TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Containment: exploring the concept of agency in children's statutory encounters with social workers
JO  - Childhood
A1  - Morrison, Fiona
A1  - Cree, Viviene
A1  - Ruch, Gillian
A1  - Winter, Karen Michelle
A1  - Hadfield, Mark
A1  - Hallett, Sophie
SP  - 98
EP  - 112
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0907-5682
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568218810101
ID  - ref1
ER  -