dc.contributor.author | Bell, Sheri Denise | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-12T17:56:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-12T17:56:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-08-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35293 | |
dc.description.abstract | In Manitoba, as elsewhere, there is a growing trend towards the use of pharmaceuticals and medical technology (pharmaceuticalization) on children and youth in care (C/YIC). As legally mandated guardians and trained experts on children and youth, social workers in Manitoba may play pivotal roles in the decision to medicate C/YIC with psychotropics. Yet there are no studies on Manitoba social workers’ experiences with medicated children/youth or on their perceptions and attitudes towards medicating C/YIC with psychotropics. Using a multilevel Social Structure and Personality analytic, I explored what Manitoba social workers from various fields of practice have to say about this trend. Data consisted of five in-depth interviews and 29 self-completed questionnaires. Findings highlighted that social workers in Manitoba are dealing with increasingly complex cases within a system of residual social welfare. Funding and resource constraints, lack of skilled medical professionals and educators quick to refer all contribute towards medicating C/YIC. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Social Workers, Pharmaceuticalization, Psychotropic Medications, Children and youth in care | en_US |
dc.title | Manitoba Social Workers and the Pharmaceuticalization of Children and Youth in Care | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2013-08-01 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Chris Murphy | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Elizabeth Fitting | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Merlinda Weinberg, Yoko Yoshida | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Emma Whelan | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |