Child Protection Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

How do practitioners step up to the professional challenge of keeping children safe? Leading author Harry Ferguson draws on his own research, personal experience and real-life case studies to challenge the way we think about child protection. This highly original and engaging book captures the daily reality of practice within life's most personal spaces, and offers a rare insight into the lived experience of working with vulnerable children, their parents and other carers.An inspiring declaration of the need for a new, intimate approach to child protection, this ground-breaking book lays the foundations of skilful, authoritative practice. It is a must for Social Work student and practitioners within this challenging field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-12
Mått:154 x 232 x 14 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780230242838

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

HARRY FERGUSON Chair in Social Work, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education, University of Nottingham, UK.

Recensioner i media

Utterly distinct in portraying the reality of how the job looks, feels, smells and sounds as practitioners move between office, car and home.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionKnocking on the Door of HistoryThe Development of Child Protection Policy and PracticeStreets, Housing Estates, Doorsteps: Getting to the HomeThe Home Visit: Crossing the ThresholdBedrooms, Kitchens and More intimate spacesRelating to ChildrenThe Importance of Touch in Protecting ChildrenThe Car as a Space for Therapeutic PracticeHospitals, Office Interviews and the Emotional Complexity of PracticeWorking with MothersWorking with FathersWorking with Resistance, Good Authority and Involuntary ClientsMulti-Agency Working and Relationship-Based PracticeSpaces for Reflection and Organisational supportIntimate Child Protection PracticeConclusion.