Child Protection Practice
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.71 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230242839 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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This makes it enjoyable, stimulating and challenging to read." - Chris Beckett, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of East Anglia, UK. It is a strength of the book that the author is prepared to set out his own position on the line. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that it includes some of the most interesting and original writing about social work and child protection I have seen. The book is so unlike any other in the busy market place of child protection books, it should have no difficulty sticking its head above the crowd. It is utterly distinct in terms of its willingness and a
When it comes to child protection, who is showing social workers exactly what they should be doing? In this book, Harry Ferguson guides you through the day-to-day realities of child protection practice, outlining its deep complexities along with the knowledge, skills, values and organizational supports necessary to do this difficult job.
Excellent book of the nitty-gritty of Child Welfare practice Joel Kanter I've recently come across this book from England, which, unlike most of the child welfare literature focusing on policy and legal issues, gets into the nitty gritty of working in child welfare, both in terms of investigation and prevention. Ferguson calls this work "intimate child protection" and the complex relationships between social workers, children and families are discussed in detail, including the sensitive issues involved in abuse/neglect investigations and home v