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245 00 a| Systems complexity in child protection and welfareh| [electronic resource] :b| policy, leadership, practice and evaluation /c| Aisling Gillen, John Canavan, Carmel Devaney, and Caroline McGregor.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,c| 2025.;

300 a| x, 175 pages ;c| 26 cm.;

490 0 a| Routledge advances in social work;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book examines systems complexity theory and specifically, system and dynamic characteristics of complexity, with a key focus on self/organisation/emergence/adaptation; path-dependence; and bifurcation. Exploring systems complexity at the heart of child protection and welfare policymaking, leadership, practice, and evaluation and implications for policymakers, leaders, practitioners and evaluators in managing its impact, it proposes a systems complexity evaluation framework to assist identification, accommodation and decision-making in child protection and welfare practice, services, and systems. Using national case studies, practice, and research examples, it illustrates how adopting a complexity focus to Child Protection Work in any jurisdiction can augment decision-making and critical analysis acumen at all levels in practice, services, and systems. This book will be of interest to all scholars and students of social work, child protection, family support, education, nursing and criminology"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Systems complexity in child protection and welfare policy, leadership, practice and evaluation / Aisling Gillen, John Canavan, Carmel Devaney, and Caroline McGregor.

Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
Description	x, 175 pages ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Child welfare. Children--Services for. Complexity (Philosophy)

Other author/creator	Gillen, Aisling.
Other author/creator	Canavan, John, 1967-
Other author/creator	Devaney, Carmel.
Other author/creator	McGregor, Caroline (College teacher)
Series	Routledge advances in social work
Abstract	"This book examines systems complexity theory and specifically, system and dynamic characteristics of complexity, with a key focus on self/organisation/emergence/adaptation; path-dependence; and bifurcation. Exploring systems complexity at the heart of child protection and welfare policymaking, leadership, practice, and evaluation and implications for policymakers, leaders, practitioners and evaluators in managing its impact, it proposes a systems complexity evaluation framework to assist identification, accommodation and decision-making in child protection and welfare practice, services, and systems. Using national case studies, practice, and research examples, it illustrates how adopting a complexity focus to Child Protection Work in any jurisdiction can augment decision-making and critical analysis acumen at all levels in practice, services, and systems. This book will be of interest to all scholars and students of social work, child protection, family support, education, nursing and criminology"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024033795
ISBN	9781032601182 (hardback)
ISBN	9781032618296 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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