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Possibilities for using the DOORS tool in social work in the Czech Republic: Inspiration from Australia and SwedenSocial Sciences in Health - Review article

Petra Vašinová1, *, Adéla Mojžíšová ORCID...2
1 University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Social and Special-paedagogical Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2 Polytechnic University in Jihlava, Department of Social Work, Jihlava, Czech Republic

The aim of this scoping review is to map the use of the FL-DOORS (Family Law Detection of Overall Risk Screen) screening tool in the context of family law disputes in Australia and Sweden, and to assess its applicability in Czech social and legal child protection. The FL-DOORS tool was developed in Australia as a three-level system for the early detection of risk factors in families, with an emphasis on child safety, the occurrence of domestic violence, and the mental health of parents. In Sweden, this tool was piloted in interdisciplinary projects that highlighted its potential and limitations, particularly in the expert interview phase. The overview includes seven publications from 2015-2023 identified on the basis of a systematic search according to the PRISMA methodology. The findings show that the effective use of the tool is conditional on sufficient training of staff, institutional support, and clearly structured follow-up services. In the Czech environment, there is still no validated tool for the systematic assessment of risks in conflict families, but OSPOD has experience with methodological tools and an emphasis on interdisciplinary cooperation. Based on foreign experience, the authors recommend pilot testing the FL-DOORS tool within the OSPOD system to improve the quality and consistency of decision-making in child protection.

Keywords: Assessment; Australia; Child protection; Divorce; FL-DOORS; OSPOD; Risk; Screening; Sweden
Grants and funding:

The study was created as part of the grant project "Conflictual Divorces", registration number GAJU 140/2025/S, supported by the Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.

Conflicts of interest:

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Received: August 9, 2025; Revised: January 14, 2026; Accepted: February 20, 2026; Prepublished online: February 23, 2026 

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