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The work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: eleventh report of session 2016–17
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. House of Commons
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides an overview of the progress of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse so far, discussing some of the challenges encountered, including the appointment of the chair and counsel to Inquiry. The report also examines the IICSA’s duty of care to those working on the Inquiry, the role of the Committee in scrutinising the work of IICSA and future approach to the Inquiry’s work. While recognising the importance of not interfering in the Inquiry’s work, which needs to continue unhindered by external views, the report affirms the Committee’s role in holding the Inquiry to account for its progress, and in ensuring greater transparency and thereby contributing to building public confidence. (Edited publisher abstract)
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved: parents making sense of referrals
- Authors:
- STUDSROD Ingunn, ELLINGSEN Ingunn T., WILLUMSEN Elisabeth
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 19(6), 2016, pp.946-962.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with the CWS. The results showed that the majority (60.2%) of the parents perceived the referral to be initiated solely because of parental difficulties and multiple family life stressors. Some of the parents (22.8%) believed the referrals were initiated exclusively because of their children's problems, whereas a few (13.3%) perceived it to be a combination of parental/familial difficulties and children's problems. The findings reveal that close to half of the parents (46.4%) felt the objective of the person making the referral was to help the child, their parents and the family. Some (36.5%) saw it as a routine or mandated action by public or official services, while others (18.7%) reported that they did not know why referrals had been made, or gave no answer to the question. A small group of parents (6%) viewed the referral as an act of harassment. The main implications of these findings are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
The complexity of child protection recurrence: the case for a systems approach
- Authors:
- JENKINS Brian Q., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 63, 2016, pp.162-171.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Objective: Research on child protection recurrence has found consistent child, family, and case characteristics associated with repeated involvement with the child protection system. Despite the considerable body of empirical research, knowledge about why recurrence occurs, and what can be done to reduce it, is limited. Method: This paper reviews the empirical literature and analyses the approaches of prior recurrence research. Four related conceptual challenges are identified: (1) a tendency to conflate child protection recurrence with repeated child maltreatment; (2) uncertainty about how best to operationalise and measure child protection recurrence in research; (3) inconsistency between prevailing explanations for the most frequently observed patterns of recurrence; and (4) difficulty in developing coherent strategies to address child protection recurrence based on research. Results: Addressing these challenges requires a greater consideration of the effects of decision-making in the child protection system on recurrence. This paper proposes a methodology based in systems theory and drawing on existing administrative data to examine the characteristics of the child protection system that may also produce recurrence. (Edited publisher abstract)
10 years on: global progress and delay in ending violence against children - the rhetoric and the reality
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL NGO COUNCIL ON VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- International NGO Council on Violence Against Children
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This report tracks ten years of change and progress since the first UN Study on Violence Against Children was published in 2006. It suggests that ten years on, we know more about violence affecting children around the world than ever before. Gaps in the available information endure as many forms of violence remain hidden, but improved information and greater understanding were among the most successful outcomes of the Study. Yet despite this improvement, the violence children experience persists on a massive scale in all settings. Recognising that legal prohibition is necessary to end violence against children, the second recommendation of the Violence Study was to prohibit all violence against children. Globally there has been progress towards this target, but it remains unfulfilled. Around the world some of the worst forms of violence remain lawful: children can still be sentenced to death, subjected to violence at the hands of their parents and forced into marriages while they are much too young to make that commitment themselves. The report suggests that the core message of the original UN study remains relevant: no violence against children is justifiable, all violence against children is preventable. (Edited publisher abstract)
Experiences shared: victims and survivors speak out
- Author:
- INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
- Publisher:
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 91
- Place of publication:
- London
Personal accounts from victims and survivors who have taken part in the Truth Project. The project has been established as a safe and secure way for victims and survivors to share their experiences with the Independent Enquiry into Child Sexual Abuse set up in March 2015. The 45 accounts provide a first indication of the abuse suffered by children who were abused and/or let down by those in authority who should have protected them. The report also contains victim and survivor comments and suggestions for change. These include: using a restorative justice approach to ensure institutions face up to and consider the harm that they have caused; providing lifelong support for victims of child sexual abuse; introducing a legal requirement on professionals to report abuse; more compassionate and supportive court system for people with mental health problems; training and education for professionals, parents and children; ensuring every child knows who to approach when they have been abused; giving higher priority to prevention; recognition of the interlinking abuse which can lead to child sexual abuse; the police to provide more feedback / clearer explanation as to why some matters aren’t taken further and why charges are dropped; taking away stigma; focusing on apologises rather than litigation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Third report of the National Panel of Independent Experts on Serious Case Reviews
