Assessment processes in social work with children at risk in Sweden and Croatia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12609125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elinor Brunnberg (Örebro University, corresponding author), Ninoslava Pećnik (0000-0002-9723-5679, University of Zagreb) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 231-241 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6866 • E-ISSN: 1468-2397 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00456.x |
| OpenAlex | W1488962592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 12 |
The aim of this article is to compare Swedish and Croatian social workers’ assessments and protection of a 4‐year‐old child exposed to risk in its own family. The data were collected from 87 Croatian and 72 Swedish social workers by means of a questionnaire, which incorporated a vertical vignette. Effects of the participant's country of residence were investigated with respect to: (i) risk assessments; (ii) perception of the main problems; (iii) tolerance of corporal punishment; (iv) judgements about appropriateness of interventions. The results suggest that Croatian social workers have a more child‐protective approach than their Swedish colleagues. Swedish social workers have a more supportive approach than Croatian social workers. Despite fundamental similarities in assessments between the countries, significant differences were found in preferred interventions. The Swedish social workers were more in favour of keeping the child at home with the support of social services. The Croatian social workers were more in favour of removing the child from home by means of a care order. This might primarily be attributed to the differences in availability of family support services and to different discourses in Sweden and Croatia
Child protection · Croatian · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Residence · Social Welfare · Sociology · Vignette · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 0.94 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |