Parents' experiences of child welfare interventions

An Anglo‐French comparison

Bibliographic Data

ID14895992
AuthorsKaren Baistow (Brunel University of London, corresponding author), Rachael Hetherington (Brunel University of London)
Year1998
Volume12
Issue2
Pages113-124
Publication date1998-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00051.x
OpenAlexW2017609479
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited2

This paper reports on an Anglo‐French project comparing parental experiences of child welfare interventions in both countries; it does not aim to discuss policy implications but to raise questions about the basis on which policies are decided. We explored differences and similarities in the two countries' systems and practices by asking what it is like to be on the receiving end of professional decisions and actions in order to highlight those aspects of our own system that might otherwise be taken for granted. Considerable overlap was found in English and French parental concerns and in the type of professional assistance offered. However, differences in access to this assistance suggest that parents in England are often thrown into relations with social services that may be counterproductive to child and family welfare

Child protection · Economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Social policy · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare system · Child Welfare and Adoption · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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