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Child protection work : beyond the rhetoric / Helen Buckley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buckley, Helen, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child abuse--Ireland.
- Child abuse.
- Child welfare--Ireland.
- Child welfare.
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Ireland.
- Children.
- Social work with children--Ireland.
- Social work with children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on a qualitative study of child protection practices this book takes a detailed look at what professionals actually 'do', contrasting the relatively straightforward process illustrated in procedural guidance with the uncertainty of the 'real world' of child protection work.
- Contents:
- Child Protection Work: Beyond the Rhetoric; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1. Child Protection: The Social Regulation of Parenting; 2. 'Constructing' Child Abuse; 3. Making Sense of the Evidence: Assessment of Child Protection Concerns; 4. The Child Protection Conference; 5. The Evolution of Case 'Careers': Medium to Long-term Child Protection Work; 6. The Parents' Perspectives; 7. Concluding Analysis; References; Subject Index; Author Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781283904209
- 1283904209
- 9781846423826
- 1846423821
- OCLC:
- 437178138
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