ABSTRACT

The article examines the nature of consent in the context of Finnish care order decision-making as described by social workers, parents and young people, all personally involved in care order decision-making, albeit in different roles: on the one hand, an authority asking for the view about a child removal, and on the other, a party expressing a view which has huge legal, social and moral implications for their family relations. Based on qualitative data, the analysis examines two criteria for informed consent: adequate information and freedom from undue influence. The findings highlight the messy and blurred nature of consent that is found in other fields of practice as well. There are, however, some distinctive features relevant to consensual services in child welfare which need to be further elaborated. In particular, family relationality shapes the nature of consent through intra-familial power and emotions, differently for parents and children. Critical awareness of the nature of consent is also important for an understanding of service-user participation and self-determination.

摘要

这篇文章研究了社会工作者、父母和年轻人所描述的芬兰护理令决策背景下同意的性质，尽管他们扮演着不同的角色，但他们都亲自参与了护理令决策：一方面，权威要求就遣送儿童发表意见，而另一方则表达对他们的家庭关系具有重大法律、社会和道德影响的观点。基于定性数据，分析检查了知情同意的两个标准：充足的信息和不受不当影响的自由。调查结果突出了在其他实践领域也发现的同意的混乱和模糊的性质。然而，有一些与儿童福利方面的自愿服务相关的显着特征需要进一步阐述。特别是，家庭关系通过家庭内部的权力和情感塑造了同意的性质，对父母和孩子来说是不同的。对同意性质的批判意识对于理解服务用户的参与和自决也很重要。