Systems Complexity in Child Protection and Welfare

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>This book will be of interest to all scholars and students of social work child protection family support education nursing and criminology.</p>