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Toros, Karmen. "Children’s Participation in Decision Making From Child Welfare Workers’ Perspectives: A Systematic Review." Research on Social Work Practice 31, no. 4 (January 11, 2021): 367–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731520984844.

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This article explores child welfare workers’ experiences of children’s participation in decision making in the child protection system. The systematic review follows the principles of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement and includes 12 peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals from 2009 to 2019. Findings indicate that children’s participation in decision making is generally limited or nonexistent. The age of the child is an important determining factor concerning whether the child is given the opportunity to participate in decision making. Potential harm for children that may result from participation is considered when deciding on whether to include a child in the decision-making process.
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Heinonen, Anna. "Child Welfare’s Decision-making Process in Cases of Disciplinary Violence." International Journal of Children’s Rights 23, no. 4 (December 21, 2015): 724–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02304007.

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Disciplinary violence against children is banned by law in Finland. According to the Finnish Criminal Code, acts of disciplinary violence are judged as assault. However, previous research has shown that authorities often find it difficult to identify cases of disciplinary violence and to intervene in them. The objective of this article is to examine the decision-making process in child welfare in suspected cases of disciplinary violence. The reasoning and arguments of social workers on which they based their decisions were analysed. Also, the measures taken were analysed, specifically whether a request for criminal investigation had been made to the police. The analysis was based on child welfare documents of one Finnish municipality from the year 2011. It was found that the decision-making process of social workers followed three pathways, resulting in two-thirds of the cases not leading to a request for criminal investigation to the police.
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Sage, Todd Edward, and Melanie Sage. "Social Media Use in Child Welfare Practice." Advances in Social Work 17, no. 1 (April 25, 2016): 93–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/20880.

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The scholarly child welfare literature offers little information about the use of social media by child welfare workers. We conducted a study of 171 child welfare workers across several states using an online survey. The resulting data offer insights from workers about current practices related to social media use in a child welfare work setting. Most respondents see social media as an acceptable tool for conducting child welfare assessments. Respondents describe strains and benefits of social media use. It is recommended that agencies provide guidance on ethical decision-making for using social media as a work-related tool. Agencies should also provide policy clearly defining social media use and misuse.
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Ban, Paul, and Phillip Swain. "Family Group Conferences, part two: Putting the ‘family’ back into child protection." Children Australia 19, no. 4 (1994): 11–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s103507720000417x.

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This is the second of two articles examining the establishment of Family Decision Making in Victoria. The first ‘Family Group Conferences – Part One: Australia's first Project in Child Protection’ was presented in the previous edition of Children Australia. This article builds upon the first by presenting an overview of the evaluation of the Victorian Family Decision Making Project, and pointing to practice and other implications of the development of this Project for child welfare services generally.
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Przeperski, Jarosław. "Social Work Paradigms and Their Effect on Decision Making About Out-of-Home Placement." Research on Social Work Practice 31, no. 4 (February 4, 2021): 327–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731520985607.

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Purpose: This research aimed to understand the views of social workers on factors influencing decision making toward child placement and any possible differences in perception of these factors among social workers with experience in placement decision making and those without it. Methods: The Q sort methodology was used to analyze the opinions of 64 social workers by presenting them 54 statements on single sheets and asked to rank them on a grid. Results: Analysis showed five distinct paradigms: family-centered; veiled shared concept; child-centered; paternalistic; and professional evidence-based, which influence the entire process and outcomes of the decision making process. Both groups (those with experience in decisions towards placement and those without such experience) believed in family centeredness. Workers without prior experience of deciding to place children, regarded highly the role of workers in the decision-making process. They highlighted the need for data to guide decisions and the responsibility of workers to protect the child's welfare. Workers with prior experience focused mostly on generalized concepts and highlighted a detachment of the social worker from the decisions made. They attributed responsibility for decisions to the wider environment. Conclusion: Reflecting on the paradigms within which decisions concerning child welfare are made is essential to improving on the decision-making processes and has implications for both research and practice.
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Meddin, Barbara J. "The Future of Decision Making in Child Welfare Practice: The Development of an Explicit Criteria Model for Decision Making." Children Australia 9, no. 4 (1985): 3–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0312897000007451.

