Study title

Tampere Praksis: Child Foster Care and Children's Close Networks 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3203

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3203

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Tampere Praksis Project

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Taskinen, Maiju (University of Tampere)

Abstract

This dataset contains interviews with four Finnish social workers who worked with children taken into custody. The social workers each described 2-3 cases and how they progressed. Nine cases were discussed in total.

Central themes in the interviews included the children's social networks, the custody process, and the social worker's role and decisions in situations where the child's social network needed adjustment. Finally, unless it had already been discussed, the researcher enquired the types of challenges that social workers faced in working with the child's social network and how the network benefited the child's life.

Background information included the interviewee's gender, occupation and date of the interview. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

child neglect; child protection; children in care; domestic violence; families; foster care; foster children; interpersonal relations; social interaction; social work; social workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Datasets of the Tampere Praksis Project

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Tampere Praksis Project

Data Producers

• Tampere Praksis Project

Time Period Covered

2016

Collection Dates

2016-02-04 – 2016-02-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Family

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Social workers in child welfare who have been in charge of placement decisions

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researcher contacted a social welfare office, which agreed to participate in the study, and four participants were chosen for the interviews.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Recording

Research Instrument

Participant tasks

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Four data files in TXT format. The transcribed interviews add up to approximately 66 pages. In addition, HTML files were formed from the data at FSD.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher transcribed the interviews and removed direct and indirect identifiers, such as names of municipalities and identifiers regarding cultural background. Each file includes cases discussed by one social worker.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Tampere Praksis Project: Tampere Praksis: Child Foster Care and Children's Close Networks 2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2017-12-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3203

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Taskinen, Maiju (2016) Lapsen läheissuhteiden säätely sijaishuollossa. Pro gradu -tutkielma, Tampereen yliopisto.

Related Publications

Taskinen, Maiju (2016) Lapsen läheissuhteiden säätely sijaishuollossa. Pro gradu -tutkielma, Tampereen yliopisto.

Simpson, Tiina (2019). "Kerta kaikkiaan niiden suhde on niin välitön nyt". Lasten läheissuhteet ja suhdetyö läheisverkostosijoituksessa sosiaalityöntekijöiden kuvaamina. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta. Sosiaalityön pro gradu-tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201907052472

Mäyrä, Minna (2020). LAPSEN HYVINVOINNIN KEHYKSET LASTENSUOJELUN SIJAISHUOLLOSSA. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiaalityön Pro gradu -tutkielma.

Hohtari, Anni (2020) Biologinen vanhemmuus ja huostaanotto - Vanhempi-lapsi-suhde ja vanhemmuus sosiaalityöntekijöiden kuvaamana. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalityön Pro gradu -tutkielma.

Virtanen, Minna (2020). Vanhemmuuden uudet mahdollisuudet ja haasteet: Sosiaalityöntekijät kuvaamassa biologista vanhemmuutta huostaanotetun lapsen elämässä. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta. Pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202011258202

Penninkangas Emmi(2022): Ekologisen systeemiteorian mukaiset lähestymistavat sijaishuollossa sosiaalityöntekijöiden kuvaamina. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto, Sosiaalityön maisteriohjelma, Pori. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202204273793

Lehtonen, Heini (2022) Vanhemmuuden diskurssit sijaishuollossa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto:Tampere.

Karstu, Anna-Maija (2022). Kaikki sujuu, kun on ohjat käsissä ja palikat kasassa. Lapsen asioista vastaavan sosiaalityöntekijän asiantuntijuus sijaishuollossa. Sosiaalityön pro gradu-tutkielma. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto.

Tihinen, Sanna & Lähderinne, Mira (2022) ' ...Kyllä se raivaamista on ollut, mutta loppu hyvin, kaikki hyvin...'-Tutkimus perheen jälleenyhdistämisestä sosiaalityöntekijän näkökulmasta. Pro gradu-tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja kauppatieteiden tiedekunta, Yhteiskuntatieteiden laitos. Itä-Suomen yliopisto.