Family conceptions and social workers’ professional judgment in Chilean social child services

Reyes-Quilodrán, Claudia; Muñoz-Guzmán, Carolina; Guerra-Aburto, Liliana

doi:10.1080/02615479.2020.1781077

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“…One prior study (Vinzant, 1998) examined how child welfare practitioners may reconcile conflicting roles, such as providing case management to birth parents while also navigating termination of parental rights or exploring adoption as a case outcome (Vinzant, 1998). Specific to Chile, one prior study found that overall professional perceptions of families impacted their decision-making (Reyes-Quilodran et al, 2020). Other child welfare literature has examined implicit racial bias in child welfare-decision-making in the United States (Drake et al, 2011; Harris and Hackett, 2008; Miller et al, 2013).…”

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Deconstructing bias: The decision-making process among child protective service workers in Chile

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Reyes-Quilodrán

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International Social Work

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Worldwide, there has been a push toward reforming or abolishing child welfare systems because of systemic bias against families. Few studies have examined the role of bias in decision-making processes among child welfare practitioners, especially in child welfare systems in processes of change/reform. This qualitative study utilized discussion groups with child welfare teams to examine how professionals navigated the decision-making process in cases of child maltreatment. A grounded theory analysis revealed that professionals deconstruct macro, mezzo, and micro biases as they make decisions. Implications for global social work, such as self-reflection and structural changes, and for future research are explored.

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