The common-sense guide to improving the safeguarding of children : three steps to make a real difference / Terry McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Terry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with children--Great Britain.

Social work with children.

Children--Services for--Great Britain.

Children.

Child welfare--Great Britain.

Child welfare.

Child abuse--Great Britain--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aiming to provide purpose and direction in a complex field of work, this book offers direct and straightforward guidance on how to improve child protection on the frontline.Terry McCarthy draws directly from his own extensive practice experience to outline three steps to achieve improved outcomes. First, he explains how to establish an effective culture which develops learning on relationships and styles of authority. Second, he identifies how to support social workers to create a stable, skilled and confident workforce, equipped to deal with emotional challenges. Third, he outlines strategies

Contents:

""The Common-Sense Guide toI mproving the Safeguarding of Children: Three Steps to Make A Real Difference""; ""Introduction""; ""Terminology""; ""Background and Current Environment""; ""The level of need and risk""; ""Messages and lessons which have been identified""; ""Attempts to address these messages and lessons""; ""The context of safeguarding ""; ""The current environment""; ""Conclusion: Developing direct effective safeguarding""; ""Step One ""; ""Establish a Culture which Enables and Leads""; ""Ensuring the best interests of children are met""

""Developing learning and positive change""""Developing healthy and effective relationships""; ""Styles of authority""; ""Accountability and responsibility""; ""Clarity of purpose and performance management""; ""Summary of Step One""; ""Step Two""; ""Develop a Stable, Skilled and Confident Workforce""; ""Emotional challenges, dilemmas and conflicts""; ""Supporting and developing practitioners""; ""Practitioner capabilities""; ""Manager capability""; ""Ensuring the safety of practitioners""; ""Developing relationships with partner agencies""; ""Summary of Step Two""; ""Step Three""

""Enable Families to Change""""Continuous evaluation of risks and solutions""; ""Effective approaches with families""; ""Working with children""; ""Summary of Step Three""; ""Appendix A""; ""Checklist for social worker appraisal based on the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF)""; ""Appendix B""; ""Additional skill areas for managers""; ""Appendix D""; ""Contents of letters to families to clarify the nature and expectations of involvement""; ""Appendix C""; ""Managing incidents of unacceptable behaviour""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 14, 2015).

ISBN:

9781784500924

1784500925

OCLC:

904182947