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This study aimed to explore personal, professional and organizational factors influencing professional judgements when identifying and referring child neglect
Abstract:
Professionals encountering possible cases of child neglect face a complex task when judging whether a particular concern warrants a referral to social work services. A study of referral practice in cases of child neglect, completed in the Republic of Ireland, highlighted that it is not just the nature of the concern that influences referral practice but a range of other factors that are more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - child neglect
Categories:
child neglect
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
British Journal of Social Work,
Vol: 37 Page: 1285-1303 2007 Jan Horwath