Social Work and Child Abuse

ISBN-13: 9780333363980 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 160 str.

D M Cooper

Opis

Well-publicised cases of child abuse have brought heavy media criticism of the social work role in prevention and child protection. This book attempts to bring a sense of perspective to allay the anxieties and fears felt by many social workers. The authors resist the idea that child abuse is a special 'disease' and develop a broad based strategy encompassing both individual therapy and environmental approaches. '...Cooper and Ball's short introduction to child abuse in the Practical Social Work Series is a remarkable achievement in that it provides local authority social workers and general social work students with a concise overview of issues related to working in child abuse.' Issues in Social Work Education

Spis treści

Introduction.- Developments, Definitions and Reactions.- Other Agencies and Child Abuse.- Social Workers' Anxieties and Needs.- Assessing Risk and Taking Risks.- Social Workers as Investigators.- Social Workers as Therapists.- Strategies for Tomorrow.- Appendix A: Glossary of Legal and Administrative Provisions.- Appendix B: DHSS, Major Circulars and Guidelines.- Bibliography.- Index.