%0 Journal Article
%T Containment: exploring the concept of agency in children's statutory encounters with social workers
%J Childhood
%D 2019
%A Morrison, Fiona
%A Cree, Viviene
%A Ruch, Gillian
%A Winter, Karen Michelle
%A Hadfield, Mark
%A Hallett, Sophie
%V 26
%N 1
%P 98-112
%X This article examines children's agency in their interactions with social workers during statutory encounters in a child protection context. It draws from a UK-wide ethnographic study. It finds that much of social workers' responses to children's agency in this context are best understood as a form of 'containment'. In doing so, it offers an original and significant contribution to the theoretical understanding of children's agency, as well as its application in social work practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0907-5682
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568218810101