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Clare Tilbury - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The complexity of Child Protection recurrence: The case for a systems approach.
Child abuse & neglect, 2016Co-Authors: Brian Jenkins, Clare Tilbury, Paul Mazerolle, Hennessey Duane HayesAbstract:Abstract Objective Research on Child Protection recurrence has found consistent Child, family, and case characteristics associated with repeated involvement with the Child Protection system. Despite the considerable body of empirical research, knowledge about why recurrence occurs, and what can be done to reduce it, is limited. Method This paper reviews the empirical literature and analyses the approaches of prior recurrence research. Four related conceptual challenges are identified: (1) a tendency to conflate Child Protection recurrence with repeated Child maltreatment; (2) uncertainty about how best to operationalize and measure Child Protection recurrence in research; (3) inconsistency between prevailing explanations for the most frequently observed patterns of recurrence; and (4) difficulty in developing coherent strategies to address Child Protection recurrence based on research. Results Addressing these challenges requires a greater consideration of the effects of decision-making in the Child Protection system on recurrence. This paper proposes a methodology based in systems theory and drawing on existing administrative data to examine the characteristics of the Child Protection system that may also produce recurrence.
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Valuing local knowledge in Child Protection practice
2014Co-Authors: Clare Tilbury, Rosslyn Aitchison, Lesley Irene Chenoweth, Donna Anne Mcauliffe, Jennifer Osmond, Daniela StehlikAbstract:Causes of Child abuse and neglect stem from the interplay of social and individual factors at community, parental and Child levels. Yet as Child Protection practice has become routinized within jurisdictions, there is less attention to social factors, including the local context. We examined Child Protection practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in two rural Australian communities. Based on interviews with 30 government and nongovernment Child Protection workers, the study investigated how practice responded to community needs. We found different types and sources of local knowledge that require building relationships with community members. Local knowledge was used both conceptually and instrumentally to influence practice. We conclude that local knowledge is vital to Child Protection practice in order to legitimise and respect the diverse perspectives of families and communities.
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Performance measurement in Child Protection
Australian Social Work, 2002Co-Authors: Clare TilburyAbstract:The increasing use of performance measurement by government means that Child Protection services are under pressure to demonstrate effectiveness in protecting Children from harm and efficiency in the use of public funds to help Children and families. From a policy perspective, the way performance measurement is conceptualised and implemented can have major consequences for service delivery. This paper examines key issues raised in the literature about performance measurement, the context for its introduction in Child Protection, how the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency are dealt with, how client outcomes are defined, and assumptions about 'good performance'. An overview of performance measurement in Child Protection in Australia is provided. The paper argues that a critical approach to performance measurement in Child Protection can contribute to improved service delivery to clients.
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Performance measurement in Child Protection
Australian Social Work, 2002Co-Authors: Clare TilburyAbstract:The increasing use of performance measurement by government means that Child Protection services are under pressure to demonstrate effectiveness in protecting Children from harm and efficiency in the use of public funds to help Children and families. From a policy perspective, the way performance measurement is conceptualised and implemented can have major consequences for service delivery. This paper examines key issues raised in the literature about performance measurement, the context for its introduction in Child Protection, how the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency are dealt with, how client outcomes are defined, and assumptions about 'good performance'. An overview of performance measurement in Child Protection in Australia is provided. The paper argues that a critical approach to performance measurement in Child Protection can contribute to improved service delivery to clients.No Full Tex
Mandy Duncan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Participation in Child Protection: Theorizing Children’s Perspectives
2018Co-Authors: Mandy DuncanAbstract:There have long been doubts within social work about the viability of reconciling participatory practice with the statutory power that comes hand-in-hand with Child Protection work. This book explores this issue by proposing an original theory of Children’s participation within statutory Child Protection interventions. It prioritises Children’s voices through presentation of a wide collection of Children’s experiences of the Child Protection system including three unique in-depth accounts. Identifying the different ways in which Children engage with professionals in the Child Protection process, Duncan explores why they act in the ways that they do. The book reveals why some Children are sceptical participants or become disaffected with the system whilst others participate more positively within it. Participation in Child Protection will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including social work, sociology, psychology, counselling, law and education, as well as Child Protection professionals such as social workers, Child Protection police officers, health visitors and teachers.
