...Lorna Stabler; Mthoko Ngobese Sampson; Bekkah Bernheim; Jo Day; Sarah O'Rourke Purpose The impact of risk-aversion and professional anxiety in child protection social work in the UK has been the subject of research and practice reviews for the past two decades. However, the way in which...

...Chih Sin The representation of ‘the child’ within children's services and the representations of ‘risk’ and its management have implications for disabled people hoping to qualify for and work within certain professions. This article assesses the relevance for children's services of findings from...