Abstract
The Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) is an assessment tool that helps practitioners take a strengths-based approach to measuring the quality of care a child is receiving and supports them to identify neglect. Practitioners who use the tool typically include social and family support workers, health visitors as well as other professionals supporting children and families. An assessment may be carried out using the GCP2 for a number of reasons, including to inform decisions about the next steps of a child’s case or to identify the additional support needs of families.
Previous research has shown that the GCP2 is a reliable tool for assessing families where there are concerns about neglect. This study sought to find out if using the GCP2 could also benefit, and/or contribute to positive changes for, families who undergo the assessment. For example, if there were any changes to parents’ mental health or wellbeing after an assessment using the GCP2.
Using a case study approach, interviews were held with the practitioner who carried out the assessment, the parent/carer assessed, and an additional professional (for example, a family support worker or schoolteacher) working closely with the family. Four local authorities, where the GCP2 was well established, participated in the research. NSPCC researchers collected 11 case studies from across these four sites and found [...]
Previous research has shown that the GCP2 is a reliable tool for assessing families where there are concerns about neglect. This study sought to find out if using the GCP2 could also benefit, and/or contribute to positive changes for, families who undergo the assessment. For example, if there were any changes to parents’ mental health or wellbeing after an assessment using the GCP2.
Using a case study approach, interviews were held with the practitioner who carried out the assessment, the parent/carer assessed, and an additional professional (for example, a family support worker or schoolteacher) working closely with the family. Four local authorities, where the GCP2 was well established, participated in the research. NSPCC researchers collected 11 case studies from across these four sites and found [...]
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | U. K. |
| Publisher | NSPCC |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | NSPCC Learning |
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| Publisher | NSPCC |
Acknowledgements
The NSPCC is an independent charity funded overwhelmingly by voluntary donations. We are very grateful to the generous support of our donors who make this work possible.The authors would also like to thank the following people:
- The professionals from the GCP2 sites who helped identify families to take part in the
research and took part in interviews themselves.
- The parents who were assessed using the GCP2 who consented to take part in this study. They gave their time to be interviewed and agreed to the other professionals they worked with talking about their case.
- Sophie Johnston from the NSPCC Research and Evidence Team, who carried out interviews and contributed to the analysis for this study.
- Susan Cooke and Dawn Hodson who reviewed the report, and Samantha Kyriacou who helped sites take part in the study.
- NSPCC Research Ethics Committee members who approved this research.
- The anonymous peer reviewers of this report.
