The mother's voice in inter-professional collaboration in a client support group
Abstract
By analyzing videotaped scenes from a meeting in a client support group, this qualitative study investigates the communication between the mother and the professionals. The conversation taking place is not in a spirit of shared ownership and responsibility; the mother's voice is not heard. The study demonstrates that the professionals act from different perspectives to the parents as a matter of routine, and they call for standard solutions. The findings also demonstrate that it is not enough for the professionals to act in an empathic manner towards the mother, if they cannot bring forward expectations of changes that make real differences in daily life in a more material way. The paradigm of empowerment and partnership demands strong consciousness about professional role and practice.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2010.540825 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 299 - 310
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2010
Accepted on: Sep 8, 2010
Published on: May 4, 2011
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2011 Margunn Rommetveit, published by Stockholm University Press
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