Citation

Holt S. Child Fam. Soc. Work 2003; 8(1): 53-65.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1046/j.1365-2206.2003.00265.x

PMID

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Abstract

This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of the response of social workers within a community care setting, in a large Dublin suburb, to cases involving men's abuse of women. This research aims to focus on what child protection workers do regarding this abuse, and what they say about what they do, thereby giving readers a sense of the action taking place in this social work team. The data, generated from both qualitative and quantitative methodological research, reflects this aim, as it taps into the working model of responses to men's abuse of women held by social workers, and identifies what influences that, thereby reflecting the realities and constraints of everyday work.