Practice supervisors’ views on workplace risks for child protection social workers in Gauteng, South Africa: a qualitative description
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DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2025.2482119
Abstract: ABSTRACT Child protection social workers (CPSWs) views on workplace risks and the adverse outcomes of this practice setting are well documented in the literature. However, little is known about the views of practice supervisors. Given… read more here.
Keywords: workplace risks; protection social; child protection; practice ... See more keywords
Explaining Self-Reported Resilience in Child-Protection Social Work: The Role of Organisational Factors, Demographic Information and Job Characteristics
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DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcy015
Abstract: Child protection social work is a stressful occupation that results in workforce concerns about poor levels of staff retention and high levels of inexperience. This paper presents results from a cross-sectional survey and reports findings… read more here.
Keywords: protection social; child protection; social work; resilience ... See more keywords
Child protection social workers facing the Covid-19 challenge
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DOI: 10.1177/00208728221088715
Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic forced social workers to rethink how they perform their functions. This process was particularly challenging for child protection social workers, who had to understand how to continue to support families and children… read more here.
Keywords: workers facing; social workers; protection social; child protection ... See more keywords
From Aristotle to Arendt: A phenomenological exploration of forms of knowledge and practice in the context of child protection social work in the UK
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DOI: 10.1177/1473325015603479
Abstract: This paper attempts to explore the relationship between different forms of knowledge and the kinds of activity that arise from them within child protection social work practice. The argument that social work is more than… read more here.
Keywords: work; child protection; protection social; forms knowledge ... See more keywords
Recognising child protection social workers’ shifting professional identity after becoming a parent: An insider perspective
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DOI: 10.1177/14733250251352247
Abstract: The article discusses the findings of a small qualitative study of how experienced social workers in child protection roles navigated changes in their professional practice when they returned to work after the birth of their… read more here.
Keywords: protection; protection social; child protection; recognising child ... See more keywords