- Author:
- NATIONAL PANEL OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON SERIOUS CASE REVIEWS
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the work of the National Panel of Independent Experts in the third year of its operation, including the number of cases considered and decisions not to publish. During the period July 2015 to June 2016, the panel were advised of the initiation of 133 serious case reviews (SCRs). It also considered a further 146 notifiable incidents where there has been a decision not to initiate an SCR. In 122 (84%) of these cases, the panel agreed an appropriate decision had been made. The panel received copies of 110 completed SCRs prior to publication. In addition, the panel considered 17 cases where a proposal had been made not to publish the final report. In its concluding remarks, the report also comments on recommendations of the Wood Report to establish a Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and the requirement on local areas to establish new arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. (Edited publisher abstract)
Child sexual exploitation: definition and practitioner briefing paper
- Authors:
- BECKETT Helen, WALKER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This paper outlines the new national definition of child sexual exploitation (CSE) for Scotland and some key contextual considerations that should inform all professionals’ and agencies’ interpretations of their child protection responsibilities in relation to this form of abuse. Child sexual exploitation is defined as a form of child sexual abuse in which a person(s), of any age takes advantage of a power imbalance to force or entice a child into engaging in sexual activity in return for something received by the child and/or those perpetrating or facilitating the abuse. As with other forms of child sexual abuse, the presence of perceived consent does not undermine the abusive nature of the act. The paper examines what CSE looks like in practice; whom it affects; who is perpetrating it; how to recognise the abusive nature of CSE; the potential indicators of CSE; complexity and impact of CSE; and the legislative context of CSE in Scotland. (Edited publisher abstract)
Child sexual exploitation: definition and summary
- Authors:
- BECKETT Helen, WALKER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This paper contains the new definition of child sexual exploitation for Scotland and a summary of key contextual considerations that should inform all professionals’ and agencies’ interpretations of their child protection responsibilities in relation to this form of abuse. Child sexual exploitation is defined as a form of child sexual abuse in which a person(s), of any age takes advantage of a power imbalance to force or entice a child into engaging in sexual activity in return for something received by the child and/or those perpetrating or facilitating the abuse. As with other forms of child sexual abuse, the presence of perceived consent does not undermine the abusive nature of the act. (Edited publisher abstract)
The childcatchers: an exploration of the representations and discourses of social work in UK film and television drama from the 1960s to the present day
- Author:
- EDMONDSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 16(6), 2016, pp.639-656.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Summary: This article reports on research undertaken to critically examine portrayals, representations and discourses of social work and social workers in UK film and television drama from the 1960s to the present day. The research analysed four film and television dramas where social work and social workers were featured: Cathy Come Home (1966), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Happy Go Lucky (2008) and Oranges and Sunshine (2010). The research aimed to examine portrayals and representations of social work and social workers in UK film and television drama; inform and develop an understanding of contemporary narratives and discourses about social work and contribute to debates about the purpose and future of social work. Findings: Portrayals and representations of social work in UK film and television drama often encourage and reinforce an overly simplistic, hostile and negative impression of the profession, work which is presented as predominantly focused on child protection and the removal of children from families. Social workers are typically characterised as incompetent, bureaucratic, well-meaning but misguided. This potentially endorses neo-liberal ideologies and discourses about welfare, welfare recipients, welfare provision and social service. Applications: This approach to the topic offers an accessible and interesting platform for research, teaching and policy development, which has the potential to critically inform debates about the future and purpose of social work and welfare in the United Kingdom. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supervision and the dynamics of collusion: a rule of optimism?
- Authors:
- REVELL Lisa, BURTON Victoria
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 46(6), 2016, pp.1587-1601.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In the UK, Serious Case Reviews and Inquiries undertaken over the last five decades continue to evidence that children are both silenced and rendered invisible as a result of parental behaviour and professional inaction. There have been recent calls for practitioners to enact greater professional curiosity in child protection practice, whilst simultaneously acknowledging that practitioners have less opportunity to be curious in overly bureaucratic and unsupportive environments. Good-quality supervision may provide one mechanism to encourage professional curiosity, but supervision and the supervisory processes therein have received scant attention or scrutiny within such inquiries. Whilst supervision can act as a conduit to encourage good practice, ensuring compliance with standards and promoting the positive well-being of individual practitioners (the core conditions under which professional curiosity may flourish), the authors hypothesise that complex relational dynamics have the potential to disrupt such endeavours. The authors seek to explore the tenets of good supervision, before scrutinising the potential pitfalls, with a focus on how one specific factor, the rule of optimism, may be transposed onto the supervisory relationship and, as in front line practice, how it may stifle professional curiosity in the supervisory relationship. (Edited publisher abstract)