Research on the System of Child Abuse Serious Cases Review:From the Child Protection Social Workers’ Perspectives.

• Main Authors: Teng, Chia-Min, 鄧佳旻
• Other Authors: Yu, Mei-Kuei
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/gz52by

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會工作學研究所 === 104 === This study aims to explore the system of child abuse serious cases review of Taiwan. From the child protection social workers’ perspectives, the status of implementation of the serious cases review can be understood. Through this study, we can also exposing the situations and needs of the child protection social workers, and how they go through the process of the serious cases review. Most importantly, we also gather child protection social workers’ views on the system, in order to improve the better practice on the system of the serious cases review in Taiwan. Moreover, it is time to advocate the professional status and value of the child protection social worker. Seven child protection social workers participated in this study, summarized the results as follows: 1.The review system is able to promote network inter-disciplinary coordination, increase the quality of child protection services. But there is deviation from the original intent of the current system, and it also blames the problem on the individual, and trouble focusing on the reasons for the occurrence of the serious cases. And it is showed that, this case review system is not recognized by the social workers. 2.The social workers are not familiar with this mechanism. In the professional team, the social workers seem often to be the role of "scapegoat". When the social workers participate the meetings of the serious cases review, the public, media and other professionals often blame them. The social workers can only use self-comfort, reluctantly accepted way to mitigate their pressure and psychological trauma. The social workers are not only to have a positive experience of facing the challenges, but also have a negative experience with “burnout” related. 3.The social workers assume that the governmental authority should pay more respect to the social work profession, and need to provide the adequate support. The governments should work hard to reduce the misunderstanding the work of child protection from the public and the media. The social workers also suggest to reduce the caseloads and extra support when they focus on the responses of the serious cases review.