Child Protection and the Care Continuum: Theoretical, Empirical and Practice Insights

ISBN-13: 9781760529680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 360 str.

Elizabeth Fernandez; Paul Delfabbro

Opis

This important new book critically examines the complex policy and practice issues surrounding child protection, including the impact of theoretical orientations, contemporary debates, policy initiatives and research findings, and maintains an emphasis on the ethics and values underpinning child welfare interventions.

Spis treści

Part 1: The context of child and family welfare.  1. Policy and Trends in Child Welfare in Australia and the Global Context.  2. Theoretical and Value Frameworks Underpinning Work with Children and Families.  3. Children’s Rights and the Protective Care Continuum. Part 2: Child abuse and neglect.  4. Working with Cases of Neglect and Emotional Abuse.  5. Child Sexual Abuse.  6. Assessment in Child Protection.  7. Child Protection and the Role of the Children’s Court.  8. Therapeutic Approaches to Children and Families in Child Protection Contexts.  Part 3: The protective care continuum.  9. Prevention and Early Intervention with Children, Young People, and Families.  10. Foster Family Care as a Response to Child Maltreatment.  11. Kinship Care in Australia and the United Kingdom  12. Therapeutic Residential Care  13. Educational Interventions that Improve the Attainment and Progress of Children in Out-of-home Care.  14. Reunification in Out-of-home Care  15. Creating a Family Life for a Child through Adoption.  16. Beyond Care: Identities, transitions and outcomes. Part 4: Children, parents and carers as stakeholders.  17. Child Protection and Child Participation.  18. The Right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Families to Effective Child Protection Services  19. Engaging First Mothers, Fathers and Grandparents in the Care Continuum.  20. Responding to Carers’ Needs.