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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

PUBLIC welfare

Your search returns 8 documents

• 1.   Child protection: an unreflective practice

  This article discusses a case of child abuse to illustrates the dissonance between the 'official' child protection discourse and the complexities and dilemmas of everyday practice

  

  Abstract:

  This paper highlights the need for social work education to focus on the ideological, cultural and organisational influences that shape practitioner perspectives and determine case careers, particularly in the area of child protection. Using the findings from a case study on the processing of child abuse referrals made to a social work team in Ireland's largest health board region, this more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Social Work Education, Vol: 19 Page: 253-263 2000
  Helen Buckley

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• 2.   Editorial

  Editorial: The papers presented by researchers from Northern Ireland, demonstrates in a different way how the benefits of good practice can be identified and exploited.

  

  Abstract:

  This article presents an introduction to the various research works related to sociology, published in the "Journal of Social Work." The theme of organizational arrangements for the delivery of social work, according to researcher Jeff Karabanow, provides a challenging and thoughtful insight into organizational behaviour through the medium of street youth shelters in Toronto, more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Journal of Social Work, 2004
  Steven M. Shardlow

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• 3.   IS SECURE CARE FAIR?

  This article discusses the use of secure care in child welfare cases in Ireland and England

  

  Abstract:

  This article looks at the findings from two research evaluations of the use of secure care in welfare cases in England and Ireland. The findings from the research are remarkably similar despite the differing context of the development of secure care services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Community Care is the property of Reed Business Information Ltd. and its content may not be more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Community Care, 2006
  Henri Giller

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• 4.   Parents' Views on Social Work Interventions in Child Welfare Cases

  This article reports the findings of a research report examining the potential for social workers to shift from a child protection to a child welfare orientation in their practice

  

  Abstract:

  The article reports the findings of a research report examining the potential for social workers to shift from a child protection to a child welfare orientation in their practice. Whilst social workers in Great Britain have been encouraged to make such changes, they have been hampered by concerns to manage risks. There was evidence of the continued influence of child protection more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  British Journal of Social Work, Vol: 34 Page: 199-224 2004
  Trevor Spratt; Jackie Callan

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• 5.   The Ambiguous Role of Welfare Structures in Relation to the Emergence of Activism Among Disabled People: research evidence from Northern Ireland

  This article discusses the boundary between the disability movement and traditional forms of welfare production, whether in the statutory or voluntary sectors

  

  Abstract:

  The boundary between the disability movement and traditional forms of welfare production, whether in the statutory or voluntary sectors is discussed in this article. Drawing on the resource mobilization paradigm in social movement theory, it discusses the role played by existing welfare structures in the formation of disabled people as activists and in the initial stages of more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Disability & Society, Vol: 16 Page: 87-102 2001
  Nicholas Acheson; Arthur Williamson

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• 6.   The 'Daring Experiment': The London County Council and the Discharge from Care of Children to Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s

  This article examines the activities of the Children's Committee of the London County Council (LCC) and what a contemporary newspaper referred to as a 'daring experiment':

  

  Abstract:

  This article examines the activities of the Children's Committee of the London County Council (LCC) and what a contemporary newspaper referred to as a 'daring experiment': its efforts to discharge children from public care to Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s. Archival evidence reveals how Irish children were identified and separated from English children in care and, in many instances, more...

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Journal of Social Policy, Vol: 32 Page: 75-92 2003
  Paul Michael Garrett

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• 7.   The Features of Short-break Residential Services VaIued by Families Who Have Children with Multiple Disabilities

  The aim of this study was to examine the features of "Short-break Residential Services" by families who have children with multiple disabilities

  

  Abstract:

  • Summary: Children with physical and intellectual disabilities can place extra demands on their family carers. The need for short-break (respite) services is well documented but little research has been undertake into the features of these services that families value. A mix of qualitative and quantitative methods was used. In the first phase, 108 parents in urban and rural more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  Short-break Residential Services

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Journal of Social Work, Vol: 4 Page: 61-75 2004
  Roy McConkey; Maria Truesdale; Chris Conliffe

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• 8.   'They are not looking at the cost of living': a study of income adequacy in Northern Ireland

  This article argues that the UK government has failed in its duty to guarantee 'an adequate income and resources to live in human dignity 'for all.

  

  Abstract:

  This article argues that the UK government has failed in its duty to guarantee 'an adequate income and resources to live in human dignity' (EC, 2000, p27) for all. The evidence provided is qualitative, from a study of mothers and young people in the most disadvantaged parts of Northern Ireland. Mothers, particularly those on benefits, found it very difficult to provide food and warmth. more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Benefits: The Journal of Poverty & Social Justice, Vol: 15 Page: 59-68 2007

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