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Papers by Norma Baldwin
... Extreme poverty may force parents to accept bonded labour for their children, or their childr... more ... Extreme poverty may force parents to accept bonded labour for their children, or their children's involvement in carpet making, tobacco, coffee and cotton picking, and sugar cane cutting (International Crisis Group, 2005; Lent, 2006 ... 7: Laying the foundations for good health in ...
I must. .. in candour say to you members of the commission ± it is a kind of Alice in Wonderland ... more I must. .. in candour say to you members of the commission ± it is a kind of Alice in Wonderland ± with the same moving picture re-shown over and over again, the same analysis, the same recommendations, and the same inaction.' (Ahmad 1990, p. 157, quoting
Social work and society, 2003
This is a fascinating book – clear, incisive, a lesson for our times. It focuses on the history a... more This is a fascinating book – clear, incisive, a lesson for our times. It focuses on the history and recent experience of Settlement Houses in New York and uses this as a vehicle for an analysis of the political economy of welfare agencies. I wanted to send copies to politicians and policy makers worldwide who, whilst claiming to support social inclusion, community regeneration and equal opportunities, formulate policies that fragment societies and oppress poor and vulnerable people.
The context of childcare and protection background to the Henley Safe Children Project parents... more The context of childcare and protection background to the Henley Safe Children Project parents' perspective views of paid workers in the neighbourhood community development work and prevention - process and issues outcomes, future priorities, conclusions.
Child Abuse Review, 2002
This paper proposes 'comprehensive neighbourhood mapping' as a schema for gathering and interpret... more This paper proposes 'comprehensive neighbourhood mapping' as a schema for gathering and interpreting information within a given geographical area which is informed by imaginative thinking about the safety of children and young people from sexual crime. It would build upon current forms of profiling by local authorities, health authorities and central Government. CNM would actively involve local people, in partnership with agencies, in 'mapping' danger points and support points. Eight components are discussed, including environmental issues, locations of sex offenders, sites where teenagers meet and share information, supportive individuals and organizations. Some issues for pilot projects are discussed, including the need to set up planning and implementation groups and to integrate CNM into wider child protection and community safety strategies. CNM is grounded in an ecological perspective which sees partnership approaches as essential and believes an overarching view of neighbourhood needs, based on detailed local information and understanding of how different 'Based on detailed local information' forms of harm interconnect, is crucial in developing child protection strategies. At times of acute official anxiety about community 'lynch-mob' reactions to known paedophiles, CNM aims to build communities which instead are informed and thoughtful about child protection.
Practice, Oct 1, 2001
Abstract Effective intervention depends on good, comprehensive assessment. Nowhere is good assess... more Abstract Effective intervention depends on good, comprehensive assessment. Nowhere is good assessment more important than in planning purposeful intervention in cases of child neglect. Dundee University Social Work Department and three Scottish Social Work Departments worked in collaboration to examine current assessment practice with cases of neglect and to develop formal, flexible tools for the assessment of both risk and need for such cases. Thirty case files were scrutinised and scored on a grid containing items essential for comprehensive assessment of risk and need in neglect cases. Thirty-one questionnaires were returned from child care practitioners. Three focus groups were held with social workers holding complex neglect cases. The findings suggested that current practice was strong in the areas of the assessment of risk, collaborative work with other agencies, and identification of resources. Areas for improvement were noted, including the gathering of information about strengths, structuring information about risk, need, strengths and areas of resilience into a coherent account, linking the intervention plan specifically with identified problems and building in the monitoring of outcomes, linked with time scales. The development of an assessment format and accompanying tools is described and the implications for a further project to address these issues are discussed.
Ageing & Society, Mar 1, 1993
ABSTRACTAfter noting the centrality of local authority homes for older people in British research... more ABSTRACTAfter noting the centrality of local authority homes for older people in British research on institutionalisation, influential research undertaken in this setting during the 19803 is reviewed. Three problems are identified in this current of research. Firstly, the assumption that there is a uniform process of institutionalisation is questioned. Secondly, the lack of comparative studies is highlighted. Thirdly, the absence of the structured dependency thesis is regarded as indicative of the lack of attention paid to social divisions. In conclusion, it is suggested that the concept of institutionalisation may have outlived its usefulness and that an alternative approach needs to be developed which is capable of focusing on the degree of dependency, independence and interdependence existing in a range of care settings.
British Journal of Psychiatry, Nov 1, 1990
In this examination, he also illustrates the way in which each of these 10 factors may be, and in... more In this examination, he also illustrates the way in which each of these 10 factors may be, and indeed have been, interpreted to the detriment of both individuals and nations. These 10factors illustrate the existential needs which are basic to every individual. They are categorised as: witnessed significance; lawful order; affirming accep tance; calling; membership; release; world view; human love; sacrifice;and meaningful death. This is certainly a fundamental manual for anyone who is interested in existential therapy and especially for any therapist who is faced with a patient who has †̃¿ religious' problems or is expressing their emotional problems in religious terms.
Bristol University Press eBooks, Aug 31, 2018
Archives of Disease in Childhood, Feb 1, 2000
Part 1 Context and background: residential care - criticisms and change. Part 2 Experiences of ol... more Part 1 Context and background: residential care - criticisms and change. Part 2 Experiences of older people needing care: the assessment process and preparation for entry into residential care problems and possibilities in multidisciplinary assessment and care - issues from the action research. Part 3 Older people's experiences of entering and living in residential homes: changing needs - moving into residential care experiences of living in residential care experiences of residents - a review of material from the action research. Part 4 Wider implications: managing services training and staff development key issues in the power to care in homes for older people.
British Journal of Psychiatry, Aug 1, 1989
Economic, cultural and social contexts of neglect. Welcome to Discovery. ...
