The Role of School Psychologists in Child Protection and Safeguarding

Autor/inn/en	Woods, Kevin; Bond, Caroline; Tyldesley, Kath; Farrell, Peter; Humphrey, Neil
Titel	The Role of School Psychologists in Child Protection and Safeguarding
Quelle	In: School Psychology International, 32 (2011) 4, S.361-376 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-0343
DOI	10.1177/0143034311406812
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; School Psychologists; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; School Psychology; Legislation; Surveys; Questionnaires; Child Welfare; Counselor Role; Counseling Services; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Ausland; Schulpsychologie; Gesetzgebungslehre; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fragebogen; Kindeswohl; Großbritannien
Abstract	Child protection and safeguarding are important aspects of work for all professionals working with children. The current article outlines the international context of school psychologists' work in relation to child protection and safeguarding and describes the United Kingdom context in more detail. Given the relatively recent broadening of the UK legislative focus, to include safeguarding in addition to child protection, a review of current practice is needed. A UK survey was commissioned and undertaken in order to identify the current and potential contributions of school psychologists in relation to child protection and safeguarding. This mixed methods survey included an initial focus group with school psychologists, a questionnaire survey of all school psychology services in the UK, and site visits to four selected school psychology services. The research found that school psychologists undertake a wide range of child protection and safeguarding work at universal, targeted and specialized levels. This work includes partnership with a wide variety of other professionals. Future development of school psychology's role in child protection and safeguarding in the UK is discussed, and implications for school psychologists in other countries are considered. (Contains 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10