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© British Association of Social Workers

An Examination of the Determinants of Positive Outcome in Child Guidance Social Work

MONA B. WILSON

Mona Wilson obtained a Masters degree in Social Work at Oxford University. She works as a Psychiatric Social Worker in the Department of Adult Psychiatry at St Georges Hospital in London.

Summary

A sample of 50 cases carried by four Child Guidance Social Workers were monitored over a period of three months and their outcomes assessed from the standpoint of four different assessors; practitioners; researchers; clients; and referring agents. These assessements of outcome were compared and analyzed in an attempt to identify what factors contributed to those interventions evaluated as having a positive outcome. The study revealed high levels of inter-rater agreement with respect to assessment of outcome and certain factors emerged as contributing to positive outcome including aspects of the problems and children referred and aspects of the interaction between worker and client. Attention is drawn to the implications of these findings for practice.


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