Stories from Edzell Lodge children’s home in the 1940s and 1950s: lessons for practice and research

Cree, V. E., MacKenzie, B., Edgar, D. and Foy, R. (2024) Stories from Edzell Lodge children’s home in the 1940s and 1950s: lessons for practice and research. European Social Work Research, 2 (2). pp. 136-149. ISSN 2755-1768

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Abstract

‘Gnatola ma no kpon sia, eyenabe adelan to kpo mi sena’ (‘Until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story’) (Ghanian proverb, available at: http://thelionandthehunter.org/). Historically, both the discipline and profession of social work have been imagined and constructed by those who oversee social work services – ‘the hunters’, according to the aforementioned Ghanaian proverb. Thus, it has been predominantly white, middle-class, non-disabled, mainly female, Global North voices that have determined what social work looks like and how it is carried out across the world. However, this is changing. Today, many more ‘lions’ are telling their stories, as this article demonstrates. Through the curated narratives of Bob, Doug and Rose, as well as that of their storyteller/collaborator, Viv, we learn that growing up in care in Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s was ‘confused and confusing’ for the children at the heart of it. Contradictory discourses competed for dominance, and the children experienced unintended consequences from the ‘care’ they received. While not attempting to universalise on the basis of three people’s stories, we believe that they have much to teach social work.

Publication Type: Articles
Additional Information: ** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router ** History: ppub 29-01-2024; issued 29-01-2024.
Uncontrolled Keywords: residential childcare, 1940s and 1950s, Scotland, experts by experience, unmarried mothers
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV40 Social service. Social work. Charilty organisation and pracitce
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV40 Social service. Social work. Charilty organisation and pracitce > HV697 Protection, assistance and relief
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV40 Social service. Social work. Charilty organisation and pracitce > HV697 Protection, assistance and relief > HV701 Children
Divisions: Academic Areas > Business School
Research Entities > Centre for Sustainable Business
SWORD Depositor: Publications Router Jisc
Depositing User: Publications Router Jisc
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2024 14:02
Last Modified: 16 Jul 2024 12:12
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/7350

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