Professional Doctorate Programmes in Social Work: The Current State of Provision in the UK
In: The British journal of social work, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 567-582
ISSN: 1468-263X
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 567-582
ISSN: 1468-263X
In: The British journal of social work, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 508-509
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In: Social work: a journal of the National Association of Social Workers, Band 51, Heft 1, S. 80-82
ISSN: 1545-6846
In: The British journal of social work, Band 37, Heft 4, S. 767-768
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 659-661
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 281-282
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 581-599
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 636-638
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 548-566
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In: Critical social policy: a journal of theory and practice in social welfare, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 619-640
ISSN: 0261-0183
In: The British journal of social work, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 378-394
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 42, Heft 8, S. 1626-1633
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 165-184
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In: Social policy and administration, Band 39, Heft 6, S. 640-652
ISSN: 1467-9515
Abstract The focus of this paper is welfare professionals' accounts of their work with children who are seeking asylum. The empirical basis is a commissioned study of children seeking asylum in Wales. As well as qualitative research with children (which is not discussed in this paper), 62 professionals took part in interviews and focus groups. This sample included staff from social services, health, housing, education, police and the voluntary sector. Research findings are presented in relation to the experience of these frontline staff. We attempt to identify some of the sites of tension and the nature of the professional dilemmas, as well as discussing the potential for the exercise of discretion to be exercised. We conclude that there is very little room for manoeuvre within the asylum system for welfare professionals, but that there is evidence of questioning and even minor challenge of current policy from frontline staff. We discuss the extent to which the professional dilemmas raised by the asylum system are of a different order from those experienced throughout social welfare work.