Hood, R., Goldacre, A., Jones, E. et al. (3 more authors) (2024) Intervention pathways following a social work assessment: an analysis of national administrative data for children’s social care in England. The British Journal of Social Work, 54 (7). pp. 2937-2956. ISSN 0045-3102
Abstract
The majority of children referred to social care services in England go on to receive a statutory assessment by a social worker. Research has identified consistent categories of demand based on the needs identified in assessments. However, little is known about the relationship between children’s assessed needs and their subsequent intervention pathways. To explore this relationship, secondary analysis was undertaken of a national administrative data-set including all children who received a social work assessment in England from 2015 to 2020 (n = 3.6 m). Children’s characteristics, assessed needs and intervention pathways were compared for each episode of CSC involvement. Regression analysis then explored how the proportion of children receiving different types of provision varied according to their needs as well as intersections of gender, age and ethnicity. The findings showed significant differences across twelve categories of demand, pointing to variation in the assessment and response to similar types of presenting needs. Implications are discussed for the planning and design of services.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. www.basw.co.uk This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | children’s social care; demand; interventions; needs; quantitative analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Methods Institute |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2024 16:03 |
Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2024 12:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjsw/bcae070 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213402 |