scholarly journals Continuity and Change in Child Protection: Challenges in Research and Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-170
Author(s):  
Peter Sidebotham
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Continuity And Change

scholarly journals Child protection services in Queensland post-Forde Inquiry

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Tilbury
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Outcome Indicators ◽  
Child Protection Services ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
And Performance

There have been major developments in child protection services in Queensland since the 1999 Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (the ‘Forde Inquiry’). This article discusses the nature of the changes that have occurred against the backdrop of a major debate in contemporary child protection research and practice – balancing forensic/legalistic and family support approaches to protecting children. Based upon an analysis of departmental annual reports, budget documents, policy statements and child protection administrative data, the article examines developments in policy directions, service provision, client trends and performance during the period. It shows that significant investment has increased the quantity of services available, but policy and program developments are yet to show an impact upon service quality and outcome indicators for children and families.

Street-Connected Children

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neela Dabir
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Social Work Interventions ◽  
Different Parts

This article focuses on the long-standing global concern of children who live or work on the street, with developing countries having a larger share of the problem. It reviews the paradigm shift in the way we look at the “street children” phenomenon and the appropriateness of the new terminology, street-connected children. The article maintains that with an increased understanding of different aspects of the life experiences of these children, through research and practice, it is possible to move toward a more precise definition and estimation of the phenomenon. It also elaborates how social work interventions in different parts of the world have demonstrated effective strategies to work with street-connected children and include them in the larger agenda of child protection at the local, national, and global levels.

scholarly journals Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Wessells
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Community Ownership ◽  
Protection Mechanisms

Psychosocial and mental health supports for war-affected children frequently are limited by a deficits focus. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive environment for children and builds on existing strengths. This paper analyzes how community-based child protection mechanisms are a cornerstone of prevention efforts, and views community-based action as a particularly valuable source for strengths-based support for war-affected children. It shows how collective planning and action on behalf of vulnerable children create high levels of community ownership and effective, sustainable supports for children. It suggests that significant work lies ahead in strengthening the evidence base regarding the effectiveness of strengths-based approaches and in transforming practice away from expert-driven approaches toward community-driven action.

scholarly journals MEASURING THE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION AMONGST CHILD PROTECTION SOCIAL WORKERS: AN EXPLORATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-424
Author(s):  
Balebetse Mokoele ◽  
Mike Weyers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Educational Supervision

Supervision is a potentially effective tool for empowering social workers to perform their duties to their optimal abilities. There are, however, indications from research and practice that this potential has not always been fully realised in South Africa. This especially applies to educational supervision. The aim of the study on which this article is based was to help address this deficiency by profiling the educational supervision needs of a group of child protection social workers of a provincial department of social development. Its results could be used to address deficiencies not only in that province, but also further afield.

scholarly journals Giving up the ghost: Findings on fathers and social work from a study of pre-birth child protection

2021 ◽  
pp. 147332502110194
Author(s):  
Ariane Critchley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Expectant Fathers ◽  
The Relationship

This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of pre-birth child protection, conducted in an urban Scottish setting. The study was designed to explore the interactions between practitioners and families in the context of child protection involvement during a pregnancy. This research aimed to understand the activities that constituted pre-birth child protection assessment, and the meaning attached to those activities by social workers and expectant parents. Very different perspectives on fathers and fatherhood emerged through the study. Fathers shared their feelings of familial tenderness in the context of research interviews. Yet social workers often focused on the risks that the fathers posed. This focus on risk led professionals to ignore or exclude fathers in significant ways. Fathers were denied opportunities to take an active role in their families and care planning for their infants, whilst mothers were over-responsibilised. Children meanwhile were potentially denied the relationship, care and identity benefits of involved fatherhood. This article shows how pre-birth child protection processes and practice can function so as to limit the contribution of expectant fathers. The way that fathers and fathering are understood continues to be a wider problem for social work, requiring development through research and practice. This study was not immune to the challenge of involving men in social work research in meaningful ways. Nevertheless, the findings highlight how participation in social work research can create a forum for fathers to share their concerns, and the importance of their perspective for practice.

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