An Exploration of How Social Workers Engage Neglectful Parents from Affluent Backgrounds in the Child Protection System

Author: Claudia Bernard
This exploratory research was commissioned by the City of London and was developed out of a scoping review, which sought to find out what is known about child neglect in affluent families. The scoping review identified that there is a paucity of research in the UK looking at how social workers engage parents from affluent backgrounds in the child protection system to address the issue of child neglect. This study therefore investigated what factors arise for social workers in responding to this type of child maltreatment in affluent families.