Parental engagement in child protection assessment practice: Voices from parents

Rafaela Lehtme and Karmen Toros

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 113, issue C

Abstract: Internationally, parental engagement is considered crucial in child welfare practice in terms of client change and the potential to improve client outcomes. However, parental engagement is challenging for child welfare practice. This article describes the empirical results of perspectives and experiences of 11 parents’ engagement in child protection assessment practice through in-depth semi-structured interviews in one county in North Estonia. Two conceptual models were used to analyse parental engagement: the family engagement model and the differential or alternative response model.

Keywords: Parental engagement; Child protection; Assessment; Trusting relationship; Family engagement model; Differential response (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104968

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