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100			_aMunro, Eileen _91778
245			_aThe dangers of information sharing _cMunro, Eileen
260			_aWellington _bMinistry of Social Development _c2007
300			_a15 p. ; computer file : PDF format (244Kb) ; computer file : Microsoft Word format (115Kb) ; computer file : World Wide Web
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500			_aSocial Policy Journal of New Zealand, July 2007, 31: 41-55
520			_a"This article reviews the UK government's policy "Every Child Matters" (HM Treasury 2003) with a particular focus on the role given to professionals collecting and sharing information about families as a means of screening children and deciding which ones to target. It is posited that this policy undermines parents and overestimates professionals' ability to predict future outcomes. Both the New Zealand and British governments want to improve children's welfare and are seeking ways of improving preventative and early intervention services. It is argued that the proposed network of professional data sharing in the UK is not a significant part of the solution for improving children's welfare and, may have unanticipated adverse effects. An alternative approach in situations not involving child safety issues is to continue to place parents at the heart of decision-making about children's needs and to focus more on listening to parents and children than on monitoring and making professional judgements about them. The article draws on the debates and the experiences in England, where the policy is being implemented to bring out the arguments for and against the role of data sharing. It is relevant to the New Zealand sector in considering children's welfare."--JOURNAL ABSTRACT
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_aINTERAGENCY COLLABORATION _9396
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	4	_aRISK ASSESSMENT _9504
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE _9562
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651		4	_aUNITED KINGDOM _92604
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
773	0		_tSocial Policy Journal of New Zealand, July 2007, 31: 41-55
856	4		_uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj31/31-the-dangers-of-information-sharing-pages41-55.html
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