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dc.contributor.authorHarrison, C.
dc.contributor.authorHarries, M.
dc.contributor.authorLiddiard, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T07:56:44Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T07:56:44Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:22:59Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationHarrison, C. and Harries, M. and Liddiard, M. 2014. The perfect storm: Politics, media and child welfare policy. Communities, Children and Families Australia. 8 (2): pp. 29-45.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66962
dc.description.abstract

This paper is the first of a series emerging from a study of the practice of policy creation when a child welfare event comes to the notice of the public as a scandal and engages the attention of politicians and the media. The daily newspaper, The West Australian reported extensively on the Coroner's finding into the death of an 11month old toddler, Wade Scale, known to the child protection department. Debate and policy responses in the West Australian Parliament during the period of four months in 2006 are used as a case study to explore and identify the policy proposals that emerge out of a politicized landscape. The aim was the development of a theoretical framework and practical strategies to enable the public to have a more nuanced understanding of this complex issue and develop more supportive practice models for vulnerable families. The analysis identified specific policies dominated by a discourse of blame and regulation.

dc.publisherAustralian College for Child and Family Protection Practitioners Inc.
dc.titleThe perfect storm: Politics, media and child welfare policy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume8
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage29
dcterms.source.endPage45
dcterms.source.issn1833-6280
dcterms.source.titleCommunities, Children and Families Australia
curtin.departmentSchool of Occ Therapy, Social Work and Speech Path
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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