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100 _aJoy, Eileen
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245 _aMoments of epistemic friction: resistance and acceptance of early prevention science in child protection social work practice and policy
_cEileen Joy
260 _bPolicy Press,
_c2024
500 _aCritical and Radical Social Work, 2024, First published online, 8 July 2024
520 _aEarly prevention science (EPS) is a field encompassing recent advances in child development knowledge. This knowledge is increasingly being operationalised and (mis)applied in child protection, with some scholars noting oppressive consequences. This article uses theories of epistemic justice, specifically José Medina’s notion of epistemic friction, to discuss how EPS was accepted and/or resisted in child protection practice and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand, during the 2010s. It draws from a wider doctoral study, including policy analysis (n = 5) and interviews with social workers (n = 24). Analysis suggests that social workers moved between acceptance of and resistance to EPS. Further, they require institutional support to critically engage with alternative knowledges, thereby pursuing broader social and epistemic justice goals. Individual or institutional responsibility and accountability are resisted and problematised; instead, a both/and approach is advocated, allowing for multiple truths. (Author's abstract). Record #8762
650 _aCHILD DEVELOPMENT
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650 _aCHILD PROTECTION
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650 _aEPISTEMIC JUSTICE
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650 _aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
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650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aIWI TAKETAKE
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650 _aMĀORI
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650 _aSOCIAL JUSTICE
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650 _aSOCIAL POLICY
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650 _aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
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650 _aTOKO I TE ORA
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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773 0 _tCritical and Radical Social Work, 2024, First published online, 8 July 2024
830 _aCritical and Radical Social Work
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1332/20498608Y2024D000000032
_zDOI: 10.1332/20498608Y2024D000000032 (Open access)
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