Using the code ‘workplace practices’

This code can be used to retrieve information about each professional involved in the court case, their individual role, workplace activities and perspectives.  This can be particularly useful because it gives an insight into what was taking place in all the different organisations. Hence the user can begin to gain an understanding of the different models, attitudes, tensions, problems and successes encountered by the different professionals involved in the case.  These data can then be used in many ways such as helping the researcher/student analyse what works in practice and what does not, and highlight the potential for missed opportunities in a child protection case.

E.g. What workplace practices affect the actions of a SW compared with a paediatrician or a nurse working on a child protection case?

Do the following:

1. If anything is still selected (text in the lists are highlighted) then click on the ‘Reset Form’ button at the bottom of the page.
2. In the area where you can select the role or occupation of the witness: - Select 'Social Worker' (click once with the mouse)
3. In the area where you can select whether the witness was discussing workplace practices:- Select 'Workplace practices' (click once with the mouse)
4. Click on the 'Show Quotations' button at the bottom of the page
5. A new page opens showing all the data you have retrieved. This can be cut and pasted into a word processing file for later use.
6. Repeat this for other occupations such as paediatrician or nurse.

Teaching use

Exercise: in groups retrieve and analyse data about a specific group of people and their workplace practices. Compare and contrast the different roles. Question: What are the different issues that each group has to consider when working on a child protection case? How can these issues impact on other professional groups working on the case? What issues can affect communication between the different groups?

Refining the retrieval

Combine workplace practices, job/status and contact with VC to answer the question: What was different about the actions of the people in the group who had contact with VC compare to those who did not?

E.g. What workplace practices affect the actions of a SW who had contact with VC compared with a paediatrician who had no contact?

Do the following:

1. If anything is still selected (text in the lists are highlighted) then click on the ‘Reset Form’ button at the bottom of the page.
2. In the area where you can select the role or occupation of the witness: - Select 'Social Worker' (click once with the mouse)
3. In the area where you can select whether the witness speaking had contact with Victoria Climbié: - Select 'Contact with VC' (click once with the mouse)
5. In the area where you can select whether the witness was discussing workplace practices:- Select 'Workplace practices' (click once with the mouse)
6. Click on the 'Show Quotations' button at the bottom of the page
7. A new page opens showing all the data you have retrieved. Cut and paste this into a word processing file for later use.
8. Click on the ‘Reset Form’ button at the bottom of the page.
9. In the area where you can select the role or occupation of the witness: - Select 'paediatrician' (click once with the mouse)
10. In the area where you can select whether the witness speaking had contact with Victoria Climbié: - Select 'Contact with VC' (click once with the mouse)
12. In the area where you can select whether the witness was discussing workplace practices:- Select 'Workplace practices' (click once with the mouse)
13. Click on the 'Show Quotations' button at the bottom of the page
14. A new page opens showing all the data you have retrieved. Cut and paste this into a word processing file for later use.

E.g. What workplace practices affect the actions of a SW who had contact with VC compared with one who didn't?

Do the following:

1. If anything is still selected (text in the lists are highlighted) then click on the ‘Reset Form’ button at the bottom of the page.
2. In the area where you can select the role or occupation of the witness: - Select 'Social Worker' (click once with the mouse)
3. In the area where you can select whether the witness speaking had contact with Victoria Climbié: - Select 'Contact with VC' (click once with the mouse)
4. In the area where you can select whether the witness was discussing workplace practices:- Select 'Workplace practices' (click once with the mouse)
5. Click on the 'Show Quotations' button at the bottom of the page
6. A new page opens showing all the data you have retrieved. Cut and paste this into a word processing file for later use.
7. In the area where you can select whether the witness speaking had contact with Victoria Climbié: - Select 'No contact with VC' (click once with the mouse) (The Contact with VC item that was selected will now be deselected.)
8. Click on the 'Show Quotations' button at the bottom of the page
9. A new page opens showing all the data you have retrieved. Cut and paste this into a word processing file for later use.
10. Repeat this for other occupations such as paediatrician or nurse.

Question: Were there any differences in practices and opinions? What were these? How did they impact on the case? Were there any missed opportunities?