Testing Practice Wisdom in Child Welfare

Anat Zeira

doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3377-2_4

Testing Practice Wisdom in Child Welfare

Anat Zeira^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

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Abstract

Many practice decisions are based on what is known as practice wisdom. While in our everyday lives, we use such knowledge to make both simple and complex decisions, professionals, such as Child Protection Officers have to decide for example, whether or not to remove a child from home. Thus, they often base their decisions on their “individual theory of practice that represents the worker’s attempt to conceptualize what he is doing” (Bloom, 1975, p. 66). This knowledge however, is implicit and is not available for utilization in practice or research. It is therefore important to conceptualize this source of knowledge, and to explore its potential for utilization in practice and policy (Collins, Amodeo, & Clay, 2008).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Children's Well-Being
Subtitle of host publication	Indicators and Research
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	49-63
Number of pages	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3377-2_4
State	Published - 2010

Publication series

Name	Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research
Volume	1
ISSN (Print)	1879-5196
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-520X

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UN SDGs

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Child Welfare
Practice Decision
Social Work
Social Work Practice
Tacit Knowledge

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