Child Neglect: Planning and Intervention

ISBN-13: 9780230206663 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 312 str.

Horwath Jan

Opis

A follow-up to Child Neglect: Identification and Assessment, this new book offers detailed practical guidance on multidisciplinary planning and intervention in cases of child neglect. Drawing on the latest research, theory and key examples, this is another essential resource for any practitioner working within this challenging field.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Neglected Child: Are we on the Same Wavelength? 3. Neglectful Parenting and the Impact on the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People 4. An Assessment or an Intervention?: Planning, Intervention and the Assessment Process 5. Planning: Engaging with Families and Other Professionals to Bring About Change 6. Interventions: When and How? 7. Promoting Good Enough Parenting: Establishing Firm Foundations through the Provision of Universal Services 8. Addressing Emerging Concerns Through Early Help 9. Chronic Neglect: Working with Complexity 10. Interventions for Children and Parents to Address Specific Parenting Issues 11. Meeting the Needs of Neglected Children and Young People 12. Interventions to Address Specific Issues Encountered by Neglected Children and Young People, Including Out-of-Home Care 13. And Were We Successful?: Evaluating Plans and Interventions

O autorze

Jan Horwath is Professor of Child Welfare at the University of Sheffield. She is the author of many books on safeguarding children including Child Neglect: Identification and Assessment.

Blurb

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in developed countries and it comes in many forms. This is the first book to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to the tasks of planning and intervention faced by professionals in cases of child neglect.

From evaluating the effects of neglect on the child to looking at root causes, this wide-ranging text offers evidence-based, practical guidance to support all practitioners in their work with neglected children. In particular:

• It assesses a range of methods of intervention and how these best apply to the various needs of different families.

• It explores the tensions and dilemmas that practitioners can face when working with neglected children.

• It demonstrates ways that practitioners can work together to promote better outcomes for the child.

• It provides frameworks and prompts, such as engaging case studies and reflective questions that can assist practitioners in their work.

Written by a leading authority on child neglect, this book is essential for all students taking courses in child welfare and will also prove an invaluable handbook for practitioners working with families where there are signs of child neglect.