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Journal of Social Work Practice
Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare and the Community
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Whither practice-near research in the modernization programme? Policy blunders in children's services

Pages 401-411 | Published online: 26 Nov 2009

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Yvonne J. Burns, Corina Modderman, Janet Congues & Evelien Spelten. (2023) Identifying Practical Knowledge for Introducing Information Systems in Community Social Care Agencies: A Scoping Review. Journal of Technology in Human Services 41:1, pages 65-95.
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Joanna Redden, Lina Dencik & Harry Warne. (2020) Datafied child welfare services: unpacking politics, economics and power. Policy Studies 41:5, pages 507-526.
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Matilde Høybye-Mortensen & Peter Ejbye-Ernst. (2019) What is the purpose? Caseworkers’ perception of performance information. European Journal of Social Work 22:3, pages 458-471.
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Philip Gillingham. (2019) From bureaucracy to technocracy in a social welfare agency: a cautionary tale. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development 29:2, pages 108-119.
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Philip Gillingham & Timothy Graham. (2017) Big Data in Social Welfare: The Development of a Critical Perspective on Social Work's Latest “Electronic Turn”. Australian Social Work 70:2, pages 135-147.
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Philip Gillingham. (2016) Electronic Information Systems and Human Service Organizations: The Needs of Managers. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance 40:1, pages 51-61.
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Lynn Froggett, Ellen Ramvi & Linda Davies. (2015) Thinking from experience in psychosocial practice: reclaiming and teaching ‘use of self’. Journal of Social Work Practice 29:2, pages 133-150.
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Philip Gillingham. (2015) Electronic Information Systems and Human Service Organizations: The Unanticipated Consequences of Organizational Change. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance 39:2, pages 89-100.
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Philip Gillingham. (2014) Electronic Information Systems and Social Work: Who are We Designing For?. Practice 26:5, pages 313-326.
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Philip Gillingham. (2014) Information Systems and Human Service Organizations: Managing and Designing for the “Occasional User”. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance 38:2, pages 169-177.
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Philip Gillingham. (2014) Repositioning Electronic Information Systems in Human Service Organizations. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance 38:2, pages 125-134.
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Rose Challenger, Chris W. Clegg & Craig Shepherd. (2013) Function allocation in complex systems: reframing an old problem. Ergonomics 56:7, pages 1051-1069.
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Gillian Ruch & Cathy Murray. (2011) Anxiety, defences and the primary task in integrated children's services: enhancing inter-professional practice. Journal of Social Work Practice 25:4, pages 433-449.
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Louise Hardwick & Aidan Worsley. (2011) The Invisibility of Practitioner Research. Practice 23:3, pages 135-146.
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Emily Keddell, Kerri Cleaver & Luke Fitzmaurice. (2021) The perspectives of community-based practitioners on preventing baby removals : Addressing legitimate and illegitimate factors. Children and Youth Services Review 127, pages 106126.
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Miroslavas Seniutis, Donata Petružytė, Miglė Baltrūnaitė, Silvija Vainauskaitė & Linas Petkevičius. (2021) The Impact of Information System on Interactions of Child Welfare Professionals with Managers and Clients. Sustainability 13:12, pages 6765.
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Joanna Redden. (2020) Predictive Analytics and Child Welfare: Toward Data Justice. Canadian Journal of Communication 45:1, pages 101-111.
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Atif Sarwar & Martin Harris. (2018) Children’s services in the age of information technology: What matters most to frontline professionals. Journal of Social Work 19:6, pages 699-718.
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Emily Keddell. (2019) Algorithmic Justice in Child Protection: Statistical Fairness, Social Justice and the Implications for Practice. Social Sciences 8:10, pages 281.
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Adam McCartney. (2019) The impact of neoliberalism on professional practice and identity within educational psychology services: A communities of practice framework. DECP Debate 1:172, pages 23-31.
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Joanna Redden. (2018) Democratic governance in an age of datafication: Lessons from mapping government discourses and practices. Big Data & Society 5:2, pages 205395171880914.
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Jean Gordon. (2018) The Voice of the Social Worker: A Narrative Literature Review. The British Journal of Social Work 48:5, pages 1333-1350.
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Jonghyug Choi & 김수완. (2017) A Study on Public Social Workers' Attitudes toward social security information system(‘Haengbok-eUm’) in Public Welfare Delivery System. Social Welfare Policy 44:4, pages 188-222.
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Nigel Parton & Sasha Williams. (2017) The contemporary refocusing of children’s services in England. Journal of Children's Services 12:2-3, pages 85-96.
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Philip Gillingham. (2016) Electronic information systems in human service organizations: Using theory to inform future design. International Social Work 60:1, pages 100-110.
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Philip Gillingham & Timothy Graham. (2015) Designing electronic information systems for the future: Social workers and the challenge of New Public Management. Critical Social Policy 36:2, pages 187-204.
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Philip Gillingham. (2016) Technology Configuring the User: Implications for the Redesign of Electronic Information Systems in Social Work. British Journal of Social Work 46:2, pages 323-338.
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Philip Gillingham. (2015) Electronic Information Systems in Human Service Organisations: The What, Who, Why and How of Information. British Journal of Social Work 45:5, pages 1598-1613.
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P. Gillingham. (2013) Electronic Information Systems and Human Services Organisations: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Participatory Design. British Journal of Social Work 45:2, pages 651-666.
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Emily Keddell. (2014) Theorising the signs of safety approach to child protection social work: Positioning, codes and power. Children and Youth Services Review 47, pages 70-77.
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Nigel Parton. 2014. Thatcher's Grandchildren?. Thatcher's Grandchildren? 45 68 .
P. Gillingham. (2012) The Development of Electronic Information Systems for the Future: Practitioners, 'Embodied Structures' and 'Technologies-in-Practice'. British Journal of Social Work 43:3, pages 430-445.
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