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Parents' Views on Social Work Interventions in Child Welfare Cases
Published in:
British Journal of Social Work, Vol: 34, Page: 199-224
Publication Date:
2004
Aims & Objectives:
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 processes as social workers sought to manage the risks inherent in child welfare cases. The study reported here sets out to ascertain the views the views of parents who were subject to child welfare interventions. The findings indicate that while parents feel apprehension with regard to contact with social workers, in the majority of cases successful relationships are formed. It is argued that social workers display considerable skill in monitoring potential risks whilst engaging with families and that the subtleties involved in such activity are not captured by official measures of governance which concentrate on more abstract indicators of performance.
Authors:
Study Type:
Non Study Papers » Discussion paper, review, commentary, letter »
Notes:
Article 00453102 Accession Number: 12678320; Spratt, Trevor 1; Email Address: T. Spratt@qub.ac.uk; Callan, Jackie 2; Affiliations: 1: Lecturer, Social Work, School of Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, 7 Lennoxvale, Belfast BT9 5BY, Northern Ireland. 2: Lecturer, Social Work, University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Source Info: Mar2004, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p199; Thesaurus Term: CHILDREN; Thesaurus Term: SOCIAL work with children; Thesaurus Term: PARENTS; Thesaurus Term: CHILD welfare workers; Thesaurus Term: PUBLIC welfare; Thesaurus Term: SOCIAL service; Subject Term: SERVICES for; Subject Term: GREAT Britain; Number of Pages: 26p. Document Type: Article
Keywords:
- CHILD welfare workers
- Children
- Great Britain
- Parents
- PUBLIC welfare
- SERVICES for
- SOCIAL service
- SOCIAL work with children
Geography:
the United Kingdom (United Kingdom)