‘Wishes and feelings’: Misunderstandings and missed opportunities for participation in child protection proceedings
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Dillon, JoAffiliation
University of ChesterPublication Date
2021-06-01
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The gathering of ‘wishes and feelings’ in UK child protection proceedings (s.53 Children Act 2004) should highlight the child's opinion of social work intervention and services provided. However, with no statutory social work guidance on participation currently in place, children frequently miss opportunities to be involved in their own child protection planning. This paper is drawn from a 3-year study into participation in child protection social work. It includes findings from qualitative interviews, and one focus group, with social workers, parents, children and participation workers, from three local authorities in the United Kingdom. The findings revealed some examples of significant gaps in service provision, particularly from the perspective and understanding of the child. The skewed translation of wishes and feelings legislation, along with its subsequent (and often inadequate) application to practice, prevents children from understanding and responding to social work intervention and can lead to idiosyncratic practice. This paper provides recommendations for a practical response to practitioner dilemmas regarding wishes and feelings and bridges the gap between research and practice.Citation
Dillon, J. (2021). ‘Wishes and feelings’: Misunderstandings and missed opportunities for participation in child protection proceedings. Child & Family Social Work, 26(4), 664–676. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12847Publisher
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Child and Family Social WorkAdditional Links
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Dillon, J. (2021). ‘Wishes and feelings’: Misunderstandings and missed opportunities for participation in child protection proceedings. Child & Family Social Work, 26(4), 664–676., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12847. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.ISSN
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1365-2206ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/cfs.12847
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