Auditing mental health aspects of child protection

Reder, Peter; Duncan, Sylvia

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0852(199905/06)8:3<147::aid-car558>3.0.co;2-3

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“…A number of studies have explored the care planning process for looked after children and the reasons for delay and drift. The results suggest that a number of factors contribute to these, in particular the individual experience of the worker, related practice anxiety, a lack of confidence and a lack of coordination between adult and children's services (Reder and Duncan, 1999;Beckett and McKeigue, 2003;Sellick et al, 2004;Taylor et al, 2008).…”

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An Examination of the Factors That Facilitate and Hinder the Care Planning Process for Very Young Children in Scotland

Davidson¹,

McKenzie

2010

Adoption & Fostering

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The study reported here by Linda Davidson and Karen McKenzie examined the care planning process for very young children in Scotland using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were gathered from existing case files on 18 looked after children aged 0–2 years. A qualitative approach was used to explore the views of six randomly selected social workers about current practice in relation to care planning. The social workers identified a number of factors which both facilitated and hindered the care planning process and in a number of cases the same factor was identified as doing both. The most commonly identified factor was waiting for an expert assessment. This could cause serious delays but once completed, was often the catalyst for change. The participants identified a further number of factors which they felt could improve the process, including additional training. Their responses are discussed in the context of recent legislative changes in Scotland.

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An Examination of the Factors That Facilitate and Hinder the Care Planning Process for Very Young Children in Scotland

Davidson¹,

McKenzie

2010

Adoption & Fostering

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Child protection: a survey of psychiatrists' knowledge and attitudes

2010

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The aim of the study was to examine psychiatrists' knowledge of the child protection process and their attitudes toward child protection training. An anonymous questionnaire survey was sent out to all psychiatric staff in a large psychiatric hospital.The response rate was 72 per cent. Fifty-seven per cent of respondents had never attended child protection training and 16 per cent thought that it was of no relevance to their position. Significant differences in self-rated knowledge were identified between those who had attended training and those who had not.Variations in the availability and quality of child protection training may result in psychiatrists not attaining the core knowledge required in order to work effectively as part of the child protection process. Hospital management should work towards prioritising and disseminating local child protection policies and procedures more effectively and consider routine child protection training as part of any new staff induction. The Royal College of Psychiatrists should consider inclusion of child protection in junior staff education programmes and as part of the MRCPsych examination curriculum. Likewise, consideration should be given to enhancing the status of child protection training in continuing professional development programmes for career-grade psychiatric staff.

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Explicit Argumentation as a Supervisory Tool for Decision Making in Child Protection Cases Involving Human Rights Issues

Duffy¹

2011

Practice

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Auditing mental health aspects of child protection

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

An Examination of the Factors That Facilitate and Hinder the Care Planning Process for Very Young Children in Scotland

An Examination of the Factors That Facilitate and Hinder the Care Planning Process for Very Young Children in Scotland

Child protection: a survey of psychiatrists' knowledge and attitudes

Explicit Argumentation as a Supervisory Tool for Decision Making in Child Protection Cases Involving Human Rights Issues

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