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Assessment in the Finnish Child Protection Practice

Assessment in the Finnish Child Protection Practice. Anne-Mari Jaakola Doctoral student ( M.Soc.Sc ) University of Eastern Finland Department of Social Sciences ” Needs , processess and outcomes in child protection ” research project Kuopio Finland.

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Assessment in the Finnish Child Protection Practice

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  1. Assessment in the FinnishChildProtectionPractice Anne-Mari Jaakola Doctoralstudent (M.Soc.Sc) University of Eastern Finland Department of Social Sciences ”Needs, processess and outcomes in childprotection” researchproject Kuopio Finland 2012 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact 8-12 July Stockholm Sweden

  2. Aim of the presentation • Giveyou a shortoverview of the wayhow the Finnish social workersassess the child’sneed for childwelfareservices • What social workersassess? • Whatkind of tools and methodstheyuse? • How is the approach of assessmentlike?

  3. Assessment in ChildProtection • Assessment is an ongoingprocesswhere the child’sneed for childwelfareservices is viewed in the situation of an individualchild and family (Horwath 2010) • In Finland tradition of assessmenthasbeenmore on the needbasedassessmentthanriskbasedassessment (Pösö 2012) • Focushasbeen on the child’sdevelopmentalneeds and circumstances • Use of formal and standardisedtools and methodshasbeenlow

  4. In Finland approachof assessmenthasbeenmoreparent-centredand family-centredthanchild-centred(Kähkönen 1999; Hurtig 2003; Ervast&Tulensalo 2006) • In recentyearsknowledge of the child-centredworkingmodelshasbecomemore common in childprotection(New ChildWelfare Act 471/2007)

  5. The 5 leastassessedaspectsconcerning the child% (n=505)

  6. Tools and methods

  7. ”I feelthat I haveenoughcompetence to confront the child in an assessment” (n=506)

  8. Conclusion • Itseemsthat the approach of assessmenthasshifttedfromparent-centredassessment to morechild and family-centredassessment • The aspectsthat social workerstake into account in assessmentareconnectedmost to the child’s social relations • Use of formalassessmenttoolsarestillquiterare • Social workerstrustmore on theirknowledge and experience of the in-depth and the professionalassessment • Importantresult is alsothat social workerstrusttheircompetence and skillsabouthow to confront the childin an assessment

  9. Thankyou.

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