An essential guide to the knowledge and skills needed for effective child protection work, with a particular focus on strengthening analytic and intuitive skills to improve children's safety. This Fourth Edition:
-Examines the individuals, relationships and organisational contexts involved in child protection;
-Guides you through risk assessment and decision making, with new content on dealing with risk and uncertainty;
-Brings you up to date with the latest ethical, legal and technological issues and relevant policy and research;
-Helps you understand cultural attitudes towards children and families and definitions of maltreatment;
-Provides updated case studies and chapter summaries to enhance your learning.
An ideal resource for trainee and qualified professionals involved in child protection work.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Child Protection Agencies as Complex Adaptive Systems
Chapter 3: The Social Context
Chapter 4: Defining Child Maltreatment
Chapter 5: Expertise in Child Protection Work
Chapter 6: The Challenges of Managing Uncertainty in Practice
Chapter 7: The Process of Assessing Risk
Chapter 8: Making Decisions
Chapter 9: How Organisations can Support Effective Practice
Chapter 10: Are We Being Effective?
Chapter 11: Conclusion
