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Conducting the home visit in child protection
- Author:
- NICOLAS Joanna
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
Part of the Social Work Pocketbooks series, this guide offers practical approaches to conducting home visits in child protection. Conducting a home visit is a fundamental part of a social worker's role, but is a task which many feel unprepared for and is fraught with difficulties. Separate chapters cover the stages of: preparing for the visit; getting in the door; once in the home; what to look out for; and keeping yourself safe. The book includes real case examples, realistic solutions to everyday difficulties, examples of what to say, and reference to topic research including the Munro Review of Child Protection.
Out of the shadows
- Author:
- OSBORN Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), March 2012, pp.13-18. Online only
- Publisher:
- The College of Social Work
Fathers in the UK are increasingly involved in their children's lives and have an important influence on child development, yet they remain peripheral in child protection work. The need for social workers to engage with fathers in the child protection process is highlighted. For this change to occur the barriers that exist in workplace cultures - institutional, cultural and individual - must be tackled. Some of the barriers to father-inclusive practice are also discussed.
Why system design should be the day job
- Authors:
- WHITE Sue, WASTELL Dave, FEATHERSTONE Brid
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), February 2012, pp.22-24. Online only
- Publisher:
- The College of Social Work
The authors support the findings of the Munro Review of child protection and argue that frontline social workers should be freed from the rigid processes and bureaucracy child protection system.
Protecting children in Wales: guidance for arrangements for multi-agency child practice reviews
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This guidance sets out new arrangements for multi-agency child practice reviews (CPRs) in circumstances of a significant incident where abuse or neglect of a child is known or suspected. The purpose of the new framework is to replace the Serious Case Review system. The new arrangements came into force from 1 January 2013. As part of the new CPR framework, different types of reviews, known as ‘concise’ and ‘extended’, will be undertaken depending on the nature of the incident and the circumstances of the child involved. The guidance is addressed to all Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) and their partner agencies. The overall purpose of this reform of the review system is to promote a positive culture of multi-agency child protection learning and reviewing in local areas.
Intercountry adoption and the Hague Convention: article 22 and limitations upon safeguarding
- Author:
- WATKINS Dawn
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Law Quarterly, 24(4), 2012, pp.389-409.
- Publisher:
- Jordan Publishing
Intercountry adoption is regulated under the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption 1993 for contracting states. This paper emphasises the primary safeguarding aim of the Convention, and argues that this is compromised by powers of delegation implicit in the terms of the Convention and that the text of article 22 is inconsistent with the Convention's stated safeguarding aims. The article looks at the prevalence of intercountry adoption, and the need for and development of international regulation. It discusses the subsidiarity principle and states' responsibilities towards children and families, the Hague Convention and the delegation of powers, delegation and declarations under article 22, and article 22 and its place in the Hague Convention. Noting that the provisions of the Hague Convention mean that individuals operating on a 'for profit' basis can be involved in intercountry adoption, the author concludes that the limitations of the Hague Convention must be recognised, and that contracting states should adopt a more ethical approach to the Convention.
Safeguarding pressures: phase 3
- Authors:
- BROOKS Carole, BROCKLEHURST Philip, FREEMAN Sam
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Children's Services
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Safeguarding related pressures on local authority children’s services have been the subject of much discussion and media attention. ADCS commissioned the first two phases of research in 2010 to explore the rise in safeguarding activity and evaluate the impact. There was evidence of increases in: initial contacts; referrals; children subjects of a child protection plan and children looked after. The increases appear to be the result of a wide range of reasons, some of which were positive, including better awareness amongst professionals, but also due to a rise in population, domestic abuse, and the economic downturn. In addition, the 2009/10 settlement for children’s services was thought to be insufficient to meet increasing needs, with a 5.9% overspend forecasted across 43 authorities. Now, local authorities continue to report further increases in safeguarding activity and associated pressures, and further research has been undertaken to identify what changes have taken place in the past two years and what are the reasons, including a focus on permanency routes for children looked after. Up to 115 (76%) local authorities responded to a request for data, providing children's social care data and qualitative information about changes to safeguarding activities within their authority. In addition, policy, legislative, social and economic factors which frame the ever more complex context in which safeguarding services are now planned and delivered were considered.
