SIOBHAN LAIRD siobhan.laird@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment
Laird, Siobhan E.
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Abstract
© 2017 Australian Association of Social Workers. Australia and the United Kingdom have mandatory systems of case reviews, which are conducted whenever a child known to welfare or health services has died or been seriously harmed due to maltreatment. In the United Kingdom those conducting case reviews are required to involve family members in their deliberations. This study employed discourse analysis to examine the representation of family voices in 41 Overview Reports of Serious Case Reviews undertaken in England and published during 2014. The findings revealed that the contributions of family members were generally relegated or their legitimacy undercut by the positivist framing of most overview reports. However, the research also identified how the framing of family contributions within an interpretivist paradigm could engender highly complex understanding of deficiencies in child protection systems and lead to crucial new learning for professionals.
Citation
Laird, S. E. (2017). The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment. Australian Social Work, 70(4), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1309670
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 10, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | May 3, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 2, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Jun 12, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Australian Social Work |
Print ISSN | 0312-407X |
Electronic ISSN | 1447-0748 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 70 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 417-428 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1309670 |
Keywords | Family, Child Protection, Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse, Case Review, Child Death |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/859280 |
Publisher URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1309670 |
Additional Information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Social Work on 03/05/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1309670. |
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