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This article examines children’s agency in their interactions with social workers during statutory encounters in a child protection context. It draws from a UK-wide ethnographic study. It finds that much… Click to show full abstract
This article examines children’s agency in their interactions with social workers during statutory encounters in a child protection context. It draws from a UK-wide ethnographic study. It finds that much of social workers’ responses to children’s agency in this context are best understood as a form of ‘containment’. In doing so, it offers an original and significant contribution to the theoretical understanding of children’s agency, as well as its application in social work practice.
Keywords:
containment exploring;
children agency;
statutory encounters;
exploring concept;
social workers;
agency
Journal Title: Childhood
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Childhood
Year Published: 2018
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