Norwegian Child Welfare Services
A Successful Program for Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Children and Parents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11958263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bente Heggem Kojan (0000-0002-9911-247X, TrønderEnergi (Norway), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 443-458 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0312407x.2010.538069 |
| OpenAlex | W1966356178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper describes and analyses the program of Child Welfare Services (CWS) in Norway, using primary sources, aggregated data from Statistics Norway (SSB) and data from a recent study of 715 parents in contact with CWS. These data show that Norway's program orientation is on support, prevention, and early intervention, policies relevant to the emerging Australian policy context. Many of these services were beneficial for the general welfare of the children's family with over three- quarters of the children registered as clients in the Norwegian CWS receiving only supportive services during 2008. On the contrary, Australian systems primarily aim to identify and protect children under (possible) risk of abuse or neglect. Also, the survey data shows that families in contact with CWS are different to the general population in important ways, including family structure/demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, and physical and mental health. The results demonstrated that most of the parents agreed to contact CWS, and many were satisfied with the help they received. The data demonstrate that the Norwegian CWS respond to the welfare needs of vulnerable and marginalised families. Possible implications the Norwegian system might have for the children and parents who are accessing services are discussed
Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Neglect · Norwegian · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Welfare · Child Welfare and Adoption · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
What to Prepare for Children Entering Society
Material deprivation, family functioning, and child well-being
Understanding the roles and challenges of child protection employees in out-of-home care arrangements for children of minority and immigrant backgrounds in Rogaland, Norway
Parental Satisfaction With Child Welfare Services in Norway
Concerns of Parental Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems Reported to Child Welfare Services—Testing a Moderated Mediation Model for Paths From Reports to Substantiated Concern and Service Provision
Suicidality among children and youth in Nordic child welfare services
Structural interventions to reduce harms & promote the capabilities of girls experiencing multiple complexities
Risk and Marginalization in the Norwegian Welfare Society
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved
The use of multidisciplinary teams to support child welfare clients
A comparison of systems and outcomes for safeguarding children in Australia and Norway
Emergency out‐of‐home placements in Norway
When crisis strikes
Mental health, negative life events and resilience among adolescents in contact with the child welfare services
Substance-related problems among adolescents in child welfare services
Screening decisions for non-abuse concerns reported to child protection agencies- a structural equation model for referral content and decision outcome
‘Like a fish in a bowl’
Towards Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare
Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies
How Nordic is the Nordic model?
What is child protection? Historical and methodological issues in comparative research on lastensuojelu /child protection
Where Has Child Protection Gone
Representing Children in Child Protection Assessments
An Institutional Comparison of Child Protection Systems in Australia and Norway Focused on Workforce Retention
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |