Challenging child protection : new directions in safeguarding children / edited by Lorraine Waterhouse and Janice McGhee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waterhouse, Lorraine, editor.

McGhee, Janice, editor.

Series:

Research highlights in social work ; 57.

Research highlights ; 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare.

Children--Services for.

Children.

Child abuse--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenging Child Protection offers a ground-breaking new perspective which will illuminate and improve the professional understanding and practice of social workers and child protection workers.Taking a fresh look at the principles underlying child protection, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the evidence base which underpins professional understanding and intervention. It outlines the ways in which agencies have worked to prevent child abuse and neglect and traces key changes in UK policy, as well as situating these amid wider trends in Europe. With contributions from a wid

Contents:

Blank Page; Challenging Child Protection: New Directions in Safeguarding Children; Aknowledgements; Introduction: Challenging Child Protection and Safeguarding Children; Part 1. Challenge One: Examining Preconceptions About Childhood and Harm to Children ; 1. The Treatment of Childhood; 2. The Dynamics of Culture; 3. The Rule of Law; 4. Armed Conflict and Political Violence; Part 2. Challenge Two: Reviewing the Evidence ; 5. The Ethics of Predictive Risk Modelling ; 6. Safeguarding Children Research: A United Kingdom Perspective; 7. Research in Child Abuse and Neglect: A Finnish Perspective

8. Research in Child Protection: An Australian Perspective9. Advances from Public Health Research; Part 3. Challenge Three: Working with Children and Families; 10. Integrating Family Support and Child Protection in Child Neglect; 11. Relationships in Practice: 'Practitioner-Mother Relationships and the Processes that Bind Them'; 12. Emotional and Relational Capacities for Doing Child Protection Work; Contributor Profiles; References; Subject Index; Blank Page; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857007605

0857007602

OCLC:

916906099