The Israeli Child Protection System

Gottfried, Ruth; Ben‐Arieh, Asher

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93348-1_8

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“…The Israeli child protection system is dominated by a child protection orientation (Gottfried & Ben-Arieh, 2019). Throughout the last 20 years, the efforts of the Israel Ministry of Welfare and Social Services to adopt a more family services orientated policy (Schmid et al, 2010) have resulted in the establishment of community-based services as alternatives to out-of-home placement (Israel Ministry of Social Services and Social Affairs, 2014).…”

Section: The Israeli Context: the Pap Fpg And Materials Assistancementioning

confidence: 99%

Redistribution and recognition in social work practice: Lessons learned from providing material assistance in child protection settings.

Saar-Heiman

Krumer-Nevo

2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Section: The Israeli Context: the Pap Fpg And Materials Assistancementioning

confidence: 99%

Redistribution and recognition in social work practice: Lessons learned from providing material assistance in child protection settings.

Saar-Heiman

Krumer-Nevo

2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…The paradigm evolved in Israel against the background of an accelerated process of neoliberalization and privatization of the public sector, including social services, alongside a steep increase in poverty and inequality rates (Lavee & Strier, ). The harsh consequences of this reality for children at risk and public criticism of social services (Gottfried & Ben‐Arieh, ) prompted the Israeli Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services to seek innovative practice frameworks for the child protection system. For this reason, the paradigm was recently embraced in several intervention programs in the Israeli child protection system (see, e.g., Saar‐Heiman, Lavie‐Ajayi, & Krumer‐Nevo, ).…”

Section: Poverty‐aware Social Work In the Child Protection Systemmentioning

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“…When children are identified by them as being at risk, two kinds of services are available—community based and out‐of‐home. Although community‐based services are popular, their discourse and ideology regarding children's risk are individualized and therapeutic ones, and their practice focuses on parental guidance (Gottfried & Ben‐Arieh, ).…”

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Poverty‐aware social work in the child protection system: A critical reflection on two single‐case studies

Saar-Heiman

2019

Child & Family Social Work

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In recent years, scholarly writing that calls for the development of a new child protection framework that contextualizes risk and links it to poverty and social marginalization has increased. Nonetheless, there is a lack of research on the challenges of implementing such a framework in frontline practice. Based on the ongoing, rigorous documentation of the author's experience, as a social work practitioner in a community child protection centre, this article presents two single-case studies that describe and conceptualize the potential contribution of the poverty-aware paradigm to the creation of a social framework for child protection practice. Utilizing critical reflection as a method of analysis, the findings reveal two major tensions entwined in povertyaware child protection practice: the tension between focusing child protection interventions on parenting and focusing them on poverty and the tension between framing risk within a social context and framing it within the concept of the best interest of the child. Based on the case studies, seven poverty-aware practices to cope with these tensions are identified. KEYWORDS child protection, critical practice, critical reflection, poverty-aware social workWe need change … so that the kind of social work we are prompting, that which places human beings and human factors at its heart, can be developed.

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“…Since 1989, when mandatory reporting of child abuse became law, protection of children from maltreatment has been receiving policymaker attention in Israel. Nevertheless, given the Israeli sociocultural and religious context, many changes have been made in the CPS in Israel along the years ( Gottfried & Ben-Arieh, 2019 ). The Israeli CPS is under the responsibility of the Social Service Department of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services (MOLSA).…”

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Invisible children and non-essential workers: Child protection during COVID-19 in Israel according to policy documents and media coverage

Katz

2021

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background The protection of children from maltreatment has become extremely challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public's gaze is focused on the urgent health crisis, while many children are at risk due to social isolation and reduced social services. Objective Examine child protection in Israel during COVID-19, as portrayed in mainstream news media and government policy documents. Participants and setting The study analyzed all policy documents and mainstream media reports published in Israel from March to May 2020, during the initial mandatory nationwide quarantine. Methods (1) Search of relevant articles in mainstream news websites; (2) Search of documents in official websites of relevant government ministries and agencies. Results 28 government policy documents and 22 media articles were found relevant. When examined chronologically, what stood out was the initial decision to shut down social services, including some of the residential care units for youth at risk, and declare social workers “non-essential”. These decisions were revoked a few weeks into the quarantine, following persistent media pressure by child advocates, resulting in minor changes in policy. Conclusion Children were initially invisible to Israeli policymakers facing the pandemic, highlighting the centrality of advocates promoting children's rights and of mainstream news media in disseminating the discourse of protecting children from maltreatment, especially in times of crisis. Moreover, the study points to the heightened threat to at-risk children due to inadequate policies, and to the urgent need to develop child protection policies in order to avoid further risk in future global crises.

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The Israeli Child Protection System

Cited by 14 publications

References 70 publications

Redistribution and recognition in social work practice: Lessons learned from providing material assistance in child protection settings.

Redistribution and recognition in social work practice: Lessons learned from providing material assistance in child protection settings.

Poverty‐aware social work in the child protection system: A critical reflection on two single‐case studies

Invisible children and non-essential workers: Child protection during COVID-19 in Israel according to policy documents and media coverage

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