Abstract
The child protection system in Qatar is newly developed and still fragmented and lacking a comprehensive legal framework. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample of social workers in civil society organizations within the Qatar Social Work Foundation to understand barriers encountered by social workers in child protection and strategies used to overcome these barriers. Findings suggest that policy makers should establish a national framework for child protection and a national referral system that supports social workers in case management. Policies for social worker safety are needed, as are permanent supervisors who are specialized in child protection.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1239-1255 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Social Work |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 30 Apr 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2024 |
Funding
The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Keywords
- Child maltreatment
- Qatar
- child protection system
- policy
- social workers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
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