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Children’s Experiences of Statutory Child Protection Interventions
Participation in Child Protection, 2018Co-Authors: Mandy DuncanAbstract:Within this chapter, I discuss Children’s experiences of participation in state Child Protection interventions in the UK from the perspectives of Children. Each individual Child who comes into contact with the Child Protection system is unique in terms of the ways in which their health, development and life outcomes are impacted by their experiences, and each will have a personal narrative, but there are also some distinguishing features of the experience which are familiar to many Children undergoing Child Protection interventions. These features emerged from the findings of a systematic review of literature undertaken in the early stages of the research project and which was conducted primarily to locate and synthesise all known evidence of Children’s experiences of participation in state Child Protection interventions in the UK. The chapter identifies and discusses the five key features which emerged from Children’s accounts and which are important as they reveal some collective understandings of Children’s participation in the Child Protection system as perceived by the Children within it.
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The Structural Conditions of Children’s Participation in the Child Protection System
Participation in Child Protection, 2018Co-Authors: Mandy DuncanAbstract:This chapter identifies and examines the field of power inherent in the Child Protection system which works to constrain and enable Children’s participation in Child Protection interventions. It argues that the key purpose of the Child Protection system is to protect Children from harm and this in itself is an explanation for why Protection is consistently prioritised over participation as this is what professionals are accountable for. It explains how Child Protection professionals become enculturated into professional systems of thought and employ the discourses and conceptual tools that are available to them. Children do not have full command of these discourses; thus, adults are privileged and Children subordinated within the system. The chapter reveals the mechanisms which are employed both consciously and subconsciously by professionals to control Children within the Child Protection system.
Pam Green Lister - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Disabled Children and Child Protection
2009Co-Authors: Kirsten Stalker, Jennifer Lerpiniere, Katherine Mcarthur, Pam Green ListerAbstract:This paper will present emerging findings from a study, funded by the Sir Halley Stewart Trust, which aims to scope current knowledge about Child Protection and disabled Children, review social policy and practice in the field and pilot ways of seeking disabled Children'sviews about Child Protection services. The research is due to complete in May 2009. The paper willfocus on 'headline' findings from the literature review and interviews with 'key informants.'Method: The literature review is being guided by a five-part framework for scoping studies(Arksey and O'Malley 2005). This involves developing the research questions, identifying relevantstudies, study selection, charting the data and lastly, collating, summarising and reporting theresults. The interviews with key informants will explore how effectively Child Protection policiesaround the UK are addressing the needs of disabled Children. The interviews will be conducted faceto face, using a semi-structured interview schedule, with representatives from government, socialwork, police, health, education and disability and Children's organisations.Emerging results: The largest study conducted about disabled Children and Child Protection to datefound that disabled Children are 3.4 times more likely to be abused than their non-disabled peers(Sullivan and Knutson 2000) but this maltreatment is typically under-reported (Morris 1999, Kvam2000, Lightfoot and LaLiberte, 2006). Although more vulnerable to abuse than non-disabledChildren, there is evidence that young disabled people are less well protected. A good deal is knownabout the characteristics and vulnerabilities of abused disabled Children in terms of age, gender andtype of impairment. Much less information is available about how they fare within the ChildProtection system, although one British study (Cooke and Standen 2002) found that cases involvingdisabled Children were less likely than others to be placed on the Child Protection register or receiveProtection plans. Very few studies have asked disabled Children about their experiences of abuse ortheir views about the Child Protection system.
