Medical social work practice in child protection in China: A multiple case study in Shanghai hospitals |
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| Authors: | Fang Zhao Juha Hämäläinen Yu-ting Chen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Work, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;2. Department of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;3. The Center for Children Medicine Shanghai, Shanghai, China |
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| Abstract: | With the rapid development of the child welfare system in China over recent years, medical social work has been increasingly involved in providing child protection services in several hospitals in Shanghai. Focusing on five cases in this paper, the exploratory study aims to present a critical overview of current practices and effects of medical social work for child protection, based on a critical analysis of the multidimensional role of social work practitioners engaged in the provision of child protection services as well as potential challenges. Implications and suggestions for future improvements of China’s child protection system are also discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Child protection China hospital social work medical social work |
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