Systems complexity in child protection and welfare :  policy, leadership, practice and evaluation / 
Aisling Gillen, John Canavan, Carmel Devaney and Caroline McGregor. 
 - Abingdon, Oxon ;  New York, NY :  Routledge,  2025. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Routledge advances in social work .
 - Routledge advances in social work. .
<br/><br/> "This book examines systems complexity theory and specifically, system and dynamic characteristics of complexity, with a key focus on self/organisation/emergence/adaptation; path-dependence; and bifurcation. Exploring systems complexity at the heart of child protection and welfare policymaking, leadership, practice, and evaluation and implications for policymakers, leaders, practitioners and evaluators in managing its impact, it proposes a systems complexity evaluation framework to assist identification, accommodation and decision-making in child protection and welfare practice, services, and systems. Using national case studies, practice, and research examples, it illustrates how adopting a complexity focus to Child Protection Work in any jurisdiction can augment decision-making and critical analysis acumen at all levels in practice, services, and systems. This book will be of interest to all scholars and students of social work, child protection, family support, education, nursing and criminology"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1032618302 9781040266205 1040266207 9781040266250 1040266258 9781032618302 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.4324/9781032618302  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child welfare.<br/>Children--Services for.<br/>Complexity (Philosophy)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.701