Monitoring children is proving a 'serious challenge' for social workers

A social worker has warned that the ongoing monitoring of children named on Tusla’s Child Protection Notification System is proving “a serious challenge” amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Monitoring children is proving a 'serious challenge' for social workers
John Finn, writing in the ‘Irish Social Work’ blog: “Social workers in child protection have had to adapt their practice to a dramatically different set of circumstances that present obvious problems, as well as many unforeseen ones."

A social worker has warned that the ongoing monitoring of children named on Tusla’s Child Protection Notification System is proving “a serious challenge” amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cork-based John Finn, writing in the ‘Irish Social Work’ blog, also said of the current outbreak: “Many foster placements will come under serious pressure during this crisis and, unfortunately, some will break down.”

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