1. Collaborative or Coercive Relationships in Child Welfare Power With or Power Over
ENGAGING WITH CLIENTS
IMPOSING CHANGE
IMPOSING POWER
OVER
Co l l abo r a t i ng
Wi t h
Assessment Process
Safety & Strengths-Based Assessment
Forensic Deficit-Based Assessment OR
Family’s Reaction to Assessment
Family Sees the Need for change OR
Family Does not See the Need
Coercive Inspectoral
Adversarial Court
CAS Approach
Collaborative Relationship OR OR
Overtly Adversarial
Client Response
Collaborative Working Together OR
Coercive ‘Playing the Game’ OR
High Monitoring, Guarded Relationship
Ongoing CAS Intervention
Flexible Treatment High Relationship
High Directiveness Low Relationship OR OR
Opportunity for Client Driven Change
Potential Outcomes
No or ‘Malicious Compliance’?
Compliance Under Monitoring OR OR
R Pagnello