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650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
999			_c1867 _d1867
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008			110331s2008 eng
022			_a1172-4382
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aManion, Kathleen _91624
245			_aEquivocating over the care and protection continuum : _ban exploration of families not meeting the threshold for statutory intervention _cManion, Kathleen; Renwick, Jane
260			_aWellington, New Zealand _bMinistry of Social Development _c2008
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500			_aSocial Policy Journal of New Zealand, March 2008, 33 : 70-94
520			_aChild, Youth and Family (CYF) undertook a study of nearly a thousand case files to provide an informed perspective on why high numbers of cases that progressed to an investigation were closed after completion of that investigation with no further statutory intervention. One of the objectives of the survey was to examine social workers' case notes in detail to learn what was occurring in these cases and determine whether it was possible to make any efficiencies. The study was designed to permit a content analysis of the case notes in a stratified sample of 2003/04 CYF clients who had the outcome 'case closed post-investigation'. The researchers identified assessment outcomes for case closures. The data illustrated that a considerable number of families notified to CYF were of sufficient concern to warrant an investigation, but did not meet the threshold for statutory intervention. The data also provided evidence that the families in these cases were often experiencing various risks and stressors, and that while many of these families appear to be receiving a mixture of ad hoc and formal support services, many families and children have multiple engagements with CYF. The findings suggest that an optimal response requires the continued development and coordination of a range of services and agencies for referrals at the non-statutory end of the service continuum.
610	1		_96967 _aNew Zealand. _bChild, Youth and Family.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCARE AND PROTECTION _997
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCASE MANAGEMENT _9100
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCASE STUDIES _9101
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD NEGLECT _9114
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
700	1		_aRenwick, Jane _91982
773	0		_tSocial Policy Journal of New Zealand, March 2008, 33 : 70-94
856	4		_uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj33/33-Pages-70-94.pdf
856	4		_uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj33/33-equivocating-over-the-care-and-protection-continuum-an-exploration-of-families-not-meeting-the-threshold-for-statutory-intervention-p70-94.html _zAccess the website
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