Developing key capabilities in child care and protection |
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| Authors: | Margaret Bruce Helen Whincup |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Education, Social Work and Community Education, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK;2. Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK |
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| Abstract: | Over the last 20 years, research has questioned how well equipped newly qualified social workers are in relation to child care and protection. Recent inquiries have highlighted that some social workers have not recognised their responsibilities towards children and young people when they encounter them in the course of their duties. In England, Lord Laming's (2009) report The Protection of Children in England, following the death of Peter Connelly in Haringey, recommended a specialist child protection route as part of the social work degree and re‐opened the debate about the benefits of specialism versus genericism. In Scotland, when faced with similar challenges, Key Capabilities in Child Care and Protection were introduced to ensure that all social workers at the point of qualifying can evidence their knowledge and skills in relation to child care and protection. This paper describes their development. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ‘Introduced to ensure that all social workers at the point of qualifying can evidence their knowledge and skills’ Citing Literature Number of times cited according to CrossRef: 2 - Margaret Bruce, The Voice of the Child in Child Protection: Whose Voice?, Social Sciences, 10.3390/socsci3030514, 3 , 3, (514-526), (2014). Crossref
- Jane V. Appleton, Peter Sidebotham, Child Protection and Mental Health, Child Abuse Review, 10.1002/car.2220, 21 , 3, (153-156), (2012). Wiley Online Library
 Volume 21 , Issue 3 May/June 2012 Pages 190-202 |
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| Keywords: | key capabilities child care and protection qualifying social work programmes social work education |
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