Child Protection Practice

ISBN-13: 9780230242838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Harry Ferguson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Knocking on the Door of History.- The Development of Child Protection Policy and Practice.- Streets, Housing Estates, Doorsteps: Getting to the Home.- The Home Visit: Crossing the Threshold.- Bedrooms, Kitchens and More intimate spaces.- Relating to Children.- The Importance of Touch in Protecting Children.- The Car as a Space for Therapeutic Practice.- Hospitals, Office Interviews and the Emotional Complexity of Practice.- Working with Mothers.- Working with Fathers.- Working with Resistance, Good Authority and Involuntary Clients.- Multi-Agency Working and Relationship-Based Practice.- Spaces for Reflection and Organisational support.- Intimate Child Protection Practice.- Conclusion.

O autorze

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

Blurb

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.

Blending diverse ideas from across the social sciences, the book addresses some of the key issues faced by practitioners today:

• How do you navigate the private areas of a child's life – their home, their bedroom, their emotional world?
• What do you do when confronted with parents or carers who are resistant, aggressive or deceitful?
• Why is appropriate touch an essential element of relating to children, and how can you develop the professional resilience to use it effectively?
  

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 any student or practitioner within this challenging field.