Dimensions for argument and variability in child protection decision-making

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dc.contributor.authorMosteiro Pascual, Amaia
dc.contributor.authorBeloki, Usue
dc.contributor.authorSobremonte de Mendicuti, Emma
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Berrio, Arantxa
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-25T10:13:05Z
dc.date.available2026-03-25T10:13:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-02
dc.date.updated2026-03-25T10:13:05Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this article is to analyse the arguments presented by 181 professionals in the child protection system of the Basque Country (Spain) to justify their decisions regarding the implementation of measures related to family preservation or separation. The implementation of a case vignette demonstrated variability in professional decision-making, with 62% of professionals choosing family preservation and 38% opting for family separation. A series of argument categories which can be used by most professionals when making decisions are extracted from analysis of the content. However, in spite of using similar types of arguments, the professionals differed in the importance they attributed to such criteria and their interpretations. Differences in decision thresholds were directly related to professionals’ beliefs regarding the benefits of the interventions analysed. To reduce this variability, reflecting on these beliefs and analysing the effectiveness of interventions in child protection to incorporate evidence of professional judgement are recommended. The present study, on the one hand, identifies the argument categories used to justify decisions and, on the other, analyses the existing variability when interpreting these categories.en
dc.identifier.citationMosteiro, Beloki, Sobremonte, & Rodríguez. (2018). Dimensions for argument and variability in child protection decision-making. Journal of Social Work Practice, 32(2), 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2018.1439459
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02650533.2018.1439459
dc.identifier.eissn1465-3885
dc.identifier.issn0265-0533
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/5558
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.rights© 2018 The Author(s)
dc.subject.otherArgumentation
dc.subject.otherChild protection
dc.subject.otherDecision-making
dc.subject.otherJudgement thresholds
dc.titleDimensions for argument and variability in child protection decision-makingen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage187
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage169
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Social Work Practice
oaire.citation.volume32
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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