The child in child protection: Invisible and unheard

Carmela Bastian

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The child in child protection: Invisible and unheard

Carmela Bastian

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The paper presents findings from a qualitative study of four child death reviews published in Australia. The study was informed by the theoretical concept of childism. A critical social research methodology facilitated the exposure of childist dynamics in statutory child protection. The transformation of child protection practices and systems has traditionally relied on the imposition of never-ending structural changes, policies, and procedures. This paper proposes that transformation and the erosion of childist dynamics is contingent on humane and ethical statutory child protection agencies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-143
Number of pages	9
Journal	Child and Family Social Work
Volume	25
Issue number	1
Early online date	26 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12671
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2020

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Keywords

child protection
childism
ethical practice
oppression
social work practice

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