The role of media in reporting child abuse
- Authors:
- SAINT-JACQUES Marie-Christine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 38(3), 2012, pp.292-304.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Stories about child maltreatment are making the headlines in newspapers because child abuse and neglect has become a recognised social problem of which the consequences are being increasingly documented and discussed. This study looked at the short-term impact that the media coverage of children in need of protection had on the number of cases reported to child protection agencies. Over eleven thousand reports made to these agencies in Canada were tallied each week during a 24-month period. During the same period, a content analysis of print media was conducted regarding child maltreatment and/or child protection services (CPS) to identify and count the number of articles published (N = 1,211) and single out media “frenzy events”. Results show a statistically significant relationship between media coverage and the number of cases reported to child protection agencies. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
The missing link to child safety, permanency, and well-being: addressing substance misuse in child welfare
- Author:
- TRAUBE Dorian E.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 36(2), June 2012, pp.83-87.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This editorial presents an overview of the current state of the field of substance misuse and child welfare in the United States. It underscores the key role social work can and should play in improving the identification and treatment of substance-misusing recipients of child welfare services and their family members. The article suggests that there are many good reasons for social work to prioritise this service population for substance misuse prevention and treatment efforts. The child welfare service system is a critical context that may serve, in manifold invidious ways, to promote intergenerational transmission of substance-related problems. Effective substance misuse prevention and treatment services would improve the individual and family outcomes of those targeted for such services and might also reduce the intensity and costs of services delivered. The authors recommendations for future research and practice efforts with substance-misusing individuals involved with the child welfare system are on target and will create a growing interest in this professional area for some time to come.
A rapid literature review of evidence on child abuse linked to faith or belief
- Authors:
- SIMON Antonia, et al
- Publisher:
- Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This small-scale research review on child abuse linked to faith or belief sets out to address the following questions: what does the literature tell us about the incidence of abuse in the UK, and other selected countries where belief in witchcraft and related concepts is a factor?; what is known about the characteristics and context of child abuse linked to faith or belief in the UK and other selected countries?; what does the literature reveal about good practice and lessons to be learned for practitioners, agencies and communities so as to reduce this type of child abuse in the UK in the future?; and what are the gaps in the evidence base? There was a dearth of literature quantifying the incidence and characteristics of child abuse linked to faith or belief in the UK. Ritual and satanic abuse should not be considered as identical with witchcraft and/or spirit possession but it is included in the definition of ‘child abuse linked to faith or belief’. There were 38 cases of child abuse (involving 47 children) between January 2000 and 2006 that could be linked to accusations of ‘possession’ and ‘witchcraft’. The report calls for the systematic recording of child abuse linked to faith or belief by social workers and other professionals.
Receiving mandated therapeutic services: experiences of parents involved in the child welfare system
- Authors:
- ESTEFAN Lianne Fuino, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 34(12), December 2012, pp.2353-2360.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Parents involved with child welfare services are often mandated to attend a variety of therapeutic services to treat stressors such as intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and mental health problems. The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of parents related to the development of case plans and the provision of mandated therapeutic services as a result of being involved with the child welfare system. Semi-structured, in-depth, in-person qualitative interviews were conducted with 21 participants of a child welfare-related intensive therapeutic parenting programme, the Nurturing Parenting Program. The participants included mothers, fathers and father-figures, and grandparents who acted as caregivers. The results indicated that, while the therapeutic services themselves often meet the needs of family members, the participants faced barriers to receiving the services. The participants were often not empowered to influence the service plan. The plans are not designed to take into account systemic family issues in addition to addressing the stressors of individual parents. The article concludes that increased attention to comprehensive family assessments and engaging parents in the design of their case plan may provide mechanisms for increasing family-centred services in child welfare