MARIAN BRANDON is Lecturer in Social Work and Director of Post Qualifying Studies at the University of East Anglia.GILLIAN SCHOFIELD is Lecturer in Social Work and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research on the Child and Family at the University of East Anglia. LIZ TRINDER is Lecturer in Social Work Research at the University of East Anglia.

'This is research made accessible and relevant for social work practice. The authors' style is fluent and direct as befits a book which is concerned with intelligent, informed and sensitive intervention. I liked Social Work with Children; it is readable, compassionate and full of helpful insights. As a book for students, it usefully summarizes legal and policy frameworks, particularly with reference to the Children Act, and points to their relevance for practice. It thus provides a coherent account of good child care in one easy-to-read volume.' - Child and Family Social Work

• IntroductionPART 1: THE CONTEXT OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN Child Care Policy, Children's Rights and the Children ActAge and Understanding: The Developmental FrameworkPART 2: WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN PRACTICEThe Voice of the Child in PracticeWorking with Children in Need and in Need of ProtectionChildren who are the Subject of Care and Adoption Proceedings in the CourtsChildren Looked after by the Local AuthorityChildren and Youth JusticeConclusion.