In a context of rapidly changing social and economic conditions and increasing practice complexity, critical research perspectives can create in-depth explanatory knowledge for social work practice. Drawing on a broader knowledge base, these approaches provide a comprehensive view of social phenomena and the causes of personal and social harm. They also offer a framework to guide ethical intervention based on principles of collaboration, social justice and social transformation. The aim of this article is to demonstrate how critically oriented research can deliver useful and actionable knowledge directly to the field and promote transformative change. The exemplar presented here is a critical participatory study exploring formal kinship care in Victoria, Australia. The research partnered actively with service users and practitioners, with mixed methods utilised and data analysed for content and themes. Findings revealed dissonant assumptions in relation to roles and responsibilities as an underlying cause of care and practice issues. New understandings and practical solutions for the field were generated by exploring study findings with stakeholders. This application of a critical research approach to the field of formal kinship care establishes that the method can provide a coherent, effective and ethical framework for inquiry.

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创造“深厚的知识”和变革性的变革：研究正式亲属关系的批判性社会工作方法

在迅速变化的社会和经济状况以及日益增加的实践复杂性的背景下，批判性研究视角可以为社会工作实践提供深入的解释性知识。这些方法利用更广泛的知识基础，提供了对社会现象以及人身伤害和社会伤害原因的全面了解。它们还提供了一个基于合作，社会正义和社会变革原则来指导道德干预的框架。本文的目的是证明以批判为导向的研究如何能够直接向该领域提供有用和可操作的知识，并促进变革。此处提供的示例是一项重要的参与性研究，旨在探索澳大利亚维多利亚州的正式亲属关系护理。该研究与服务用户和从业者积极合作，使用混合方法并对内容和主题进行数据分析。调查结果揭示了与角色和责任有关的不合理假设，而角色和责任是护理和实践问题的根本原因。通过与利益相关者探讨研究结果，产生了对该领域的新理解和实用解决方案。在正式的亲属关系护理领域中应用批判性研究方法可以确定，该方法可以为查询提供一个连贯，有效和符合道德的框架。