Challenging child protection : new directions in safeguarding children edited by Lorraine Waterhouse and Janice McGhee
Contributor(s): Waterhouse, Lorraine [editor]
| McGhee, Janice [editor].
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BookSeries: Research highlights in social work.Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015Description: 184 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781849053952 (alk. paper).Subject(s): CHILD ABUSE | CHILD PROTECTION | CHILD WELFARE | SOCIAL SERVICES | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE | DDC classification: 362.7 WAT Research highlights in social work ; 57Summary: Taking a fresh look at the principles underlying child protection, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the evidence base which underpins professional understanding and intervention. It outlines the ways in which agencies have worked to prevent child abuse and neglect and traces key changes in UK policy, as well as situating these amid wider trends in Europe. With contributions from a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy and anthropology, this is a uniquely diverse collection of academic perspectives. (From the back cover). Record #5509
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Research highlights in social work ; 57.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Taking a fresh look at the principles underlying child protection, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the evidence base which underpins professional understanding and intervention. It outlines the ways in which agencies have worked to prevent child abuse and neglect and traces key changes in UK policy, as well as situating these amid wider trends in Europe. With contributions from a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy and anthropology, this is a uniquely diverse collection of academic perspectives. (From the back cover). Record #5509
