Changing expectations
The impact of ‘child protection’ on Irish social work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12570580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Walsh (Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-41 |
| Publication date | 1999-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1046/j.1365-2206.1999.00097.x |
| OpenAlex | W2146608161 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 6 |
In this paper, the author (who has worked as a social worker in both Ireland and the UK) contends that there has been an uncritical importation of expectations and responsibilities from the British system into Irish state social work. In the area of child and family social work this has been most marked by the introduction and construction of ‘child protection’ as the dominant discourse. Yet fundamental differences exist between Irish and British social policy, differences that are reflected in the structure, nature and culture of social work services. Some of the historical differences between the two welfare systems are explored and three core features of modern Irish social work with children and families are identified. Possibilities for recreating Irish social work in discourse and in practice are suggested, particularly around the notions of certainty/uncertainty and the potential for linguistically based frameworks for practice
Certainty · Child protection · Epistemology · Irish · Linguistics · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Welfare · Work (physics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Engineering · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2022 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |