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Stabilisation of the statutory child protection response : managing to a specified level of risk assurance Mansell, James

By: Material type: ArticleArticlePublication details: Wellington Ministry of Social Development 2006Description: 17 p. ; computer file : PDF format (149Kb) ; computer file : Microsoft Word format (168Kb) ; computer file : World Wide WebISSN:
  • 1172-4382
Subject(s): Online resources: In: Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, July 2006, 28: 77-93Summary: This paper considers some of the implications of the model of child risk protection screening developed in the paper "The Underlying Instability in Statutory Child Protection: Understanding the System Dynamics Driving Risk Assurance Levels" (Mansell, 2006). It explores how the volatility of the threshold for intervention might be stabilised given the underlying system dynamics. An argument is presented for increased transparency concerning the range of decision outcomes and feedback about risk-screening performance, and suggestions are made on how this might be accomplished. The author concludes that true and enduring change will only be accomplished where the dynamics underlying the problem are well understood and addressed as part of that change.
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This paper considers some of the implications of the model of child risk protection screening developed in the paper "The Underlying Instability in Statutory Child Protection: Understanding the System Dynamics Driving Risk Assurance Levels" (Mansell, 2006). It explores how the volatility of the threshold for intervention might be stabilised given the underlying system dynamics. An argument is presented for increased transparency concerning the range of decision outcomes and feedback about risk-screening performance, and suggestions are made on how this might be accomplished. The author concludes that true and enduring change will only be accomplished where the dynamics underlying the problem are well understood and addressed as part of that change.

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, July 2006, 28: 77-93