The aim of the event was to bring together practitioners, policy makers,
managers and researchers to discuss some emerging ideas about the
impact of context, environment and systems on decision making practice
in child welfare and protection and to identify future points of action for
policy, practice and research.
A deliberate communication strategy was employed to promote
representation from across a range of professional roles and identities.
The event was attended by eighty professionals, with a good mix
of representation from managers, practitioners, policy makers and
researchers. A variety of different agencies including statutory social work,
education, the voluntary sector and national inspection agencies attende