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650			_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE
999			_c5809 _d5809
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040			_aAFVC
100			_96608 _aBeddoe, Liz
245			_aAddressing concerns about child maltreatment in schools : _ba brief research report on social work involvement in reporting processes _cLiz Beddoe and Irene de Haan
260			_bAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers _c2018
500			_aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 30(1): 58-64
520			_aINTRODUCTION: School-based social workers (SWiS) in Aotearoa New Zealand work alongside teachers and principals to improve child wellbeing. The SWiS experience in addressing concerns about possible child abuse and neglect (CAN) is under-researched. METHOD: In the first phase of the project, the authors undertook semi-structured interviews with 20 SWiS to explore their experiences of how school professionals addressed CAN. FINDINGS: Some considerable variation in making formal notifications of concerns to the statutory agency was found. In some schools SWiS made all the notifications, in others none, and in some schools the process was variable. Stigma associated with child abuse was reported as a factor in attitudes towards reporting. School-based social workers reported the need for better education and policy to guide schools to address CAN. IMPLICATIONS: More joint education is needed to ensure a common knowledge base and better interprofessional work. There is potential for SWiS to support this work if better resourced. (Authors' abstract). Record #5809
610			_aOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children _97316
650			_aCHILD NEGLECT _9114
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650			_aINTERAGENCY COLLABORATION _9396
650			_aSCHOOLS _9515
650			_aSOCIAL WORK _9560
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700			_93712 _ade Haan, Irene
773	0		_tAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 30(1): 58-64
830			_96152 _aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work
856			_uhttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/421
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE