Child Welfare Practice

Child Welfare Practice is a specialized domain within social work that systematically applies ethical, legal, and intervention frameworks to protect children, promote family well-being, and ensure developmental safety within the context of family social work and social work ethics.

3.1K

Publications

123.9K

Citations

4.7K

Authors

1.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

567

Authors

4.7K

  1. RP
    Richard P. Barth

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    23 publications · 3.2K citations

    22

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  2. JS
    Jonathan Scourfield

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

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  3. BF
    Barbara Fallon

    University of Toronto, Canada

    30 publications · 892 citations

    19

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  4. MS
    Marit Skivenes

    University of Bergen, Norway

    22 publications · 934 citations

    17

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  5. BF
    Brid Featherstone

    University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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1–5 of 4.7K

Venues

  1. Children and Youth Services Review

    420 publications · 19.6K citations

    70

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  2. The British Journal of Social Work

    BJSW · 198 publications · 11.2K citations

    62

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  3. Child & Family Social Work

    217 publications · 9.8K citations

    56

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 151 publications · 5.8K citations

    41

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  5. Child Abuse & Neglect

    94 publications · 5K citations

    40

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