Practical Guide to Child Protection

The Challenges, Pitfalls and Practical Solutions

von Joanna Nicolas

176 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Identifying the most serious challenges faced in child protection work, this practical guide offers helpful solutions for frontline professionals working with children and adults. Informed by her many years on the frontline and subsequent experience writing serious case reviews, Joanna Nicolas has identified the most common pitfalls in child protection cases. The book focuses on understanding the impact of neglect, information sharing between professionals, communication with children, working with non-compliance/disguised compliance, and the impact of multiple risk factors. It offers tips for overcoming the challenges of everyday practice, such as home visits, as well as enhancing understanding of the key issues in this complex field. The evidence-informed chapters are packed with case examples and include useful reminders of the underlying principles at play. This is essential reading for social workers, health care workers, mental health workers, education professionals and related professions, such as housing and probation.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziale Dienste und Sozialwesen, Kriminologie Sozialwesen, Sozialpolitik und soziale Dienste Sozialwesen und Sozialsysteme Kinder- und Jugendhilfe
• ISBN: 9781849055864
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.08.2015
• Größe: 226 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers