ABSTRACT

This paper explores the application of ethical thinking from the perspective of someone with the dual role of social worker and PhD researcher. The focus of the research was family secrets and their influence upon child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA). The participants were children and their parents, who, at the time of the research, were experiencing family violence and abuse.

This paper was developed from a conversation between Lee-Ann and Louise. Lee-Ann was Louise’s PhD supervisor and was therefore involved in supporting Louise in gaining ethics approval, as well as holding continued reflexive conversations about the ethical questions and dilemmas that arose throughout this study.

This paper has shown the importance of hearing the voices of children within research about CPVA. Children can offer a rich layer of information that is seldom heard. It also shows that there may be a different lens through which ethics can be considered during research, not only the purely objective or academic, but also from a practitioner-researcher in a social care setting position.

摘要

本文从具有社会工作者和博士学位研究者双重角色的人的角度探讨伦理思维的应用。研究的重点是家庭秘密及其对儿童与父母之间暴力和虐待的影响。参加者是儿童及其父母，他们在研究时正遭受家庭暴力和虐待。

本文是根据Lee-Ann和Louise之间的对话而编写的。Lee-Ann是Louise的博士生导师，因此参与支持Louise获得伦理学批准，并就整个研究过程中出现的伦理学问题和困境进行了持续反思。

本文显示了在有关CPVA的研究中听取儿童声音的重要性。儿童可以提供很少听到的丰富信息。它还表明，可能存在不同的视角，在研究过程中不仅可以纯粹从客观或学术角度来考虑伦理学，而且可以从处于社会照料环境中的从业者研究者那里来考虑伦理学。