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What social workers do in performing child protection work: evidence from research into face-to-face practice

Little research has been done into what social workers do in everyday child protection practice. This paper outlines the broad findings from an ethnographic study of face-to-face encounters between social workers, children and families, especially on home visits.

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Published: 
2014
Author: 
Harry Ferguson
Publisher: 
John Wiley & Sons Ltd