Social Work With Children, Young People and Their Families in Scotland

Informationen zum Autor Steve Hothersall is a senior lecturer in social work at the Robert Gordon University. He has worked as both a practitioner and manager in childcare and was previously the Director of Post-qualifying and Masters programmes in Childcare at the University of York. Steve has also worked as a mental health officer, a nurse and a teacher. Klappentext This fully-updated and revised third edition addresses the changes to law and practice in relation to adoption and permanency, the children's hearing system and the implications of the provisions of the Children and Young People (S) Act 2014 and other related matters, including the National Practice Model of GIRFEC. This is the only text to provide coverage of the new legal, policy and practice landscape of social work with children and families in Scotland, and as such, it is an indispensable guide for students, newly-qualified social workers, managers and practice teachers and a range of other professionals in health, education, the police and others in cognate disciplines. Zusammenfassung A complete guide to effective social work with children and families in Scotland. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Legal, Policy and Practice Context Working Together: Collaboration and Effective Practice Working with and Providing Support to Children, Young People and Their Families The Children's Hearing System and Youth Justice Child Protection Looked After and Accommodated Children and Young People, Permanency and Adoption References Index

Product details

• Authors: Steve Hothersall, Steve J. Hothersall
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2014
• EAN: 9780857258717
• ISBN: 978-0-85725-871-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series; Transforming Social Work Pract; Transforming Social Work Pract; Transforming Social Work Practice Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Scotland, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social Work, Child welfare, Child welfare and youth services