Child and Family Practitioners' Understanding of Child Development: Lessons Learnt from a Small Sample of Serious Case Reviews

Brandon, Marion; Sidebotham, Peter; Ellis, Catherine; Bailey, Sue; Belderson, Pippa

doi:10.1037/e604072011-001

Cited by 46 publications

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“…In an analysis of the Serious Case Reviews conducted from April 2005 to March 2007 across England into the deaths or serious injuries of children where abuse or neglect were known or suspected, Brandon et al . (2009) found a tendency for professionals to adopt what they term ‘rigid’ or ‘fixed’ thinking.…”

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Engaging fathers in child welfare services: a narrative review of recent research evidence

Maxwell

Scourfield

Featherstone

et al. 2012

Child & Family Social Work

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It is widely recognized as problematic that there are generally low levels of engagement with child welfare services from biological and social fathers. The result can be limited resources for children's care and potentially poor risk assessment and management. This paper reviews the published research from 2000 to 2010 about the barriers to and facilitators of better father engagement, as well as the very limited evidence on the effectiveness of work with maltreating fathers. There is relatively little known about what works in engaging men, but there are some promising indicators from family support and child protection practice contexts. These include early identification and early involvement of fathers; a proactive approach, including an insistence on men's involvement with services; and the use of practical activities. In the light of what is known about the characteristics of maltreating fathers, there is a logical fit with cognitive‐behavioural approaches. Although there is no direct evidence of the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in this context, its effectiveness in allied fields of practice would suggest that it may hold some promise for the initial engagement of fathers who pose a risk to children.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging fathers in child welfare services: a narrative review of recent research evidence

Maxwell

Scourfield

Featherstone

et al. 2012

Child & Family Social Work

136

128

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“…The most recent biennial review of serious case reviews in the UK estimates that 60% of children who die from physical abuse have been victims of AHT,4 highlighting not only the severity of this condition but the need for prevention. One study reports that 2.6% of American parents admit to having shaken a child under the age of 2 years old and 9% felt like shaking their infant 5.…”

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Abusive head trauma: recognition and the essential investigation

Kemp

2011

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice

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Abusive head trauma (AHT) affects one in 4000-5000 infants every year and is one of the most serious forms of physical child abuse that has a high associated mortality and morbidity. Differentiating this form of abuse from another potential cause of brain injury is of utmost importance to the welfare of the child concerned and it is essential that the condition is correctly diagnosed. This article describes the evidence base behind the associated historical, clinical and neuroradiological features of AHT and spinal injury in physical abuse and sets out an algorithm of essential investigations that should be performed in any infant or young child where AHT is suspected.

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“…A review of the national biennial analyses of SCRs10–14 and previous published studies of inquiry reports15 16 demonstrate a number of consistent themes in relation to professional practice (box 3). The same biennial analyses also identify a number of new and emerging themes (box 4).…”

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confidence: 93%