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The Department of Health research studies in child protection: a response to Parton
Author(s) -
Hughes Rupert
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.1996.tb00016.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , critical appraisal , child protection , balance (ability) , child health , public relations , political science , psychology , sociology , medicine , nursing , computer science , alternative medicine , family medicine , paleontology , radiology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , biology , pathology
This paper responds to the critical appraisal of the Department of Health Research Studies in Child Protection by Partem. It commends the general presentation of the context of the research but does not wholly accept the conceptual and methodological problems identified. While not disagreeing that a shift in the balance between narrowly defined child protection and family support will be difficult, the research is seen as providing helpful insights for managers and practitioners who wish to make this shift. The paper attempts to provide a different perspective of the current situation as a contribution to continuing debate.