Abstract:Statutory social workers rendering child protection services find themselves in a disabling environment owing to high caseloads, the lack of a skilled and stable workforce, and the lack of coordination between child protection service providers. In this article, we report on a qualitative study that aimed to explore social workers’ perspectives of the feasibility of the signs-of-safety approach in the local child protection context. Three virtual focus-group sessions were held with 29 social workers. The topic… Show more
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