Challenging Child Protection - New Directions in Safeguarding Children

Challenging Child Protection offers a ground-breaking new perspective which will illuminate and improve the professional understanding and practice of social workers and child protection workers. 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. This book challenges our conceptions of child protection and encourages readers to think critically about why children are harmed by adults, how society views child abuse and how this informs practice.

Product details

• Authors: Brig Daniel, Edited by McGhee Jan, Janice McGhee, Lorraine Waterhouse, Lorraine Mcghee Waterhouse
• Assisted by: Janice McGhee (Editor), Lorraine Waterhouse (Editor)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2015
• EAN: 9781849053952
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-395-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 226 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Research Highlights in Social Work; Research Highlights in Social Work; Research Highlights in Social
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education