Social Work with Children

ISBN-13: 9780230308145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 256 str.

Gordon Jack

Opis

Social Work with Children offers a coherent consideration of key concepts, ideas and values in the first section, which are then carried forward and integrated with the subsequent text in order to explore, in some depth, their implications for current practice in specific areas of social work with children.

Divided into two parts, this book:

- Explores interactions between children's development, their relationships and the environments in which they are brought up, at different stages in their lives;

- Demonstrates how up-to-date legislation and policy across the UK shapes practice with different groups of children;

- Considers the expectations and requirements of social workers, and how this influences the development of professional identity;

- Encourages readers to reflect on their own skills, knowledge and experience by providing practice pointers throughout.

This is an outstandingly clear and comprehensive guide to social work with children for students and practitioners in the field.

Spis treści

Preface PART I: KEY AREAS of KNOWLEDGE 1. Child Development: The Foundation Years 2. Child Development: Middle Childhood 3. Child Development: Adolescence 4. Childhood in the UK Today 5. Developing as a Professional PART II: KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE 6. Working with Children in Need and their Families 7. Working to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children 8. Working with Children Looked After Away from Home, Placed for Adoption, or Leaving Care 9. Working with Disabled Children and their Families 10. Working with Young Offenders 11. Working with Children with Mental Health Problems

O autorze

Gordon Jack is Professor of Social Work (Children, Youth and Families) at Northumbria Univesity, UK.

Helen Donnellan is Project Development Manager in the School of Social Sciences and Social Work at University of Plymouth, UK. In this role, she has responsibility for a range of projects from the development and accreditation of professional and academic programmes to actively undertaking research in areas of health and social care.

Blurb

When working with children to promote their welfare and safeguard them from harm, the best course of action is not always clear. Based on two of the most important organizing frameworks – human ecology and child development – Social Work with Children provides an invaluable guide for working with a wide range of children.

Divided into two parts, this book:

• Explores interactions between children's development, their relationships and the environments in which they are brought up, at different stages in their lives;

• Demonstrates how up-to-date legislation and policy across the UK shapes practice with different groups of children;

• Considers the expectations and requirements of social workers, and how this influences the development of professional identity;

• Encourages readers to reflect on their own skills, knowledge and experience by providing practice pointers throughout.


This is an outstandingly clear and comprehensive guide to social work with children for students and practitioners in the field.