...Kate Leonard Purpose English social work policies and regulatory bodies propel critical reflection as a professional requirement and a worthwhile activity. The purpose of this paper is to report on the current international and UK evidence that informs the understanding and use of critical...

...C. Verity Bennett; Louisa M. Roberts; Phil Smith; Melissa Meindl; Philip Pallmann; Fiona Lugg-Widger; Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder; Linda Adara; Kim Munnery; Lena Meister; Sharon Ayayo; Sarah Rawlinson; Donald Forrester; Stavros Petrou; James White; David Westlake Purpose School social work, in various...

...Jhonathan Turner; Joan Lewis Purpose An appreciative inquiry process was collaboratively undertaken with an inner city local authority and personal advisors where systemic social work practice was embedded. The purpose of this study is to explore how systemic social work principles could...

... placements. Looked after children Residential care Secure care Child and adolescent mental health Social work Care experienced young people Secure children’s homes (SCHs) in the UK are locked residences that care for children aged 10–17, perceived as or known to be a serious risk...

.... Findings The implications include the potential for being simultaneously “insider” and “outsider” when undertaking research within one’s employing organisation; the need to reconcile challenging social work tasks with researcher responsibilities; and the difficulty of maintaining pre-existing...

... “stigma” and “recognition” in the analysis, the study shows how recognising relationships between the youth and staff decreases the potential to experience stigma. Originality/value This study contributes to existing knowledge on social work in residential care. The paper shows how the institutional...

...@edgehill.ac.uk 31 03 2021 03 06 2021 10 01 2022 10 01 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social work Media Child protection Discretion Baby P effect Munro Review There has been a tendency within...

... of “trustworthy innovation” for the sector that holds innovation in children’s social care to the standards and principles of the code of ethics for social work. This study offers an ethical framework, informed by the interdisciplinary school of organisational ethics, to operationalise this extended definition...

...% of children under 18 years old and Richmond on Thames with 0.33% and only exceeded children in need in a 7 out of 71 reporting authorities. Models of practice used were most commonly based on the assessment framework, which operates at all social work thresholds including child protection. The enquiry found...

... as Inspecting Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS). This new framework says there should be “less focus on process and a greater focus on social work practise” and that inspectors should spend “80% of their time talking to social workers and directly observing practise” (Ofsted, 2019a , pp. 3-4). Ofsted...

... as amended by the Children and Social Work Act 2017 places a duty on Local Authorities to notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel if a child dies or is seriously harmed in the local authority’s area. When a serious incident becomes known to the safeguarding partners, they must...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Child protection Evaluations Social work Evidence Signs of Safety Strength-based approach Signs of Safety (SoS) is a strengths-based approach to child protection casework that was developed in Australia by Dr Andrew Turnell...

... two research questions – how do supervision conversations and corresponding records compare? And how do social work supervisors make use of these records? Design/methodology/approach The authors sampled ten pairs of supervision audio recordings and written records from the child’s file. Using...

... ideas in an area that is scarcely researched. It identifies the need to undertake further studies to understand how social workers assess PLWHIV and what can be done to provide adequate support. HIV Adoption Discrimination Social work Interpretative phenomenology People living with HIV...

...Michael Little Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the aspects of social work for children, primarily in England. Design/methodology/approach It is based on reflections on research undertaken by the author prior to 1995 and after 2015. Findings The paper explores...

... Training Social work Casework Statutory RQ2. What challenges did they face in relation to participating in the supervision process? Film clips were selected by the supervisor based on the following model. The model was developed to direct the supervisors’ attention to specific...

...Josh MacAlister Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expose and dispel some outdated dilemmas and straw men that have drawn attention away from debates of substance in social work. The paper presents what Frontline believes to be the substantive dilemmas facing the social work profession...

...Clare Chamberlain; Michael Little Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on development in children’s social work over 35 years from the perspective of someone who has worked in the field as a practitioner and director. Design/methodology/approach Interview. Findings The paper...

...Isabelle Trowler Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on progress and lessons in improving the social work system in England in the interests of children and families. Design/methodology/approach Based on an interview with the author by Michael Little (one of the Guest Editors...

...David Shemmings Purpose How might the profession of child protection social work be “future proofed”, i.e. remain intact and of value beyond its present existence? The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This is a discussion/“think piece” paper, in which the author...