Flanagan, Niamh
(2020)
Considering a
participatory approach
to social work – Service
user research.
Qualitative Social Work, 19 (5-6).
pp. 1078-1094.
ISSN 1473-3250
Abstract
Service-user involvement in social work research is much vaunted and considered desirable.
Yet, it is not common. This is despite the fact that research-funding bodies are
increasingly mandating inclusion of service users in the research process. It would seem
timely for the profession to look again at participatory research as an approach to
working collaboratively with service users in the co-production of research. This article
reviews the arguments for service-user collaboration in social work research; it considers
the evolution of service-user engagement and its current status in practice. Building on
the foundations of social work research methodologies, the article considers the practicalities
of participatory research and the potential barriers. The article draws on vignettes
of published participatory research to illustrate this type of research in social work.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
Cite as: Flanagan N. Considering a participatory approach to social work – Service user research. Qualitative Social Work. 2020;19(5-6):1078-1094. doi:10.1177/1473325019894636 |
| Keywords: |
Participatory research; practice research; service users; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Applied Social Studies |
| Item ID: |
13992 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325019894636 |
| Depositing User: |
Niamh Flanagan
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| Date Deposited: |
11 Feb 2021 16:42 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Qualitative Social Work |
| Publisher: |
SAGE Publications |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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