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AbstractThe paper examines the impact that a decision making model can have on child placement decisions. Using a pre and post test design with three different conditions, the research investigated the ability to increase the consistency of the placement decision by the use of a decision making model that includes explicit criteria.The study found that consistency of decision making was enhanced by the provision of the decision making model and that consistency could be further enhanced by the provision of training in the model. Implications for training of new workers and reduction of worker stress and burnout are discussed.The incident of child abuse and neglect continues to rise. The National Centre on Child Abuse and Neglect estimates that approximately one million children will be abused or neglected this year in the United States. In the State of Illinois alone, during fiscal year 1981 nearly 80,000 reports of abuse or neglect were received. Almost 50% of those reports were found to be actual cases of abuse or neglect.Whether the incident in Australia of child abuse and neglect is increasing or not is difficult to assess, since currently there is no standardised way of collecting data. However, from all indicators a similar increase is indeed occurring. Boss in his book, “On the Side of the Child”, reports that the number of cases seen by the Western Australian Department of Community Welfare has steadily increased. This is corroborated by statistics compiled by that State’s Advisory and Consultative Committee in Child Abuse (ACCCA). Their Statistical Information Report for July-December 1983 indicates an 86% increase in reports of sexual abuse and 12.5% increase in physical abuse. In Queensland the number of child abuse and/or neglect case investigations went from 1 095 in 1981 to 1 631 in 1982 – an increase of more than one third. In Tasmania between 1980 to 1982 the number of reports increased by nearly one-third, from 228-302. The Montrose Child Protection and Family Crisis Unit of the Department of Youth and Community Services in New South Wales report similar increases.On almost a daily basis, social workers are called upon to make far reaching decisions that have the potential to be a life consequential both for the child who is the victim of abuse and/or neglect and that child’s family. Because these decisions, especially the placement decision, have such great ramifications, social workers should be expected to make decisions with great care, consideration and consistency. This may be due, in part because agencies have been slow to explicate, empirically validate, and systematically apply decision making criteria that assist workers in making case decisions.While research indicates that criteria do exist and are used by child welfare workers, the research also indicates that they are not used in any systematic fashion. The result is that idiosyncratic decisions are invited and the potential spectre of gross inequities in the delivery of social services exists. Unless asystematic, consensually based decision making model is used that explicates both the decisions that need to be made along with a specific set of criteria for making these decisions, it is impossible for the child welfare agency to guarantee a minimum level of service delivery.
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Ibrahim, Habibie, Sally Johnson, Philip Giligan, and Jones Adu-Gyamfi. "Malaysian Child Social Workers’ Perceptions of Emotions in Decision-making Processes." Asian Social Work Journal 3, no. 3 (July 11, 2018): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.47405/aswj.v3i3.44.

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The present research aimed to investigate the perceptions of the Malaysian Child Social Workers on emotions in their professional practice i.e. decision-making processes. Traditionally, decision-making is viewed as a rational process where reason indicates the best way to achieve a goal. However, many philosophers, neuroscientists and psychologists emphasise that the role of emotions in decision making is not exempted. The overall research strategy was ethnographic. The researchers used a mixture of methods including individual interviews, participant observation, and a questionnaire. The research was conducted in three locations in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Petaling and Kota Kinabalu. Participants consisted of child protectors and rehabilitation officers from the Malaysia Welfare Department and medical social workers in hospitals. This paper presents an analysis of individual interviews in the three locations. A total of twenty-five interviews were conducted (twelve male, thirteen female; age range 29-51). Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The research findings revealed that the Malaysian child social workers tended to avoid emotions in their professional practice (i.e. decision- making processes), which might be due to the procedural practice. Based on the participants’ perceptions with regard to the use of emotions in decision-making proceses, the Malaysian child social workers’ understanding, knowledge and terms pertaining to emotions and their contributions in decision making were seemingly confined to the negative effects of emotions. Emotions, however, were not only characterised as disruptive but also viewed as having their ‘rationality’.
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Postmus, Judy L., and Debora Ortega. "Serving Two Masters: When Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Overlap." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 86, no. 4 (October 2005): 483–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.3453.

