Research Summary:
Research in support of completion of MASW. The aim of this research is to identify both challenges and opportunities for sole parent families in getting support put in place for their children with disability. It seeks to identify areas of strength and weakness in the allocation of services for these families.
Use of semi-structured interviews. It is expected the participants will need to spend approximately 90 minutes in completing commitment.
Participation Criteria:
- The criteria for participation are that you are a social worker currently employed in an organisation that is involved directly with, or organising the placement of, support for children with disability under the age of 18.
- It is also required that you have been employed in the same or similar positions for at least two years.
More information:
Hello, I am Barry Crosbie, and I am second year Master of Applied Social Work student at Massey University. I am currently undertaking a research project which is looking at Social Workers’ Perspectives of parents’ ability to access supports for children with disability.
The aims of the project are to:
a) To identify both challenges and opportunities for sole parent families in getting support put in place for their children with disability.
b) To identify areas of strength and weakness in the allocation of services for these families.
By identifying what has and hasn’t worked for families it is hoped that strategies can be identified that will mean that families are able to access needed support more often and in a timelier manner.
If you are a registered social worker has at least 2 years experience in an organisation that is involved with supporting children with disability and their families then I would like to invite you to participate in this research.
The time required to participate in the research will be approximately two hours: 15 minutes on initial contact; one - one and a half hours for the semi-structured interview; and approximately 30 minutes to review the interview transcript.
I will conduct the interview, either face to face (if you live in Hamilton) or by Zoom. Interviews will be digitally recorded. All information you give me, including the consent form and the interview recording and transcript, will be kept in a secure location that is not accessible to anyone other than myself and my supervisor. You will also be able to have a copy of your audio recording and your interview transcript if you wish. All the data for this research report will be shredded or deleted once the report is marked.
You are under no obligation to accept this invitation. If you decide to participate, you have the right to:
- decline to answer any question.
- withdraw from the study before October 2023.
- ask any questions about the research at any time during participation.
- provide information on the understanding that your name will not be used and all identifiable information will be anonymised.
- be given access to a summary of the project findings when it is concluded.
- ask for the recording to be turned off at any time during the interview.
This project has been evaluated by peer review and judged to be low risk. Consequently, it has not been reviewed by one of the University's Human Ethics Committees. The researcher(s) named in this document are responsible for the ethical conduct of this research.
If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research that you want to raise with someone other than the researcher(s), please contact the Research Ethics Office, email humanethics@massey.ac.nz.
This is a supervised piece of research overseen by Dr Nicky Stanley-Clarke who can be contacted at N.Stanley-Clarke@massey.ac.nz
Please contact me if you have any questions about this project or if you would like to participate in the focus group:
Barry Crosbie
11254659@massey.ac.nz
021 024 83115
Thank you for your consideration of my request
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