Through the analytical framework of Foucauldian concepts of power, knowledge and acts of resistance we highlight the complexities of parents’ lives and intersections in their experiences of systemic and social exclusion. In this article we report on parents’ experiences and recommendations for improving family inclusion. We engaged six parents who had experienced removal of children from their care in interviews and focus groups as part of a larger study that examined practitioners’, carers’, lawyers’ and parents’ views on family inclusion in Australia. While parents’ experiences of powerlessness within child protection systems have been well documented, little is known about parents’ perspectives on family inclusion specifically. However, child protection authorities have struggled to prioritize principles of family inclusion within systems that position families as risky.
The inclusion of families throughout the child protection process can improve lifelong outcomes for children who have been removed from their parents’ care.
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