On the margins of the child protection system: creating space for relational social work practice

Kirk, Guy; Duschinsky, Robbie

doi:10.1111/cfs.12316

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“…The child protection context in England and Wales is defined by the need to categorise children as at ‘risk of significant harm’ or ‘in need’ (Children Act, ). The need to define arises from the duty to intervene (Kirk and Duschinsky, ). This categorisation provides the basis for how social workers conceive of their moral and legal obligations and indicates one of the frameworks in which they construct meaning.…”

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From doing to being: the tensions of systemic practice in social work – group reflective supervision in child protection

Bingle¹,

Middleton²

2019

Journal of Family Therapy

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This research aimed to consider the impact of introducing the systemic approach to child protection practice through the forum of group reflective supervision. A single case discussion was observed, recorded and transcribed and the data interpreted using thematic analysis (Braun and Clark, 2006). The social workers observed were trained in the systemic approach to foundation level. The data generated showed social workers using hypotheses to put forward ideas about a family shaped by systemic principles. However the inclusion of a pathologising discourse about a mother being blind to the sexual abuse of her daughter and an absence of self‐reflexivity suggested social workers were limited by linear thinking. The paper uses this data to suggest a tension between systemic practice and the child protection paradigm. The findings illustrate the challenge of occupying a systemic posture (the being) and the application of systemic concepts and techniques (the doing) in child protection. This paper recommends that systemic practice be taught and supported in social work to shape a more robustly reflexive systemic ‘being’ in the child protection context. Practitioner points There are tensions in applying systemic principles in social work contexts that create unique challenges for practitioners Without due attention to systemic epistemology in group reflective supervision, practitioners can rely too much on techniques to the detriment of reflexivity Hypothesising in the child protection context can be useful in the work but can be constrained by institutional pressures Without paying attention to circularity and reflexivity, hypotheses can recreate pathologising discourses

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From doing to being: the tensions of systemic practice in social work – group reflective supervision in child protection

Bingle¹,

Middleton²

2019

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…Kirk [93] 2016 Describes and evaluates an approach to social work practice, which divides levels of risk within the child in need category enabling adequate, coordinated support and oversight to be provided for children and families with complex needs.…”

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Relational practice in health, education, criminal justice, and social care: a scoping review

Lamph,

Nowland,

Boland

et al. 2023

Syst Rev

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Background Establishing and maintaining relationships and ways of connecting and being with others is an important component of health and wellbeing. Harnessing the relational within caring, supportive, educational, or carceral settings as a systems response has been referred to as relational practice. Practitioners, people with lived experience, academics and policy makers, do not yet share a well-defined common understanding of relational practice. Consequently, there is potential for interdisciplinary and interagency miscommunication, as well as the risk of policy and practice being increasingly disconnected. Comprehensive reviews are needed to support the development of a coherent shared understanding of relational practice. Method This study uses a scoping review design providing a scope and synthesis of extant literature relating to relational practice focussing on organisational and systemic practice. The review aimed to map how relational practice is used, defined and understood across health, criminal justice, education and social work, noting any impacts and benefits reported. Searches were conducted on 8 bibliographic databases on 27 October 2021. English language articles were included that involve/discuss practice and/or intervention/s that prioritise interpersonal relationships in service provision, in both external (organisational contexts) and internal (how this is received by workers and service users) aspects. Results A total of 8010 relevant articles were identified, of which 158 met the eligibility criteria and were included in the synthesis. Most were opinion-based or theoretical argument papers (n = 61, 38.60%), with 6 (3.80%) critical or narrative reviews. A further 27 (17.09%) were categorised as case studies, focussing on explaining relational practice being used in an organisation or a specific intervention and its components, rather than conducting an evaluation or examination of the effectiveness of the service, with only 11 including any empirical data. Of the included empirical studies, 45 were qualitative, 6 were quantitative, and 9 mixed methods studies. There were differences in the use of terminology and definitions of relational practice within and across sectors. Conclusion Although there may be implicit knowledge of what relational practice is the research field lacks coherent and comprehensive models. Despite definitional ambiguities, a number of benefits are attributed to relational practices. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42021295958

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“…Children are the future of a country and the hope of the nation. Regardless of the shape of the country are very concerned about and attach great importance to the protection of children and are committed to promoting the survival and development of children to enhance the protection of children's rights and interests [1][2]. However, in recent years, we can constantly see some incidents of children's rights and interests being infringed upon, such as the starvation death of a girl in Nanjing, the molestation and murder of a girl by a middle-aged man in Yangzhou, the molestation of an adopted girl by her adoptive father, and the drowning of a girl with cerebral palsy who was pushed into the water by her biological father [3][4].…”

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Effective paths and model innovations for social work-driven child protection in the context of the Internet

Li,

Yang

2024

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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Children are the hope and future of the country, and doing an excellent job for children is of great importance to social development. Social work program efficiency assessment, can help service providers and program implementers understand the effectiveness of program implementation. For this reason, this study uses data envelopment analysis and the Tobit regression model to construct a child protection social work program efficiency assessment model. The input-output indicators of child protection program efficiency are selected. The model is used to analyze the input-output efficiency of social work child protection programs in City H from 2018-2021 as an example. The variables that affect the efficiency of child protection programs are explored in depth to explore the effective ways of child protection. The results show that the comprehensive technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency, and scale efficiency of the child protection program in 2018-2021 are all less than 1 and have not reached DEA efficiency. The comprehensive technical efficiency of the program is significantly affected by the scale efficiency, which necessitates an increase in resource investment in the child protection program. In addition, the six selected influencing factors are significant, at least at the 10% level, all of which positively affect the efficiency of child protection programs and need to be focused on to better improve the efficiency of social work services.

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On the margins of the child protection system: creating space for relational social work practice

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

From doing to being: the tensions of systemic practice in social work – group reflective supervision in child protection

From doing to being: the tensions of systemic practice in social work – group reflective supervision in child protection

Relational practice in health, education, criminal justice, and social care: a scoping review

Effective paths and model innovations for social work-driven child protection in the context of the Internet

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