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LNF — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 09:55:48 +0000

I have been a social worker of several years in child protection. It is common to focus much of our assessment on mothers although this is usually for good reason. In my experience, when parents were separated, the mother is usually the child’s primary carer. In the case of domestic abuse, fathers (if they were the alleged abuser, and living separately) would often refuse to speak with children’s social care. This would usually be when they were subject to an ongoing police investigation. If the fathers are not already under services – such as probation or substance misuse – it is difficult to “catch” them in the community or at their other appointments.

This makes our jobs as social workers difficult, leaving us with no choice but to focus on the mother as a “protective parent”. I understand this can then lead to the mother feeling oppressed/overwhelmed by services and the level of responsibility placed on them. I appreciate this may bring back feelings of the abuse they have experienced.

However, we should strike a balance here. Mother’s have a responsibility to safeguard their child, or at the very least, being open and honest about what is going on in their life. Time and time again, I have worked with families where mothers have not been open and honest about their relationship with the abusive father – I.e. allowing the child to have contact and going against court orders/written agreements; allowing the father to stay at the home against social work recommendations; not reporting domestic abuse incidents; and not being honest about the status of their relationship.

I understand there can be reasons for the mother not being honest with services (I.e. threats from the abuser/coercive control), however, we need to keep the child’s safety at the forefront of our intervention, and be careful not to “tip-toe” around parents. This has been a factor in child deaths and serious case reviews.

(PS – I am referring to “mothers” as per the title of this article, but I realise that the same thing can happen to different genders)

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Shane Watts

Shane Watts — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:12:26 +0000

As a male social worker in the 3rd year of a apprenticeship I always try to speak with the male carer, whether they are in the household or they have separated, but it is usually the visible parent that you see and complete assessments with. It takes effort and time to contact people who are part of the child’s life and if the other parent doesn’t give consent to speak to them it can be really difficult to get the full holistic picture that you need to obtain.

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极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: LNF

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Shane Watts