The Child in Mind: A Child Protection Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780415426022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 128 str.

Judy Barker

Opis

All public sector workers in contact with children and families need access to information on what to do if they are concerned about the safety and welfare of a child. This guide will help them negotiate the complexities of child protection practice, with the aim of preventing abuse and neglect and protecting children from further harm.

Spis treści

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Safeguarding children 2 Partnership, collaboration and co-operation 3 Assessment of Risk 4 Physical abuse 5 Sexual abuse 6 Neglect 7 Emotional abuse 8 Failure to thrive 9 Abuse of children with disabilities 10 Parental non-engagement 11 The child protection conference 12 Records 13 The legal framework Appendix 1 : The assessment framework Appendix 2 : The paediatric assessment Suggested reading Index

O autorze

Judy Barker, Deborah Hodes