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Does exposure to domestic violence indicate a form of child maltreatment? It is imperative that child welfare workers identify and use interventions that protect families from domestic violence and eliminate harm to children without further stigmatizing victimized women. The research described in this article attempts a first step in understanding the factors involved in the decision making process of child welfare supervisors in domestic violence cases. Findings indicate that the attitudes and beliefs of child welfare supervisors about the overlap between domestic violence and child abuse are influenced by personal experiences, professional longevity, and training.
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O'Leary, Donna. "Who gets child protection and welfare services and why?" Boolean 2022 VI, no. 1 (December 6, 2022): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.33178/boolean.2022.1.3.

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When children are reported to Tusla Child and Family Agency, social workers may conduct Initial Assessments to determine their safety and welfare to decide if they need ongoing services. We know little about these impactful decisions. Equally, little is known about the nature of concerns investigated or about the children and families themselves. The research for my PhD addressed this evidence gap. I conducted two empirical studies in Tusla between 2015 and 2016. In the first, a case study, I used case file records and interviews to explore social workers’ rationales for their judgments and decisions. In the second, a cross-sectional study, I coded written case records to profile the population undergoing assessments and identify, through multivariable analysis, factors associated with the decision to provide ongoing service.The study developed new insights into the characteristics of children and families undergoing initial assessment and into decision making processes. Social workers’ judgments about service needs are informed by case factors, policies, resource constraints and their perception of their expertise and role. Almost 40% of children assessed received ongoing service. Multivariable analysis indicated decisions to provide ongoing services are multifactorial, influenced by a handful of current and historic case and organisation factors. This is the largest study of Initial Assessments conducted in Ireland to date. Implications of the findings for interventions, policy and further research are discussed.
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Skivenes, Marit, and Milfrid Tonheim. "Improving the Care Order Decision-Making Processes: Viewpoints of Child Welfare Workers in Four Countries." Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance 40, no. 2 (December 18, 2015): 107–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2015.1123789.

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Jones, Flora Mae. "The disproportionate representation of blacks in the child welfare system of the County of Los Angeles and decision-making practices of child welfare workers." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3226.

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The focus of this study is the significant and widespread overrepresentation of blacks in the child welfare system. The study specifically addresses the issue in the context of its association with decision-making practice of child welfare workers in the County of Los Angeles.
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Calderon, Nancy Razo, and Elisa Adriana Hernandez. "Child welfare workers' perceptions of reunification services: Are timeframes feasible?" CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2911.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of current child welfare policy, specifically the Adoption Assistance and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), on the perceptions of child welfare workers about their decisions.
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Leaf, Susan Sonja. "Reconceptualizing burnout within the reformulated learned helplessness paradigm, effects on decision making in a sample of child welfare social workers." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0024/MQ51389.pdf.

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Bergholm, Erika, and Lisa Gustafsson. ""Det beror på" : En studie om vilken kunskap socialsekreterare använder för att bedöma barns mognad för delaktighet i en utredning." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-75475.

