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  • Child Neglect

    Practice Issues for Health and Social Care

    Series series Best Practice in Working with Children
    Neglect is now recognized as leading to significantly poor outcomes for children in the short and long term. It is a matter of concern for all professionals who work with children. Children who are neglected are not likely to seek help in their own right and are highly dependent on professionals such as health visitors and schoolteachers identifying and responding to their needs for support and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Enhancing the Well-being of Children and Families through Effective Interventions

    International Evidence for Practice

    Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. It addresses the challenges of measuring effectiveness in child welfare and ... Read more

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  • Improving Child and Family Assessments

    Turning Research into Practice

    The quality of the assessment of children in need has a significant impact on outcomes for the children concerned. Good assessment contributes to better outcomes, but poor assessment can have tragic consequences. Understanding what makes a good assessment is vital.This book brings together findings from 10 years of UK research that shed light on different aspects of child and family assessment, ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Safeguarding Black Children

    Good Practice in Child Protection

    Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need.With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The Child's World, Third Edition

    The Essential Guide to Assessing Vulnerable Children, Young People and their Families

    This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families. It explores the challenges that practitioners face routinely - with suggestions as to how to address them - as well as the established areas for assessment, of children's developmental needs, parenting ability and motivation, and socio-economic ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Relationship-Based Social Work, Second Edition

    Getting to the Heart of Practice

    This comprehensive guide to relationship-based practice in social work communicates the theory using illustrative case studies and offers a model for practice. Updated and expanded, it now includes increased coverage of anti-oppressive and diversity issues, service user perspectives and systemic approaches in social work.The book explores the ranges of emotions that practitioners may encounter ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

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