Featherstone, Brid; White, Sue and Wastell, Dave
(2012).
Ireland's opportunity to learn from England's difficulties? Auditing uncertainty in child protection.
Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 12(1)
pp. 49–62.
Abstract
The paper explores policy developments in the Republic of Ireland in relation to child protection and argues that they are in danger of replicating some of the mistakes made in England under New Labour. It is argued that a focus on standardisinf processes and procedures is misguided, diverting attention from the importance of attending to the complexities of communication sharing and decision-making in a very difficult area of work. Moreover, the issues that have emerged from abuse cases in Ireland will not be satisfactorily addressed by standardisation.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
2012 Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies |
| ISSN: |
1393-7022 |
| Keywords: |
child protection; standardisation; system design |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Health and Social Care |
| Item ID: |
35569 |
| Depositing User: |
Brigid Featherstone
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| Date Deposited: |
29 Nov 2012 10:54 |
| Last Modified: |
29 Nov 2012 10:54 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/35569 |
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