Child Protection Work : Beyond the Rhetoric.
Title:
Child Protection Work : Beyond the Rhetoric.
Author:
Buckley, Helen.
ISBN:
9781846423826
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (224 pages)
Contents:
Child Protection Work: Beyond the Rhetoric -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Child Protection: The Social Regulation of Parenting -- 2. 'Constructing' Child Abuse -- 3. Making Sense of the Evidence: Assessment of Child Protection Concerns -- 4. The Child Protection Conference -- 5. The Evolution of Case 'Careers': Medium to Long-term Child Protection Work -- 6. The Parents' Perspectives -- 7. Concluding Analysis -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Abstract:
Based on a qualitative study of child protection practices this book takes a detailed look at what professionals actually 'do', contrasting the relatively straightforward process illustrated in procedural guidance with the uncertainty of the 'real world' of child protection work.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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