CYP Now - Special Report: Preventing care proceedings

The research section for this special report is based on a selection of academic studies which have been explored and summarised by Research in Practice (www.rip.org.uk), part of the Dartington Hall Trust.

STUDY 1

Child Protection Threshold Talk and Ambivalent Case Formulations in ‘Borderline' Care Proceedings Cases

Paula Doherty, Qualitative Social Work Vol 0,(2016)

This paper explores how practitioners talk about child protection cases on the edge of care proceedings, particularly reasoning and sense making around:

What categorises a case on the margin of care proceedings?

How are cases resolved and what considerations appear criterial in resolving such cases?

It draws on a case study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and one local authority. The author was situated within teams for a year during which time she interviewed 62 practitioners and managers, and multi-agency professionals participated in four focus groups. Supervision sessions, case conferences, pre-proceedings meetings and informal case talk were observed.

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