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Citation

Critchley A (2026) Family rights in children and families social work. In: Fouché C & Beddoe L (eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Social Work. Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035310234

Abstract
Children and families social work operates in a complex ethical space which incorporates the rights of children, their parents, their siblings, and their communities. Social workers continue to lead on interventions which can result in the separation of children from their birth families. This work raises significant ethical questions, not least for social workers themselves, who hold a professional commitment to empowerment. This entry seeks to untangle the complexities of family rights as these relate to child and families social work. Structural inequalities within societies and the history of family separation as a tool of oppression are presented as crucial factors in understanding the risks of ethical trespass. Alternative approaches are discussed, which seek to address the risks to family rights that exist within current child welfare and protection systems.