Objects of concern: Caring for children during care proceedings

Beckett, Chris and McKeigue, Bridget (2010) Objects of concern: Caring for children during care proceedings. British Journal of Social Work, 40 (7). 2086–2101. ISSN 0045-3102

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Abstract

This article is the second to look at the fifty-nine children who were made subject to care proceedings in one local authority area in the financial year 2004–05. It focuses on what happened to children during the proceedings and considers how well those responsible for their care during this time (the local authority and others involved in the court process) performed in terms of providing the children with parental care during the process. While the local authority in question performed well in relative terms, nevertheless, in respect of the duration of the process and the number of placement moves to which children were subjected, many of the children were subjected to a great deal of bewildering change, complex routines and large numbers of adults going in and out of their lives. The authors suggest that the process will tend to objectify children if it becomes too focused on decision making for the future, at the expense of thinking about their needs in the here and now. We conclude with some suggestions as to possible ways of improving things.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Research on Children and Families Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Child Protection (former - to 2017) Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Child Protection & Family Support
Depositing User:	Nicole Ranaweera
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2010 15:40
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 03:01
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10969
DOI:	10.1093/bjsw/bcp118

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