Evaluating Child-Custody Recommendations of Israeli Arab Social Workers: Between Traditionalism and Professional Decision-Making

Autor/inn/en	Enosh, Guy; Nouman, Hani; Anabtawi, Rafah
Titel	Evaluating Child-Custody Recommendations of Israeli Arab Social Workers: Between Traditionalism and Professional Decision-Making
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 28 (2018) 8, S.964-972 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731516666382
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Work; Caseworkers; Arabs; Child Custody; Decision Making; Traditionalism; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Gender Differences; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziale Arbeit; Arab; Araber; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Traditionalismus; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Objectives: To evaluate Israeli Arab social workers' custody recommendations, given the unique cultural context in which they operate. Methods: The current study used an experimental-design embedded within a survey. Data regarding custody recommendations were collected from 137 Israeli Arab social workers. Results: Israeli Arab social workers tend to adhere to traditional norms and prefer mother's custody (odds ratio [OR] = 3.74; effect size [ES] = 0.73) over father's (OR = 0.05; ES = -1.65) and joint custody (OR = 0.19; ES = -0.91). Contrary to the hypothesis, males were not associated with father's custody, but female gender increased the chances for mother's custody (OR = 1.27; ES = 0.13). Parents' education level increased the chances for joint-custody recommendation (OR = 1.69; ES = 0.29). Conclusion: Traditional social norms have an impact on the social worker's decision. The relationships between social workers' decision-making processes and their perception societal expectations and norms can be viewed from the perspectives of tacit knowledge, worker's reflexivity, and evidence-based practice. We emphasize the importance of developing and assimilating relevant organizational mechanisms, supervision, and teaching curricula. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01