Abstract 'Risk'has become a central concept for social work practice in countries with more
developed social welfare systems. As argued by Hazel Kemshall and colleagues,'risk'has …

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines
major policy practice and research issues as they jointly shape child welfare practice and its …

From the Preface: This manual, Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers,
examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers, who are …

This study examines how social workers assess a child's circumstances in child welfare
social work. The study focuses on the contents and dimensions of an assessment as well as …

The use of evidence in practice and policy in public health and social services is a tricky
endeavour. While virtually every practitioner, manager, or policy maker would agree that …

Tutkimus tarkastelee kiireellisen sijoituksen päätöksentekoa sosiaalityöntekijöiden arkisena
työnä ja työkäytäntöinä. Tutkimus kiinnittyy osaksi arviointia ja päätöksentekoa koskevaan …

Decisions in child protection and child welfare, for example removal decisions, are made
under uncertainty. This chapter provides an overview of decision making theory and …

Background Compassion fatigue (ie, a worker's diminished ability to empathize with clients)
is common among “helping workers” and can result in psychological detachment from …

This article reports on a qualitative study, which sought to retrospectively understand the
contribution family group conferencing (FGC) makes to longer‐term outcomes for children at …

This article presents findings from an exploratory in-depth qualitative research project with
seventeen child welfare professionals exploring their permanency decisions with regards to …