Life journeys of victim/survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions: an analysis of Royal Commission private sessions

Ilan Katz, Anna Jones, BJ Newton, Elizabeth Reimer - Social Policy Research Centre

This is the final report of a mixed method research project aimed to support the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) in better understanding the life journeys of victim/survivors of child sexual abuse within institutions.

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Radicalisation: The Last Taboo in Safeguarding and Child Protection? Assessing Practitioner Preparedness in Preventing the Radicalisation of Looked-After Children

Matt Dryden - Journal for Deradicalization

This research collected rare and vital primary data by interviewing practitioners within looked-after children’s, residential, and respite services. The study established that practitioners lacked basic awareness of radicalisation and extremism, the Prevent strategy, and the Channel programme.

A national comparison of carer screening, assessment, selection and training and support in foster, kinship and residential care

Murray Benton, Rohan Pigott, Megan Price, Patrick Shepherdson, & Dr Gail Winkworth - The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

In June 2015, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse conducted public hearings in relation to out‑of‑home care (OOHC) and allegations of child sexual abuse occurring in OOHC settings (Case Study 24). In December 2015, the Royal Commission commissioned this national research report.

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Attitudes and decision-making in the child protection system: a comparison of students and professionals

Paulo Delgado, Vânia S. Pinto, & João M. S. Carvalho - Criminology & Social Integration Journal

This study aims to understand the decision-making process of 200 higher education students in domains related to child protection, and those of 200 professionals who are responsible for providing case assessments and recommendations for intervention in the Portuguese child protection system.

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Doing Child-Protection Social Work with Parents: What Are the Barriers in Practice?

David Wilkins & Charlotte Whittaker - The British Journal of Social Work

For many social workers, participatory practice may seem an unachievable goal, particularly in the field of child protection. This paper discusses a significant programme of change in one London local authority, as part of which the authors undertook 110 observations of practice and provided more than eighty follow-up coaching sessions for workers.