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Children's workforce : core competencies. Literature snapshot - July 2012 Prepared by the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation. Prepared for Child, Family and Community Policy.

By: Centre for Social Research and Evaluation.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticlePublisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Ministry of Social Development, 2012Description: electronic document (17 p.); Word DOC file: 285 KB.Subject(s): CHILD PROTECTION | POLICY DEVELOPMENT | SOCIAL WORK TRAINING | SOCIAL WORKERS | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | NEW ZEALAND | | UNITED KINGDOM | UNITED STATES | CANADA | CHILD ABUSEOnline resources: Download Word DOC | Access the website In: Literature snapshots, July 2012Summary: This literature snapshot summarises documents relating to the development and implementation of core competencies for the children’s workforce (ie a workforce of people who work with children). It draws mainly on literature from the UK, which is the only jurisdiction to have taken this step toward including core competencies for a children’s workforce. Material from the US, Canada and Australia is also included. (from the website) This literature snapshot is one of a number of time-limited research scans commissioned by Child, Family and Community Policy to inform the development of the White Paper for Vulnerable Children. The snapshot provides a narrative review of literature that focuses on a general topic of interest. It does not seek to weigh up a body of focused scholarship in order to make a definitive judgement about the strength of evidence in support of particular programmes and practices. The information in this snapshot is limited to a single literature search across reputable online information sources, government websites and other printed materials. (from the document)
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This literature snapshot summarises documents relating to the development and implementation of core competencies for the children’s workforce (ie a workforce of people who work with children).

It draws mainly on literature from the UK, which is the only jurisdiction to have taken this step toward including core competencies for a children’s workforce. Material from the US, Canada and Australia is also included. (from the website)

This literature snapshot is one of a number of time-limited research scans commissioned by Child, Family and Community Policy to inform the development of the White Paper for Vulnerable Children. The snapshot provides a narrative review of literature that focuses on a general topic of interest. It does not seek to weigh up a body of focused scholarship in order to make a definitive judgement about the strength of evidence in support of particular programmes and practices.
The information in this snapshot is limited to a single literature search across reputable online information sources, government websites and other printed materials. (from the document)

Literature snapshots, July 2012