AbstractsWomens Studies

Female graduates developing sustainable professional practice in the field of statutory child protection

by Annerley. Bates




Institution: Central Queensland University
Department:
Year: 2013
Keywords: Child welfare workers.; TBA.; TBA.; TBA.; Child welfare.; Social service.; Women social workers.; Thesis. Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health (PhD)
Record ID: 1037316
Full text PDF: http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/931052


Abstract

"In response to the issue of recruitment and retention of statutory child protection workers, this research focuses on the ‘professional practice’ of frontline child protection workers and investigates how graduates transition into and develop sustainable professional practice in their first 12 months of work." – p. 1.