Technology, evidence and professional practice

Reflections on the Integrated Children's System

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12896705
AutoresIan F Shaw (0000-0001-6917-7574, University of York, autor de correspondencia), Jasmine Clayden (University of York)
Año2009
Volumen4
Número4
Páginas15-27
Fecha de publicación2009-12-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Children s Services (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1746-6660 • E-ISSN: 2042-8677
EditorialEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5042/jcs.2010.0018
OpenAlexW2070474159
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas14

Through the results from part of a formative evaluation in England and Wales of the Integrated Children's System, the authors aim to illustrate the diverse ways in which policy, technology and practice interests challenge conventional assumptions regarding the construction and use of evidence in children's services. We identify four connected consequences of the ICS for practice. The ICS actively shapes practice, brings issues into focus, renders social work visible and distances the services user. We interpret the findings in terms of the persistence and diversification of professional discretion and the interplay of standardisation and case‐based practice. We challenge some accepted academic understandings of the relationship between technology and professional practice

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