Featherstone, B., Gupta, A., Morris, K.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-1023 et al. (1 more author) (2018) Let’s stop feeding the risk monster: towards a social model of ‘child protection’. Families, Relationships and Societies, 7 (1). pp. 7-22. ISSN 2046-7435
Abstract
This article explores how the child protection system currently operates in England. It analyses how policy and practice has developed, and articulates the need for an alternative approach. It draws from the social model as applied in the fields of disability and mental health, to begin to sketch out more hopeful and progressive possibilities for children, families and communities. The social model specifically draws attention to the economic, environmental and cultural barriers faced by people with differing levels of (dis)ability, but has not been used to think about ‘child protection’, an area of work in England that is dominated by a focus on risk and risk aversion. This area has paid limited attention to the barriers to ensuring children and young people are cared for safely within families and communities, and the social determinants of much of the harms they experience have not been recognised because of the focus on individualised risk factors.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Policy Press. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Families, Relationships and Societies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | child protection; parenting; risk; social model |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2016 12:31 |
Last Modified: | 15 May 2024 15:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Policy Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1332/204674316X14552878034622 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94959 |