QSW article 2: ‘Assessing deaf parents in safeguarding and child protection processes: Deaf experts’ experience of routine social work practice’

In relation to Rosemary Oram’s PhD, a publication recently published is now available in the Qualitative Social Work (QSW) journal

Following on from Rosemary’s earlier QSW paper drawing on findings from her PhD, this peer-reviewed free-access online article shares further experiences and perspectives from seven Deaf-specialist professionals working in safeguarding/child protection with Deaf BSL parents living in England. Following the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach, she has conducted semi-structured interviews with these participants in BSL and now reports data focussing on the ‘Parenting Assessment Process’, examining linguistic-cultural aspects of practice between parents, social workers and other professionals.

Oram, R, Cartney, P & Young, A 2024, ‘Assessing deaf parents in safeguarding and child protection processes: Deaf experts’ experience of routine social work practice’, Qualitative Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250241307263

Update: 

Coming to the end of this PhD, Rosie completed the data analysis of the interviews conducted with the two distinct groups of professionals, and the key findings from these studies have been shared through publication as part of the PhD. 

To date, further three academic articles which are available through open access (see below). The latter article with Social Work History Network covers the modern history of social work with Deaf people.

Oram, R., Cartney, P. and Young, A. (2024) ‘Assessing deaf parents in safeguarding and child protection processes: Deaf experts’ experience of routine social work practice’, Qualitative Social Work, 0(0). doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250241307263

Oram, R., Young, A. and Cartney, P. (2024) ‘Standing at the crossroads: Child safeguarding and Deaf BSL parents (in England) – Issues and challenges in social work’, The British Journal of Social Work, 0(0). doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae202

Oram, R. and Young, A. (2025) ‘The modern history of social work with Deaf people’, Social Work History Network eds. (2025). Bulletin of the Social Work History Network, 10(1), pp. 29-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00102224

There will be another update in due course once the PhD is completed and what the next steps will be.

For more information or any questions about the research, Rosemary can be contacted at rosemary.oram@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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