Bristol University Press eBooks, Aug 11, 2017
... Extreme poverty may force parents to accept bonded labour for their children, or their childr... more ... Extreme poverty may force parents to accept bonded labour for their children, or their children's involvement in carpet making, tobacco, coffee and cotton picking, and sugar cane cutting (International Crisis Group, 2005; Lent, 2006 ... 7: Laying the foundations for good health in ...
I must. .. in candour say to you members of the commission ± it is a kind of Alice in Wonderland ... more I must. .. in candour say to you members of the commission ± it is a kind of Alice in Wonderland ± with the same moving picture re-shown over and over again, the same analysis, the same recommendations, and the same inaction.' (Ahmad 1990, p. 157, quoting
Social work and society, 2003
This is a fascinating book – clear, incisive, a lesson for our times. It focuses on the history a... more This is a fascinating book – clear, incisive, a lesson for our times. It focuses on the history and recent experience of Settlement Houses in New York and uses this as a vehicle for an analysis of the political economy of welfare agencies. I wanted to send copies to politicians and policy makers worldwide who, whilst claiming to support social inclusion, community regeneration and equal opportunities, formulate policies that fragment societies and oppress poor and vulnerable people.
The context of childcare and protection background to the Henley Safe Children Project parents... more The context of childcare and protection background to the Henley Safe Children Project parents' perspective views of paid workers in the neighbourhood community development work and prevention - process and issues outcomes, future priorities, conclusions.
Child Abuse Review, 2002
This paper proposes 'comprehensive neighbourhood mapping' as a schema for gathering and interpret... more This paper proposes 'comprehensive neighbourhood mapping' as a schema for gathering and interpreting information within a given geographical area which is informed by imaginative thinking about the safety of children and young people from sexual crime. It would build upon current forms of profiling by local authorities, health authorities and central Government. CNM would actively involve local people, in partnership with agencies, in 'mapping' danger points and support points. Eight components are discussed, including environmental issues, locations of sex offenders, sites where teenagers meet and share information, supportive individuals and organizations. Some issues for pilot projects are discussed, including the need to set up planning and implementation groups and to integrate CNM into wider child protection and community safety strategies. CNM is grounded in an ecological perspective which sees partnership approaches as essential and believes an overarching view of neighbourhood needs, based on detailed local information and understanding of how different 'Based on detailed local information' forms of harm interconnect, is crucial in developing child protection strategies. At times of acute official anxiety about community 'lynch-mob' reactions to known paedophiles, CNM aims to build communities which instead are informed and thoughtful about child protection.
Practice, Oct 1, 2001
Abstract Effective intervention depends on good, comprehensive assessment. Nowhere is good assess... more Abstract Effective intervention depends on good, comprehensive assessment. Nowhere is good assessment more important than in planning purposeful intervention in cases of child neglect. Dundee University Social Work Department and three Scottish Social Work Departments worked in collaboration to examine current assessment practice with cases of neglect and to develop formal, flexible tools for the assessment of both risk and need for such cases. Thirty case files were scrutinised and scored on a grid containing items essential for comprehensive assessment of risk and need in neglect cases. Thirty-one questionnaires were returned from child care practitioners. Three focus groups were held with social workers holding complex neglect cases. The findings suggested that current practice was strong in the areas of the assessment of risk, collaborative work with other agencies, and identification of resources. Areas for improvement were noted, including the gathering of information about strengths, structuring information about risk, need, strengths and areas of resilience into a coherent account, linking the intervention plan specifically with identified problems and building in the monitoring of outcomes, linked with time scales. The development of an assessment format and accompanying tools is described and the implications for a further project to address these issues are discussed.
Ageing & Society, Mar 1, 1993
ABSTRACTAfter noting the centrality of local authority homes for older people in British research... more ABSTRACTAfter noting the centrality of local authority homes for older people in British research on institutionalisation, influential research undertaken in this setting during the 19803 is reviewed. Three problems are identified in this current of research. Firstly, the assumption that there is a uniform process of institutionalisation is questioned. Secondly, the lack of comparative studies is highlighted. Thirdly, the absence of the structured dependency thesis is regarded as indicative of the lack of attention paid to social divisions. In conclusion, it is suggested that the concept of institutionalisation may have outlived its usefulness and that an alternative approach needs to be developed which is capable of focusing on the degree of dependency, independence and interdependence existing in a range of care settings.
British Journal of Psychiatry, Nov 1, 1990
In this examination, he also illustrates the way in which each of these 10 factors may be, and in... more In this examination, he also illustrates the way in which each of these 10 factors may be, and indeed have been, interpreted to the detriment of both individuals and nations. These 10factors illustrate the existential needs which are basic to every individual. They are categorised as: witnessed significance; lawful order; affirming accep tance; calling; membership; release; world view; human love; sacrifice;and meaningful death. This is certainly a fundamental manual for anyone who is interested in existential therapy and especially for any therapist who is faced with a patient who has †̃¿ religious' problems or is expressing their emotional problems in religious terms.
Bristol University Press eBooks, Aug 31, 2018
Archives of Disease in Childhood, Feb 1, 2000
Part 1 Context and background: residential care - criticisms and change. Part 2 Experiences of ol... more Part 1 Context and background: residential care - criticisms and change. Part 2 Experiences of older people needing care: the assessment process and preparation for entry into residential care problems and possibilities in multidisciplinary assessment and care - issues from the action research. Part 3 Older people's experiences of entering and living in residential homes: changing needs - moving into residential care experiences of living in residential care experiences of residents - a review of material from the action research. Part 4 Wider implications: managing services training and staff development key issues in the power to care in homes for older people.
British Journal of Psychiatry, Aug 1, 1989
Economic, cultural and social contexts of neglect. Welcome to Discovery. ...
Bristol University Press eBooks, Aug 11, 2017