Accountability Practices in Public Child Welfare Services

Kwangseon Hwang

International Journal of Public Administration, 2016, vol. 39, issue 8, 587-596

Abstract: The literature on child welfare caseworkers’ accountability practices is fairly scant. This article observes and unravels accountability in child welfare practices using interview data. Findings show that child welfare caseworkers (frontline workers) face multiple and conflicting goals and mandates imposed upon them by their organizations, systemic rules, procedures, their clients, and their own professional norms. There were conflicts among accountability sources and caseworkers manage accountability with multiple strategies. Most of the interviewees showed that they acknowledged the significance of accountability management. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1028644

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