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["Andrew Percy" <a.percy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all

I am not sure if this has been recently covered on the list or 
not, but I am interested in any research that examines the impact 
that frequent changes in social worker/case worker has on 
outcomes for maltreated children. I suspect that when the 
relationship between a child and their family breaks down, 
having an established trusting relationship with another adult, 
such as a social worker, may act as a protective buffer on top 
of any therapeutic work undertaken. If so, does frequent changes 
in social worker, diminish the effectiveness of child care 
services offered. 

I am interested in any research that sheds light on this 
issue. 
 
Andrew 
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Andrew Percy
Research Statistician
The Centre for Child Care Research
Queen's University Belfast
5A Lennoxvale
Belfast
BT9 5BY
Tel: (028) 9027 4610
Fax: (028) 9068 7416