Child Protection Services for Children of Battered Women: Practice and Controversy

Echlin, Carole; Marshall, Larry

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“…Thirdly, lack of understanding of the dynamics of men's abuse of women may partly explain why professionals often underestimate or disregard the seriousness of the situation (Davies 1984; Mullender & Morley 1994; Echlin & Marshall 1995). Understanding or responding to men's abuse of women in a manner that pathologizes the problem can result in a response that perceives women as victims in need of therapy, ‘rather than people in need of alternatives and choices’ (Dobash & Dobash 1992, p. 234, cited in Lloyd 1995, p. 154).…”

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“…Fifthly, the literature describes an overwhelmed child protection system internationally as ‘under‐funded, overworked, and overwhelmed’ (Echlin & Marshall 1995, p. 179), contributing to a narrowing of the lens of child protection, so that it does not include the children who live with this violence let alone address the issue of woman abuse. McWilliams and McKiernan's study in Northern Ireland (McWilliams & McKiernan 1993, p. 69) highlighted the difficulty that social workers had with ‘adding’ cases involving intimate abuse on to the work of the family and childcare team, rather than viewing it as an integral part of their work.…”

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Child protection social work and men's abuse of women: an Irish study

Holt

2003

Child & Family Social Work

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This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of the response of social workers within a community care setting, in a large Dublin suburb, to cases involving men's abuse of women. This research aims to focus on what child protection workers do regarding this abuse, and what they say about what they do, thereby giving readers a sense of the action taking place in this social work team. The data, generated from both qualitative and quantitative methodological research, reflects this aim, as it taps into the working model of responses to men's abuse of women held by social workers, and identifies what influences that, thereby reflecting the realities and constraints of everyday work. At the time the research was carried out (2000), the results confirm that the prevalence of cases involving men's abuse of women on this team was in line with international findings. This research revealed an absence of a team policy, an agreed definition of intimate violence in this context and agency practice guidelines, and illuminated how these gaps act as a deterrent to effective intervention. This paper explores some of the ethical and practical dilemmas that may arise for child protection social workers intervening in cases where the abuse of women by men is present. Recommendations arising from this research identify a need for a clear policy and best practice guidelines for social work staff in relation to this abuse.

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Child protection social work and men's abuse of women: an Irish study

Holt

2003

Child & Family Social Work

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“…ue to its negative effects on a child's development (Bourassa, 2003;Fortin et al, 2000), some caseworkers and authors consider that exposure to domestic violence is in itself a form of child abuse (Echlin and Marshall, 1995;Holden, 2003;Holt, 2002). Some American states and five Canadian provinces (and one territory) officially recognise, in their laws, exposure to domestic violence as a form of abuse.…”

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“…Child welfare workers encounter many dilemmas when intervening in domestic violence cases, and those difficulties can be explained by a number of factors (Echlin and Marshall, 1995;Friend, 2000;Holt, 2002;Humphreys, 2000). First, the intervention philosophy of the child welfare agency is often directed towards the preservation of the family, to the detriment of the needs of the women and their children.…”

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Child welfare workers' practice in cases involving domestic violence

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Child Abuse Review

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This paper reports the findings of an exploratory and qualitative study of child welfare workers' practice in cases involving domestic violence. The research aimed to focus on child welfare workers' interventions with families experiencing domestic violence, elements influencing the child welfare workers' decisions, and the factors facilitating and creating obstacles for intervention. An analysis of the qualitative data showed that child welfare workers have different ways of intervening in cases involving domestic violence. Also, the interventions were especially centred on women victims of violence and they were held responsible for protecting their children. Finally, the dilemmas and difficulties which child welfare workers face in these cases are discussed.

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“…As well, the majority of these laws use the term ''severe domestic violence'' but offer no guidelines on how to define what is Downloaded by [Uppsala universitetsbibliotek] at 00:23 06 October 2014 meant by severe. Another criticism of the legislation has been the use of gender neutral terms like ''domestic violence'' rather than woman abuse, which obscures the attribution of responsibility (Echlin & Marshall, 1995).…”

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