Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools

Baginsky, Mary; Driscoll, Jenny; Purcell, Carl; Manthorpe, Jill; Hickman, Ben

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“…In the wake of the growing emphasis by researchers, practitioners, and policy makers on the role of multiprofessional collaborative decision-making practices in promoting children’s welfare and safety (Alfandari, 2019; Baginsky & Manthorpe, 2020; Hood et al, 2016; Munro, 2011), we applied a systematic narrative review methodology to investigate how this approach is implemented within hospitals. The analysis of the 26 studies included in this review revealed that in all hospital-based settings studied, CM decision-making tasks were assigned to a designated multiprofessional team.…”

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“…Typical multiprofessional approaches to child protection practice involve ad hoc interprofessional case conferences at specific decision-making points, such as in England, Denmark, and Israel (Alfandari, 2019; Berrick et al, 2015; Pösö et al, 2014), or unified guidelines for risk management actions, such as the family violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework in Australia (Baginsky & Manthorpe, 2020). More recently, innovative examples to systemic multiprofessional working led by social services can be found in the United Kingdom, including colocation working models such as multiagency safeguarding hubs and social work units , which have some evidence base for efficacy (Baginsky & Manthorpe, 2020; Crockett et al, 2013; Forrester et al, 2013). Following such progress, this literature review was set out to examine what we know from research about how groups of professionals with a range of disciplinary knowledge make child protection decisions in real-world environments.…”

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Processes of Multiprofessional Child Protection Decision Making in Hospital Settings: Systematic Narrative Review

Alfandari

Taylor

2021

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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The aim of this systematic narrative literature review is to explore empirical evidence as to how a multiprofessional approach to child protection decision making is implemented in hospitals settings. Child protection cases where there is a suspicious serious injury suspected sexual abuse or serious neglect are often investigated in hospital, involving a number of relevant professions. Five electronic bibliographic databases were used for the search. To be included in the review studies had to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, report on empirical research, be available full text in English, and have used an identifiable research design. The search was restricted to 10 years, from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2019, and retrieved 6,934 studies. The review includes 26 studies undertaken in 10 countries. In all the hospital-based settings studied, child protection decision-making tasks were assigned to a designated multiprofessional team. However, there was remarkable diversity in models of team structure, regulation of workflow, structured procedures, and standardized tools through which practice was carried out. Research focused on evaluating the teams’ effectiveness in fulfilling their duties which were, first and foremost, the identification of possible child maltreatment. The analysis identifies various systemic approaches and quality improvement methods to promote effective team-based decision-making processes in hospitals. The interactional aspect of collaborative team-based practice was generally missing from the published research. This article discusses next steps for the development of practice, policy, and research to enhance useful multiprofessional child protection team working in hospitals.

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