male-breadwinner model through the introduction of new laws in the domain of parental leave and child care provision. On the other hand, France has continued to consolidate and enhance its promotion of policies to support the work and family life balance along with steady increases in spending related to childcare provision. Despite a rise in its overall supply of formal childcare Germany, however, still lags far behind France in this domain. This article considers why the German and the French governments introduced reforms in family and childcare policy, what the rationales underpinning these reforms were, and what the key drivers of change were. It also highlights a number of recurrent issues that help explain the differences that persist between France and Germany in spite of recent reform efforts.
Subject terms:
mothers, social policy, child care, families, employment;
Children and Society, 26(1), January 2012, pp.51-62.
Publisher:
Wiley
... with both biological parents reported higher levels of life satisfaction than children living with a single parent or parent–step-parent. Children in joint physical custody reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction than their counterparts in other types of non-intact families. Difficulties in communicating with parents were strongly associated with less life satisfaction but did
Children living in less fortunate economic circumstances can be expected to be less satisfied with life and the association between single parenthood and reduced life satisfaction may be partly due to economic hardship. This paper examines differences in life satisfaction among 184,496 children in different family structures in 36 western countries. Findings revealed that children living with both biological parents reported higher levels of life satisfaction than children living with a single parent or parent–step-parent. Children in joint physical custody reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction than their counterparts in other types of non-intact families. Difficulties in communicating with parents were strongly associated with less life satisfaction but did not mediate the relation between family structure and life satisfaction. Children in the Nordic countries characterised by strong welfare systems reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction in all living arrangements except in single father households. While such life events as divorce or single motherhood may be heavily stigmatised in some countries and certain segments within countries, they may well be relatively meaningless in other social contexts. This may be a major source of the considerable variation in life satisfaction among children in living with single mothers or step-parents in different countries.
Subject terms:
mental health, poverty, quality of life, children, families;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
Bulgaria, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Turkey, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States