“The tip of the iceberg” : multiple thresholds in schools' detecting and reporting of child abuse and neglect
de Haan, Irene
“The tip of the iceberg” : multiple thresholds in schools' detecting and reporting of child abuse and neglect Irene de Haan, Eileen Joy, Liz Beddoe and Sark Iam - Elsevier, 2018 - Child and Youth Services Review .
Child and Youth Services Review, 2018, Advance online publication, 22 October 2018
Introduction: School principals have a very important role to play in the detection and reporting of child abuse and neglect (CAN). How schools address concerns relating to CAN is an under-researched area in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary and intermediate (n = 16) school principals. A selection of that data was examined with regard to threshold determination in CAN.
Findings: Thresholds, both definitional and action-based, were found to be multi-determined, with case, teacher and, critically, perceptions of the statutory child protection agency found to have an impact.
Implications: Findings indicate there is no ”one” threshold in the detection of, or the reporting of CAN in schools. Further, there are clear opportunities for future research; including understanding the nature of the relationship between schools and the statutory child protection agency, Oranga Tamariki. (Authors' abstract). Record #6049
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILD PROTECTION
INTERVENTION
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
SCHOOLS
NEW ZEALAND
“The tip of the iceberg” : multiple thresholds in schools' detecting and reporting of child abuse and neglect Irene de Haan, Eileen Joy, Liz Beddoe and Sark Iam - Elsevier, 2018 - Child and Youth Services Review .
Child and Youth Services Review, 2018, Advance online publication, 22 October 2018
Introduction: School principals have a very important role to play in the detection and reporting of child abuse and neglect (CAN). How schools address concerns relating to CAN is an under-researched area in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary and intermediate (n = 16) school principals. A selection of that data was examined with regard to threshold determination in CAN.
Findings: Thresholds, both definitional and action-based, were found to be multi-determined, with case, teacher and, critically, perceptions of the statutory child protection agency found to have an impact.
Implications: Findings indicate there is no ”one” threshold in the detection of, or the reporting of CAN in schools. Further, there are clear opportunities for future research; including understanding the nature of the relationship between schools and the statutory child protection agency, Oranga Tamariki. (Authors' abstract). Record #6049
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILD PROTECTION
INTERVENTION
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
SCHOOLS
NEW ZEALAND