Social workers' views on community involvement in child protection work in Italy. Issue 1 (8th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fazzi, Luca
• Is Part Of: Child & family social work. Volume 24:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2018-05-08
• Subjects: child protection -- community -- involvement -- social work; Social work with children -- Periodicals; Family social work -- Periodicals; 362.7
• DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12472
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-7500

Abstract

Abstract: Involvement of the community is a topic that is gaining increasing importance in the debate on child protection social work. However, the empirical findings that help to understand the factors which enable social workers to involve community actors successfully are still scarce. The article presents the results of an empirical pilot study carried out on a sample of 24 child protection social workers employed in four public agencies in Italy. The results of the research highlight the complexity of the factors that influence the ability of social workers to involve the community in schemes involving children and their families and the importance of constructing a community‐based approach that directly involves local‐level institutions and policy programmes.