Lena's case study
Stage One: Formulating my research question
Lena joined the RESPECT project because she wanted time and space to reflect on her current work with families and how she might do it differently. In the first (introductory) workshop, Lena raised four concerns - conflicts - about working with parents. First, some parents’ view of Lena as the expert conflicts with her view of herself. Second, institutional pressure (through the QIAS) to involve parents conflicts with their differing views of their children, their needs and their care. Third, staff expectations that parents will disclose personal information conflicts with some parents’ experiences of being ignored. Fourth, staff expectations that parents will disclose what they really want conflicts with parents’ wish to make life easier for staff by not necessarily saying what they really think. These conflicts led Lena to formulate this research question: