A family focused approach to promote child protection : what child protection workers do and experience

This chapter will set the scene for the study presented in this thesis by identifying the need for child protection in the Australian context. What is presently known about child protection workers (CPWs) and their employing child protection services (CPSs) roles in child protection is included in this chapter. Additionally, a summary of workplace stress and its interplay with child protection work is given. Additionally, this chapter will identify the aims of the study and its significance. Definitions of terms and an outline of the thesis are also provided.