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Clinical supervision in Child Protection for community nurses
Child Abuse Review, 2005Co-Authors: Pam Green Lister, Beth R. CrispAbstract:Community nurses have been recognized as having a key role in the Protection and care of Children, particularly in relation to the identification and detection of Child abuse. In order to fulfill this role in a competent manner, they need to have access to appropriate supervision. The aim of this paper is to explore community nurses\u27 and health care managers\u27 understanding and experience of clinical supervision in Child Protection. The findings presented here were collected as part of a larger study commissioned by the Greater Glasgow Primary Health Care National Health Service (NHS) Trust. Ninety-nine nurses and nursing managers were interviewed, either individually or in groups, about their professional involvement in Child Protection issues and support for their involvement in Child Protection work, as well as their current knowledge and perceived training needs. The interview data was subjected to a thematic analysis. A lack of consensus was found among nurses and managers in Glasgow as to what constitutes clinical supervision and a good deal of variation in nurses\u27 experiences of clinical supervision in the field of Child Protection. The historical difficulties with regard to supervision were attributed to several aspects of nursing culture. However, both nurses and managers emphasized the need for formal, regular, systematic supervision for all nurses regardless of their specific role with regard to Child Protection.
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Child Protection and public health: nurses' responsibilities.
Journal of advanced nursing, 2004Co-Authors: Beth R. Crisp, Pam Green ListerAbstract:Background. Health care workers have been recognized as having a key role in the Protection and care of Scotland's Children, particularly in respect of identification and detection of Child abuse. Nurses, especially health visitors, are often the first professionals to suspect that Child abuse has taken place. While previous research has found that health visitors have primarily perceived their role as that of providing support and advice to vulnerable families, there are pressures on them to fulfil a more narrow surveillance role. Concurrent with a lack of clarity about the role of health visitors in Child Protection, there has been increasing recognition that other nurses can also make an important contribution, including those who do not work directly with Children. Aims. The aim of the study was to explore nurses' understanding of their professional responsibilities in relation to Child Protection, and the potential for nurses to be involved in the Protection of Children from abuse. Methods. A qualitative interview-based design was used, and 99 nurses working in an National Health Service trust in a Scottish city were interviewed, either individually or in groups, about their professional involvements in Child Protection issues. Interview data were subjected to thematic analysis. Findings. There was lack of consensus among interviewees about the nursing remit in Child Protection issues, particularly with respect to the extent to which nurses should actively seek to detect cases of Child abuse. An emphasis on identification and detection was not easily accepted by many nurses, and was perceived by some to be a change from their more traditional role of supporting families, as well as being potentially in conflict with some public health responsibilities. Conclusion. In spite of the perception of some nurses that there is a sharp divide between Child Protection work and public health interventions, many of the Child Protection roles identified by nurses, such as supporting families, parenting education and service development, are clearly within the ambit of contemporary notions of public health. Furthermore, it is clear that there is a role in Child Protection for a much wider group of nurses than health visitors.
Nigel Parton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Child Protection in England
Child Protection Systems, 2011Co-Authors: Nigel Parton, David BerridgeAbstract:Child Protection Systems is a comparative study of the social policies and professional practices that frame societal responses to the problems of Child maltreatment in ten countries: USA, Canada, England, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Norway.
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Reforming Child Protection
2008Co-Authors: Bob Lonne, Nigel Parton, Jane Thomson, Maria HarriesAbstract:Child Protection is one of the most high profile and challenging areas of social work, as well as one where Children's lives and family life are seen to be at stake. Vital as Child Protection work is, this book argues that there is a pressing need for change in the understanding and consequent organization of Child Protection in many English speaking countries. The authors present compelling evidence from around the globe demonstrating that systems across the Western world are failing Children, families and social workers. They then set out a radical plan for reform: Providing an overview of contemporary Child Protection policies and practices across the English speaking world. Presenting a clear and innovative theoretical framework for understanding the problems in the Child Protection system. Developing an alternative, ethical framework which locates Child Protection in the broader context of effective and comprehensive support for Children, young people and families at the neighbourhood and community levels. Grounded in the recent and contemporary literature, research and scholarly inquiry, this book capitalises on the experiences and voices of Children, young people, families and workers who are the most significant stakeholders in Child Protection. It will be an essential read for those who work, research, teach or study in the area.