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The aim of this study was to create an understanding about what kind of knowledge social workers, that work in social services, use in determining a child's participation in an investigation with the focus on the child's maturity and age. We also had the aim to get an understanding about if the reasoning about a child's maturity could lead to learning. With a qualitative approach and with semi structured interviews, seven social workers were interviewed. We were inspired of an hermeneutical approach. As the theoretical starting point, the concepts of knowledge, discretion and learning were used to analyze our data.  The conclusion of this study was that social workers use a combination of several knowledge forms when assessing children's participation based on maturity. Tacit knowledge, scientific knowledge and institutionalized knowledge were used mainly to gather information to assess the maturity of the children. Articulated knowledge and bodily knowledge were used in the reasoning in how to make children participated. The use of several forms of knowledge in combination with the reasoning of children's participation based on maturation leads to learning. However, the social workers implied that the children's participation wasn’t depending on maturity, rather that maturity only determined in which way the child was going to be participated.
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Holt, Kim, and Nancy Kelly. "Administrative Decision Making in Child-Care Work: Exploring Issues of Judgement and Decision Making in the Context of Human Rights, and Its Relevance for Social Workers and Managers." 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/9864.

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The Public Law Outline (PLO) introduced in England and Wales in April 2008 appeared to hold out the promise of a fairer process for parents within pre-proceedings decision-making processes that determine whether or not the local authority will make an application to court. Whilst the rhetoric of the PLO to provide consensual solutions within administrative rather than judicial decision-making processes may be laudable, there are tensions and dilemmas in ensuring the rights of parents and children are protected when important decisions are being made without the oversight of the court. Despite the rhetoric of keeping children and families at the heart, there appears no relief from the procedural and managerial processes set within a context of public sector cuts affecting all professionals tasked with protecting children. Achieving justice for children and families to ensure their rights are protected within a protocol that necessitates increased resources will be a challenge.
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Lang, Shannon. "Child abuse and decision-making in South Africa : a grounded theory exploration." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3403.

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It was recommended by the American Psychological Association and the American Bar Association in October 1999, that the time had come for psychologists to do more than act as expert witnesses, and that their influence should be felt " ... at the first level of intervention" (Foxhall, 2000, p. 1). The first level of intervention is considered, in this study, to be the decision-making process. This research examines the decision-making processes used by four of the disciplines integral to the child abuse multi-disciplinary team. Social workers, child protection officers of the South African Police Services, psychologists and prosecutors currently involved in the child abuse arena in South Africa were given case vignettes to anchor their decision-making on simulated examples. On the basis of these in-depth interviews, using a Grounded Theory methodology, three specific questions are addressed, namely: how decisions are made and substantiated; how they differ across disciplines; and how they compare to recommended protocol. Results indicate interesting differences across these four disciplines. The differences between the decision-making processes in the disciplines seem to be rooted in their philosophical tenets, which give rise to specific aims in addressing child abuse. Differences between the decision-making processes and recommended protocol were also noted in cases where guidelines are available. In addition differences in expected outcomes of the vignettes, use ofassumptions and a level of mistrust between professionals was shown. If this research can help to sensitise professionals to begin to understand their own decision-making processes and those of their fellow decision-makers, then perhaps key role players and policy makers may be one step closer to responding to the challenge of child sexual abuse in South Africa.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002.
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Books on the topic "Child welfare workers Victoria Decision making"

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Wells, Susan J. Decision-making in child protective services intake and investigation: Executive summary. Washington, D.C: National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, American Bar Association, 1994.

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Wells, Susan J. Factors influencing the response of child protective service workers to reports of abuse and neglect: An overview of research findings. Washington, D.C: National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, American Bar Association, 1994.

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J, Wells Susan, and National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection (U.S.), eds. Decision-making in child welfare intake and investigation: Annotated bibliography. Washington, D.C: National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, American Bar Association, 1994.

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Purcell, Carl. The Politics of Children's Services Reform. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447348764.001.0001.

