Safeguarding in Social Work Practice A Lifespan Approach

Safeguarding is a serious and complex area of social work practice and for all students, demonstrating an understanding of important safeguarding theory, law, policy and skills for practice is essential. Students need to understand what safeguarding is and means across the life course, and this new text brings together common themes and knowledge in safeguarding across children, young people and adult social work to do just that. This approach will encourage students to approach the subject from a holistic perspective, helping them develop their understanding of core themes and transferable skills for practice.

About the author

Charlotte Chisnell is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Teesside University.

Summary

This new text brings together common themes and knowledge in safeguarding across children, young people and adult social work to help students understand how the theory relates to practice and to approach safeguarding from a holistic perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Kelly Chisnell, Charlotte Chisnell, Caroline Kelly
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.04.2016
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system
• EAN: 9781473919549
• ISBN: 978-1-4739-1954-9
• Pages: 224
• Series: Transforming Social Work Pract; Transforming Social Work Practice Series