Study title

Social Workers' Experiences of Child Custody Evaluation 2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3332

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3332
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3332

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Huitula, Eeva (University of Jyväskylä. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)

Abstract

This dataset consists of interviews with Finnish social workers concerning child custody evaluations commissioned by district courts in custody dispute situations. Municipalities and joint municipal authorities with over 12,000 inhabitants in North Ostrobothnia were selected for the study. The data contain eight individual interviews.

In the interviews, the social workers discussed contents of their work relating to custody evaluations: e.g. meeting deadlines, who commissioned custody evaluations, how many evaluations were carried out annually in the municipality, how many times they met the children and parents during evaluation, and whether the interviewees considered custody evaluations part of their child protection work. The interviewees also assessed the significance and quality of cooperation with different actors as well as how child custody evaluation work fit in with their other work.

All interviewees work in the North Ostrobothnia region. No other background information is available.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

child custody; child protection; family law; social services; social workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Legislation and legal systems (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Huitula, Eeva (University of Jyväskylä. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)

Collection Dates

2017-05-04 – 2017-06-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, North Ostrobothnia

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Social workers in North Ostrobothnia working on child custody evaluations

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researcher selected eight social workers working on child custody evaluations in municipalities with over 12,000 inhabitants in North Ostrobothnia.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Eight TXT files

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 anonymised the data in terms of information on persons, municipalities and district courts. During archiving, some further identifiers were removed concerning municipalities. Anonymisations done at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

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

Huitula, Eeva (University of Jyväskylä): Social Workers' Experiences of Child Custody Evaluation 2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2019-07-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3332

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 Publications

Eeva Huitula (2018) Sosiaalityöntekijöiden näkemyksiä olosuhdeselvitysten tekemisestä. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, sosiaalityö. Jyväskylän yliopisto.