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Comparative research has identified two broad types of child welfare system. In child protection systems the principal remit of welfare agencies is to identify and respond to actual or potential incidences of child abuse or maltreatment. In contrast family service systems are characterised by a stronger spirit of partnership between the state and families and an emphasis on working to prevent the need for coercive state intervention. This book examines the development of children’s services reform in England over recent decades to explain a shift from family service polices towards a narrower child protection approach. Successive waves of reform in England have invariably been framed as responses to high-profile child abuse inquires and media generated scandal including the cases of Victoria Climbié and Baby P. However, this book challenges the idea that it is the apparent failings of local agencies, including child and family social workers, that drive successive waves of reform. Instead, it turns the spotlight on the process of policy-making at the national level, and highlights the role played by party political leaders and senior government ministers in driving reform. The book is informed by 45 interviews with key decision-makers including ministers, senior civil servants, children’s charity leaders, local authority directors and social work researchers.
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National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection (U.S.), ed. How we make decisions in child protective services intake and investigation. Washington, D.C: American Bar Association, National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, 1994.

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Book chapters on the topic "Child welfare workers Victoria Decision making"

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Witte, Susanne, Mónica López López, and Helen Baldwin. "The Voice of the Child in Child Protection Decision-Making." In Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection, 263–80. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059538.003.0012.

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Children’s participation in all matters that concern them, particularly child protection decision-making, have many positive effects on children. It is also their right granted by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, in child protection practice there are many obstacles to including children in decision-making processes. First, the article reviews the policy and public discourse in England, Germany, and the Netherlands regarding children’s participation in investigations into suspected child maltreatment. Second, an analysis of 1,207 case files of investigations into suspected child maltreatment unfolds the extent of children’s participation and factors associated with participation within the three countries. Although all three countries grant the right to participate in decision-making to children, documented participation in child protection decision-making is very low even when older children are considered. Children’s participation in decision-making is closely linked to caretakers’ participation in decision-making. Thus, children are almost never included in decision-making when their caretaker is not. Children’s participation is associated with a higher likelihood for individual support for children in the Netherlands and Germany. The results point to the need for research on barriers of children’s participation as well as the need to provide more resources for case workers to be able to facilitate children’s participation.
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Stepura, Kelly G., Jim Schwab, Donald J. Baumann, Natalie Sowinski, and Stephanie Thorne. "Exploration in Predictive Analysis and Machine Learning." In Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection, 27–54. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059538.003.0002.

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This chapter explores the potential for using machine learning methods to support foster care workers by improving the accuracy of the complex but critical decisions they make on behalf of children, youth, and families. By using historical data to predict the likelihood of future events for foster children and youth as early in their time in care as possible, models can alert workers to bring services to bear that can help to avoid negative outcomes. This chapter uses the author team’s journey to compare traditional and machine learning methods. They describe the process that began with attempts to apply traditional statistical methods to the task of prediction and resulted in two machine learning models that are used as examples. Using these models, clinicians can consider applying machine learning techniques to complex historical datasets to predict foster care outcomes and support decision-making.
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Graham, J. Christopher, Alan J. Dettlaff, Donald J. Baumann, and John D. Fluke. "The Decision-Making Ecology of Placing a Child into Foster Care." In Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection, 111–35. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059538.003.0005.

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The Decision-Making Ecology provided a framework for empirically testing the impact of case, caseworker, and organizational factors on the decision to place children in out-of-home care. The structural equation model developed fit the data extremely well, indicating a complex relationship between the variables. The main findings indicate that case factors, even as aggregated to the worker level, were of most importance: Percent removed was increased in part by greater average risk being assessed and more families on a worker’s caseload being low income. Furthermore, removal rates were increased by lower proportions of Hispanic families on the caseload, as well as by lower organizational support and a perception of manageable workload and sufficient resources. Individual factors (i.e., variables characterizing the caseworkers themselves) were not found to directly influence the placement decision, including workers’ own race/ethnicity, although various orders of mediated effects were indicated, and these are detailed. Interrelationships between variables that affect case, caseworker, and organizational factors are discussed along with implications for practice.
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White, Sue, Matthew Gibson, David Wastell, and Patricia Walsh. "Practising attachment theory in child welfare." In Reassessing Attachment Theory in Child Welfare, 63–82. Policy Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447336914.003.0004.

