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Anxiety, defences and the primary task in integrated children’s services: enhancing inter-professional practice

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posted on 2023-06-08, 15:15 authored by Gillian RuchGillian Ruch, Cathy Murray
The past decade has seen substantial changes in the configuration of services for children and families in the UK. Most notably, the inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié raised serious questions about the professional systems designed to safeguard children and the importance of professionals working effectively together to protect children. The research informing this paper was undertaken with a group of childcare social work practitioners and explored their everyday work experiences of the post-Climbié introduction of the Every Child Matters agenda and Integrated Children's Services. Through the application of psychodynamic and systemic concepts to the research findings, the paper identifies new perspectives on barriers to effective integrated working and makes suggestions for working practices that may overcome them.

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Journal of Social Work Practice

ISSN

0265-0533

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4

Volume

25

Page range

433-449

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  • Social Work and Social Care Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-06-17

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-11-01

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