This article explores the perceptions and constructions of child risk and protection for children growing up in poverty, from the perspective of parents and social workers serving them, in an impoverished neighbourhood in Israel. Of the 50 in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted overall, 35 were with parents and 15 with social workers employed by the neighbourhood's social services department. The analysis yielded three themes: The first focuses on the social services' involvement in the neighbourhood. While social workers viewed the social service agency's location within the neighbourhood as positive, offering the opportunity to build a close relationship with the local population, some parents experienced this proximity as intrusive. The second theme deals with gaps in perceptions of help: Whereas parents felt that they needed material assistance, social workers preferred to offer therapeutic assistance. The third theme relates to the child-at-risk label, with diverging perspectives between social workers and parents regarding the extent to which living in a poor neighbourhood places a family at risk. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating anti-oppressive and poverty-aware paradigms in social work practice and education.

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注意差距：父母和专业人士对贫困儿童“风险”的看法

本文从以色列贫困社区的父母和为他们服务的社会工作者的角度探讨了对贫困儿童的儿童风险和保护的看法和构建。在总共进行的 50 次深度半结构化访谈中，35 次是与父母进行的，15 次是与社区社会服务部门雇用的社会工作者进行的。分析产生了三个主题：第一个主题是社区服务的参与。虽然社会工作者认为社会服务机构在社区内的位置是积极的，提供了与当地居民建立密切关系的机会，但一些父母认为这种接近是侵入性的。第二个主题涉及对帮助的看法的差距：父母认为他们需要物质援助，而社会工作者则更愿意提供治疗援助。第三个主题与处于风险中的儿童标签有关，社会工作者和父母对生活在贫困社区在多大程度上使家庭处于危险之中存在不同的观点。我们的研究结果强调了将反压迫和贫困意识范式纳入社会工作实践和教育的重要性。