What are good helping relationships in child welfare?

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According to the studies involved with child protection services, the two key characteristics of ‘good helping relationships’ are the soft, mindful, and judicious use of power and a humanistic attitude and style by social workers in serving their clients. Social workers share power and foster trust and collaboration by constantly clarifying information to ensure mutual understanding. A humanistic working style refers to a style that stretches traditional professional ways of being. Social workers relate to their clients in a person-to-person, down-to-earth manner, although always with a professional focus. This includes talking and dressing in a manner that decreased professional distance.