Complexity Theory: Developing New Understandings of Child Protection in Field Settings and in Residential Child Care
2007; Oxford University Press; Volume: 38; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/bjsw/bcm052
ISSN1468-263X
Autores Tópico(s)Community Health and Development
ResumoJournal Article Complexity Theory: Developing New Understandings of Child Protection in Field Settings and in Residential Child Care Get access Irene Stevens, Irene Stevens Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Pat Cox Pat Cox Irene Stevens worked in a variety of social work field and residential settings in the statutory and voluntary sector throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She works for the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC), based in the Glasgow School of Social Work. She taught on the MA(Hons) programme with a particular focus on disadvantage, disability and residential childcare. She is currently research manager for SIRCC and co-editor of the SIRCC Journal. Her current research interests are children's rights and the application of complexity theory to residential child care.Pat Cox is based in the Department of Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, where she researches and teaches. Previously, she worked in child and family social work for thirteen years. Her research focuses on children, young people and their families, particularly those who are disadvantaged and excluded. She is a member of the Delphi Expert Consultation Panel for the Department of Health (UK) and Institute of Mental Health for the Victims of Violence and Abuse Prevention Programme (VVAPP) and a member of the International Expert Advisory Group for COST Action Project on young people and migration. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 38, Issue 7, October 2008, Pages 1320–1336, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcm052 Published: 25 July 2007 Article history Accepted: 01 April 2007 Published: 25 July 2007
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