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I used to think my job was to “keep children safe.” 14 years later, I realise I was wrong. Even with the best interventions, I didn’t achieve safety—just protection from significant harm. I think this is a far more attainable, yet no less worthwhile, goal.

Social work feels like a teenager in an identity crisis—trying to be 50 different things without a clear sense of self. But maybe this is a phase. Should we establish a more coherent identity, or embrace our complexity & focus on weaving our roles into a unified purpose. What do you think?

Our goal in child protection is two-fold, reduce risk & increase safety. We can’t eradicate risk; our aim is to reduce it enough to protect the child from undue harm. We can achieve this by reducing risk; or by improving safety (and not changing the risk); or, a combination of both.