View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

How do adults with a learning disability construct their relationships with support workers? A Foucauldian discourse analysis.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: How do adults with a learning disability construct their relationships with support workers? A Foucauldian discourse analysis.
Authors: Peacock‐Brennan, Sinead
Source: Journal of Family Therapy. May2025, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p1-16. 16p.
Subjects: Professionalism, Psychology of physicians, Interviewing, Disability determination, Parenting, Intellectual disabilities, Discourse analysis, Patient-professional relations, Research, Research methodology, Psychology of caregivers, Longevity, Psychology of nurses, Adults
Abstract: The research was conducted as part of a master's degree in systemic psychotherapy. It was informed by my developing systemic practice alongside my work as a clinical psychologist in a community learning disability service. Data was collected from semi‐structured interviews transcribed near verbatim and analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis. The analytic process considered discursive objects, wider discourse, action orientation, subject positions and subjectivity. Five constructions of the support worker relationship are presented, namely, the support worker relationship as professional, equal and shared, a thing that can be bought with money, a family and being watched/protected. These constructions were drawn from discourses regarding professionalism, independence, the law, equality and humanity, industry and economy, parenting and longevity, and impairment. Some constructions matched those in the literature. The list of constructions could be used as a therapeutic tool to consider how constructions might utilise different discourses to enable meanings, practices and positions to be adopted or abandoned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Family Therapy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 185453074
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: How do adults with a learning disability construct their relationships with support workers? A Foucauldian discourse analysis.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Peacock‐Brennan%2C+Sinead%22">Peacock‐Brennan, Sinead</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Family+Therapy%22">Journal of Family Therapy</searchLink>. May2025, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p1-16. 16p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Professionalism%22">Professionalism</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychology+of+physicians%22">Psychology of physicians</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Interviewing%22">Interviewing</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Disability+determination%22">Disability determination</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Parenting%22">Parenting</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Intellectual+disabilities%22">Intellectual disabilities</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Discourse+analysis%22">Discourse analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Patient-professional+relations%22">Patient-professional relations</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Research%22">Research</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Research+methodology%22">Research methodology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychology+of+caregivers%22">Psychology of caregivers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Longevity%22">Longevity</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychology+of+nurses%22">Psychology of nurses</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Adults%22">Adults</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: The research was conducted as part of a master's degree in systemic psychotherapy. It was informed by my developing systemic practice alongside my work as a clinical psychologist in a community learning disability service. Data was collected from semi‐structured interviews transcribed near verbatim and analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis. The analytic process considered discursive objects, wider discourse, action orientation, subject positions and subjectivity. Five constructions of the support worker relationship are presented, namely, the support worker relationship as professional, equal and shared, a thing that can be bought with money, a family and being watched/protected. These constructions were drawn from discourses regarding professionalism, independence, the law, equality and humanity, industry and economy, parenting and longevity, and impairment. Some constructions matched those in the literature. The list of constructions could be used as a therapeutic tool to consider how constructions might utilise different discourses to enable meanings, practices and positions to be adopted or abandoned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Family Therapy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=185453074
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1111/1467-6427.12489
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 16
        StartPage: 1
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Professionalism
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Psychology of physicians
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Interviewing
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Disability determination
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Parenting
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Intellectual disabilities
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Discourse analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Patient-professional relations
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research methodology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Psychology of caregivers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Longevity
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Psychology of nurses
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Adults
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: How do adults with a learning disability construct their relationships with support workers? A Foucauldian discourse analysis.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Peacock‐Brennan, Sinead
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 05
              Text: May2025
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 01634445
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 47
            – Type: issue
              Value: 2
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Family Therapy
              Type: main
ResultId 1