Äitiys, huostaanotto ja voimaantuminen

2015

This study explores mothers’ experiences of their children’s custody. The empirical data consists of twelve interviews with mothers with a child custody experience. Seven interviews were conducted twice, in years 2004 and 2008. The purpose of the dissertation is three-fold: 1) to clarify the construction of motherhood before and after the custody; 2) to define what kind of support the mothers received after the children had been placed outside home; and 3) to identify promotive and hindering factors for the empowerment of these mothers. As for the method, this phenomenological study drew on qualitative content analysis. This dissertation sheds light on the reasons for child custody, as expr…

Äitien voimaantuminen lasten huostaanoton jälkeen

2005