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Direct linkMooney, Joseph – Child Care in Practice, 2018
In the Republic of Ireland Section 3(1) of the Child Care Act 1991 places an obligation and legal duty upon the State child protection services "to promote the welfare of children in its area who are not receiving adequate care and protection." This article focuses on a specific element of this duty; the social worker's responsibility to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Welfare, Social Work, Caseworker Approach
Malik, Neena M.; Ward, Kristin; Janczewski, Colleen – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
There is increasing awareness that domestic violence (DV) and child maltreatment often overlap and that there are significant negative consequences to women and children who are victims in the same families. The present study contains data from a participatory evaluation of a multisite national demonstration project on family violence (the…
Descriptors: Human Services, Family Violence, Child Abuse, Demonstration Programs
Download full textUS Department of Health and Human Services, 2007
"Substantiation" denotes child welfare system (CWS) services' official decision about the validity of maltreatment allegations. This decision is an important one, with implications for how much a child and family are involved with the CWS, what services they receive, and how child maltreatment is counted in state statistics. Despite the importance…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Caseworkers, Child Neglect
Chanmugam, Amy – Children & Schools, 2009
This qualitative study explored school social workers' relationships during instances of abuse and neglect reporting, focusing on reports made for children and adolescents already receiving school social work services. Although school social workers frequently file abuse and neglect reports, little is known about how they manage clinical and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Focus Groups, Caregivers, Confidentiality
Child Protective Services Case Management Project. Final Report: Innovations in Protective Services.
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. – 1985
One of seven reports in the Innovations in Protective Services series, this document reports on the development of a model of case management that clarified what is expected from Child Protective Service (CPS) specialists. By conducting a literature review, studying the role of the CPS case manager, and developing a case management model, the Case…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Child Abuse
Peer reviewedPoertner, John; Press, Allan – Child Welfare, 1990
A study compared the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) lay-volunteer program and the staff attorney model in a large midwestern city. Results indicate that CASA volunteers performed at least as well as specialized attorneys in representing children in juvenile court. (BG)
Descriptors: Adoption, Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Child Abuse
Brown, Keith; Fenge, Lee-Ann; Young, Natasha – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005
Recent concern over the standard of social work practice, as evidenced by inquiries into child abuse cases, have led to something of a crisis in trust in the profession. As a result, there is now an emphasis on increasing practitioners' competency to practice in complex situations. Critical reflection is seen as key to achieving this increase in…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, National Standards, Social Work, Thinking Skills
Alpert, Lily T.; Britner, Preston A. – Journal of Family Social Work, 2005
Recent concerns regarding permanence for foster children have inspired child welfare agencies to re-focus more of their efforts on biological parents as permanent resources for children in care. The social work field has responded to this situation with family-focused training for frontline staff; one such curriculum is the Family Development…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Parents, Welfare Services
