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_aCHILD ABUSE
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040 _aAFVC
100 _96608
_aBeddoe, Liz
245 _a‘If you could change two things’ :
_bSocial workers in schools talk about what could improve schools' responses to child abuse and neglect
_cLiz Beddoe, Irene de Haan and Eileen Joy
260 _bAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
_c2018
500 _aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 30(1): 45-57
520 _aINTRODUCTION: Given recent legislative changes to the child welfare system in Aotearoa New Zealand, it was deemed timely to examine the challenges faced by school-based social workers and other school professionals in responding to child abuse and neglect (CAN). METHOD: A qualitative study of school professionals’ responses to CAN included 20 semistructured interviews with school-based social workers. The participants were asked to describe two things that, from their perspective, would improve schools’ responses to CAN. This article reports on this aspect of the study. FINDINGS: Four main themes were identified in social workers’ responses: the necessity for improved training for teachers on CAN; better support for teachers; a more holistic approach to child wellbeing; and enhanced understanding of child welfare. IMPLICATIONS: These findings pose challenges to both initial teacher education and crossagency child protection. School social workers use their relationship skills and knowledge to act as bridges between teacher education, school leaders, teachers and the Ministry for Children Oranga Tamariki and believe they can do more. (Authors' abstract). Record #5810
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
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700 _93712
_ade Haan, Irene
700 _aJoy, Eileen
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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/420
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_cARTICLE