Significant harm: making professional judgements

From concerned to convinced: reaching decisions about out‐of‐home care in Norwegian Child Welfare Services

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998;Holland 2001;McConnell et al 2006). In our data, references to the children's point of view and their experiences were often lacking in the CWS workers' accounts.…”

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998; Holland 2001; McConnell et al. 2006).…”

From concerned to convinced: reaching decisions about out‐of‐home care in Norwegian Child Welfare Services

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998;Holland 2001;McConnell et al 2006). In our data, references to the children's point of view and their experiences were often lacking in the CWS workers' accounts.…”

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998; Holland 2001; McConnell et al. 2006).…”

Making Networks Work

“…While calls for a more participatory and collaborative child welfare system have been made internationally (Ayre, 1998;Berg and Kelly, 2000;Gambrill and Shlonsky, 2001;Houston and Griffiths, 2000;Munro, 1999), little discussion within the literature has considered how risk assessment reports and documents may contribute to, or problematize, closer working relationships within the wider child welfare system. Importantly, families remain outside of the negotiation and presentation of reports and assessment documents that are essentially about them.…”

Assessing for bruises on the soul: identifying and evidencing childhood emotional abuse

“…When social workers engage closely with families over long periods of time, they can become acclimatised to this entrenched behaviour and start to overlook cumulative concerns. Unacceptably low standards of care can come to be regarded as normal (Ayre, 1998). In the absence of unambiguous evidence about the nature of harm and how it has been caused, the professional system may be unsure how to proceed.…”

From concerned to convinced: reaching decisions about out‐of‐home care in Norwegian Child Welfare Services

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998;Holland 2001;McConnell et al 2006). In our data, references to the children's point of view and their experiences were often lacking in the CWS workers' accounts.…”

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998; Holland 2001; McConnell et al. 2006).…”

Making Networks Work

“…While calls for a more participatory and collaborative child welfare system have been made internationally (Ayre, 1998;Berg and Kelly, 2000;Gambrill and Shlonsky, 2001;Houston and Griffiths, 2000;Munro, 1999), little discussion within the literature has considered how risk assessment reports and documents may contribute to, or problematize, closer working relationships within the wider child welfare system. Importantly, families remain outside of the negotiation and presentation of reports and assessment documents that are essentially about them.…”

Assessing for bruises on the soul: identifying and evidencing childhood emotional abuse

“…When social workers engage closely with families over long periods of time, they can become acclimatised to this entrenched behaviour and start to overlook cumulative concerns. Unacceptably low standards of care can come to be regarded as normal (Ayre, 1998). In the absence of unambiguous evidence about the nature of harm and how it has been caused, the professional system may be unsure how to proceed.…”

From concerned to convinced: reaching decisions about out‐of‐home care in Norwegian Child Welfare Services

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998;Holland 2001;McConnell et al 2006). In our data, references to the children's point of view and their experiences were often lacking in the CWS workers' accounts.…”

“…This is in line with findings from a large body of research in various countries (e.g. Ayre 1998; Holland 2001; McConnell et al. 2006).…”

Making Networks Work

“…While calls for a more participatory and collaborative child welfare system have been made internationally (Ayre, 1998;Berg and Kelly, 2000;Gambrill and Shlonsky, 2001;Houston and Griffiths, 2000;Munro, 1999), little discussion within the literature has considered how risk assessment reports and documents may contribute to, or problematize, closer working relationships within the wider child welfare system. Importantly, families remain outside of the negotiation and presentation of reports and assessment documents that are essentially about them.…”

Assessing for bruises on the soul: identifying and evidencing childhood emotional abuse

“…When social workers engage closely with families over long periods of time, they can become acclimatised to this entrenched behaviour and start to overlook cumulative concerns. Unacceptably low standards of care can come to be regarded as normal (Ayre, 1998). In the absence of unambiguous evidence about the nature of harm and how it has been caused, the professional system may be unsure how to proceed.…”