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This chapter discusses how attachment theory is used, or not, in professional practice and decision making. Attachment theory is now a standard subject on social work qualifying programmes and many employers provide training for their social workers in attachment theory, ensuring that most practitioners are familiar with the theory. As the discourse of attachment theory has influenced medical opinion and doctors have the power and privilege to diagnose children, a range of ‘attachment disorders’ has been created and these disorders are used to categorise children. Afforded with greater power and status, such diagnoses by medical practitioners feed into the attachment theory knowledge base of social workers, influencing and framing how social workers think about the children and families they work with. The chapter then considers Matthew Gibson's recent study, which took place in the child and family social work service in an English local authority.
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Taylor, Brian J. "Teaching and Learning Decision-Making in Child Welfare and Protection Social Work." In Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection, 281–98. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059538.003.0013.

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This chapter begins with reflections on the author’s own “journey into risk and decision-making” during 10 years of practice and 25 years teaching social workers on this topic. Challenges in teaching and learning the knowledge and skills required for professional judgment in child welfare and protection are considered in terms of models of decision-making and models of cognitive learning processes. This is illustrated with aspects of teaching about decision-making on qualifying and post-qualifying social work courses in Northern Ireland, such as relating understandings of professional judgment and decision-making processes to assessment and care planning practice; legal aspects of making reasonable, reasoned decisions; understanding the value of and challenges in using statistical data on risk factors within decision-making; using models of professional judgment to reflect on practice; ensuring role clarity; and developing skills in engaging other professionals in decision processes. The chapter concludes with a discussion of future directions in learning and teaching about professional judgment in child welfare and protection, including (1) the science of decision-making (including use of risk factors), (2) the art of decision-making (including understanding judgment processes using psychosocial rationality concepts), (3) evidencing what works in terms of teaching decision-making, and (4) building a knowledge base to inform teaching.
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Benbenishty, Rami, and John D. Fluke. "Frameworks and Models in Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection." In Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection, 3–26. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059538.003.0001.

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This chapter presents the basic concepts, theoretical perspectives, and areas of scholarship that bear on decisions in child welfare—making choices in decision environments characterized by high levels of uncertainty. The authors distinguish between normative models that predict what decision-makers ought to choose when faced with alternatives and descriptive models that describe how they tend to make these choices in real life. The chapter reviews those challenges that may be especially relevant in the complex context of child welfare and protection. One way in which decision-makers overcome task complexities and limitations in human information processing (bounded rationality) is by using heuristics to navigate complex tasks. The chapter reviews strategies to correct some limitations in judgment. The authors examine the relationships between workers’ predictions of what would be the outcomes of the case and the actual outcomes and describe two types of error (false positive and false negative) and the related concepts of specificity and sensitivity. These issues are followed by a description of the Lens Model and some of its implications for child welfare decision-making, including predictive risk modeling and studies on information processing models. The final section presents current theoretical models in child welfare decision-making and describes Decision-Making Ecology (DME) and Judgments and Decision Processes in Context (JUDPiC). The chapter concludes with suggestions for future research on child welfare decision-making that could contribute to our conceptual understanding and have practical utility as well.
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Berrick, Jill Duerr, and Jaclyn Chambers. "Preventing and responding to errors in US child protection." In Errors and Mistakes in Child Protection, 235–54. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447350705.003.0013.

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This chapter demonstrates how concerns about avoiding errors and mistakes have been at the centre of child protection policy and practice in the US for many years. In particular the chapter focuses on providing a summary of the state of the art relating to risk assessment tools and predictive analytics as strategies to reduce error in child welfare decision making. It also examines whether our understanding of ‘error’ needs to shift to account for the unknowns. When social workers make decisions based upon fundamental principles, and when they determine that it is in the interests of a child to privilege one principle over another, the result may appear in hindsight as an “error”, but when made as a decision guided by one widely-held principle which was in direct conflict with another. Examining child welfare decision making as a process of selecting and then privileging one principle over another narrows what we might otherwise think of as an ‘error’ and instead recasts some decisions as exceedingly difficult to get ‘right’.
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