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Child Protection family support and social work a critical appraisal of the department of health research studies in Child Protection
Child & Family Social Work, 1996Co-Authors: Nigel PartonAbstract:This paper provides a critical appraisal of the Department of Health Research Studies in Child Protection and their recommendations for policy and practice. It argues that there are a number of conceptual and methodological problems and a failure to thoroughly articulate and represent the tensions and complexities of Child Protection work, particularly at the point of allegation and initial referral. In the process it fails to fully appreciate the significance of risk in the current social and political climate, the way front-line professionals, particularly social workers, are held to account and the nature of the responsibilities they carry. As a consequence, the paper suggests that attempts to shift the balance of policy and practice from narrowly defined Child Protection to family support for Children in need may be far more difficult than the research suggests.
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The contemporary politics of Child Protection
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 1992Co-Authors: Nigel PartonAbstract:Abstract This paper outlines and analyses the main political factors that have had an influence on the current state of Child Protection policy and practice. These often contradictory influences are crucial to understanding the tensions that pervade this area of work and which lie at the heart of the Children Act 1989. It argues that the emergence of contemporary Child Protection work can be characterised by an increased emphasis on individual rights, legalism and the attempt to identify “likely significant harm.” These are problems for the modern liberal state and society more generally rather than simply social work and the personal social services as is often assumed.
Karmen Toros - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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“I do not want to cause additional pain …”–Child Protection workers’ perspectives on Child participation in Child Protection practice
Journal of Family Social Work, 2020Co-Authors: Karmen Toros, Asgeir Falch-eriksenAbstract:This paper examines the perspectives of Child Protection workers (CPWs) (n = 106) on the participation of Children in Child Protection practice in Estonia. The findings indicated that Child partici...
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Participatory discourse: Engagement in the context of Child Protection assessment practices from the perspectives of Child Protection workers, parents and Children
Children and Youth Services Review, 2017Co-Authors: Ere Arbeiter, Karmen TorosAbstract:Abstract Objective This article describes empirical results of the views of Child Protection workers, parents and Children along different dimensions including interpretation of engagement, approaches with families in the engagement process, collaboration and relationship, barriers and factors promoting engagement. Method A qualitative study was undertaken of a sample of eleven Child Protection workers, eleven parents and eleven Children in one county in South-Estonia. The study explored the participants' experiences and perspectives of the engagement, within the context of assessment in Child Protection practice, through in-depth semi-structured interviews. Results Results indicate that Child Protection workers demonstrate an over-reliance on expert- and deficit-based approaches, indicating a requirement for a focus on traditional social work assessment, concentrating on problems, and more investigative, coercive, and judgement-focused approaches. Both workers and parents valued the quality of relationships, emphasising trust, dialogue and support as important elements of engagement. According to Children, they were not always considered as a subject in the assessment process, including their needs as the primary focus; Children expressed the wish to be more heard and understood, with their opinions being taken into account. Conclusions Findings propose that Child Protection workers are ‘stuck in the past’, in traditional deficit-based discourse, however families prefer ‘modern’, strengths-based perspectives.
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Child Protection assessment practices in Estonia
Journal of Social Policy and Social Work in Transition, 2012Co-Authors: Karmen TorosAbstract:After the Soviet Union era and decades of forced interruption, the social work profession development started again in Estonia in 1991. Social work in re-independent Estonia has not had a long tradition, therefore there is a strong need to develop an effective Child Protection system that responds to adequate satisfaction of Children’s needs. The author of this article sought to understand how Estonian Child Protection workers assess cases where Child Protection concerns have been identified. The article is based on the case vignette findings from twenty Child Protection workers from different regions in Estonia. The study indicated that Child Protection workers’ level of skills and/or commitment to engaging families constructively in the assessment process differs. The assessment practices indicate that assessments are done for the client rather than with the client .
