Child Protection Managers' Views on Frameworks for Assessment of Children in Need

Autor/inn/en	Vis, Svein A.; Lauritzen, Camilla
Titel	Child Protection Managers' Views on Frameworks for Assessment of Children in Need
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 28 (2022) 4, S.639-652 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2020.1816530
Schlagwörter	Child Welfare; Child Safety; Needs Assessment; Evaluation Methods; Investigations; Foreign Countries; Administrator Attitudes; Program Implementation; Social Services; Family Involvement; Prerequisites; Training; Supervision; Readiness; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindeswohl; Bedarfsermittlung; Untersuchung; Ausland; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Voraussetzung; Ausbildung; Norwegen
Abstract	Internationally there has been a movement to reform investigative work in child welfare and protection systems. These reforms have aimed to introduce national frameworks that systematize the way assessments are carried out. Several reports have identified shortcomings in the way that child protection investigations are carried out in Norway. Consequently, there is a need for improvement. However, an attempt to change practice within an organization has little hope of succeeding unless the organization implementing the new practice accepts that a change in practice is needed. The aim of this study was to examine child protection agency managers' views on the advantages and disadvantages related to implementation of an assessment framework in Norway. Electronic survey questionnaires were distributed to the managers of all Norwegian child protection services. The response rate was 68% (N = 217). The majority agreed that the use of an assessment framework is helpful in child welfare and protection services investigations in general, and helpful in terms of facilitating child and family participation. This study indicates that some prerequisites would need to be present for successful implementation of an assessment framework: training, supervision and ongoing support, and sufficient resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01