Aims to inform the reader about the forces that have shaped current child protection practice in the UK, and to inform practice and change. Presents the historical context of child protection services; looks at the cross national context; examines the structural/policy context of child protection in England and Wales; looks at area child protection committees; and deals with the professional/agency context of child protection.
Aims to inform the reader about the forces that have shaped current child protection practice in the UK, and to inform practice and change. Presents the historical context of child protection services; looks at the cross national context; examines the structural/policy context of child protection in England and Wales; looks at area child protection committees; and deals with the professional/agency context of child protection.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, management, social policy, social work history, change management, child protection, children, comparative studies;
Comparative study of foster care by relatives. Aims to stimulate the development of policy and practice. Includes papers on: kinship, fostering, obligations and the State; the continuing role of kinship care in a changing society; research, policy and practice in kinship fostering in England; a family systems approach to assessing family strengths; kinship fostering and child protection; giving more priority to kinship placements for children; supporting the family network; evolving networks in relative care; training needs of family and friends who are foster carers; an African American perspective on kinship foster care in New York State; fostering among Travellers in Ireland; kinship care in New Zealand; and policy and good practice in kinship foster care.
Comparative study of foster care by relatives. Aims to stimulate the development of policy and practice. Includes papers on: kinship, fostering, obligations and the State; the continuing role of kinship care in a changing society; research, policy and practice in kinship fostering in England; a family systems approach to assessing family strengths; kinship fostering and child protection; giving more priority to kinship placements for children; supporting the family network; evolving networks in relative care; training needs of family and friends who are foster carers; an African American perspective on kinship foster care in New York State; fostering among Travellers in Ireland; kinship care in New Zealand; and policy and good practice in kinship foster care.
Subject terms:
kinship care, policy formulation, relatives, social policy, travellers, training, assessment, black and minority ethnic people, child protection, comparative studies, families, foster care, foster children;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
Belgium, England, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, United Kingdom, United States
Presents assertiveness techniques in the context of social work and the caring professions. Contains chapters on: understanding assertive behaviour; barriers to assertiveness and how to overcome them; non-verbal communication; establishing rapport; your rights as a social worker and as an individual; making requests; attending and chairing meetings; giving feedback; learning from criticism; saying 'no' and setting boundaries; handling aggression; negotiation skills; handing passivity in others; and keeping calm and confidence building.
Presents assertiveness techniques in the context of social work and the caring professions. Contains chapters on: understanding assertive behaviour; barriers to assertiveness and how to overcome them; non-verbal communication; establishing rapport; your rights as a social worker and as an individual; making requests; attending and chairing meetings; giving feedback; learning from criticism; saying 'no' and setting boundaries; handling aggression; negotiation skills; handing passivity in others; and keeping calm and confidence building.
Subject terms:
non-verbal communication, service users, social workers, social worker-service user relationships, training, behaviour, behaviour modification, communication;
Looks, from an international perspective, at the different forms sexual exploitation of children takes, including pornography, sex tourism, trafficking of children from Eastern Europe to the West, and young refugees being forced to exchange sex for food. Examines the different factors that make children vulnerable to pimps, paedophiles, tourists, madams, and 'honest' citizens.
Looks, from an international perspective, at the different forms sexual exploitation of children takes, including pornography, sex tourism, trafficking of children from Eastern Europe to the West, and young refugees being forced to exchange sex for food. Examines the different factors that make children vulnerable to pimps, paedophiles, tourists, madams, and 'honest' citizens.
Subject terms:
human trafficking, poverty, prostitution, sex offenders, child abuse, child pornography, child sexual abuse, children, comparative studies, child sexual exploitation;
Pulls together a range of materials addressing various aspects of inequality to provide an overview of the current state of play in the development of emancipatory forms of practice that seek to counter discrimination and oppression. Includes chapters on: poverty and deprivation; globalisation and gender relations in social work; affirmative action as a counter to racial discrimination; social work and independent living; discriminating in later life; lesbians and gay men; intellectual disability, oppression and difference; strategies of empowerment; and towards a theory of emancipatory practice.
Pulls together a range of materials addressing various aspects of inequality to provide an overview of the current state of play in the development of emancipatory forms of practice that seek to counter discrimination and oppression. Includes chapters on: poverty and deprivation; globalisation and gender relations in social work; affirmative action as a counter to racial discrimination; social work and independent living; discriminating in later life; lesbians and gay men; intellectual disability, oppression and difference; strategies of empowerment; and towards a theory of emancipatory practice.
Subject terms:
independence, learning disabilities, lesbians, older people, poverty, racial discrimination, social work methods, social work theories, age discrimination, anti-discriminatory practice, disability discrimination, discrimination, empowerment, gay men, gender, globalisation;
Presents a comprehensive view of contemporary social work in its different settings and contexts. Contains sections on: foundations of practice; direct practice; agency practice; and themes of practice. Contains exercises and activities to promote discussion, understanding, learning and better practice among social work students.
Presents a comprehensive view of contemporary social work in its different settings and contexts. Contains sections on: foundations of practice; direct practice; agency practice; and themes of practice. Contains exercises and activities to promote discussion, understanding, learning and better practice among social work students.
Subject terms:
social work education, social work methods, social work theories, student social workers, training materials;
Sets out the theoretical and research basis for cognitive behavioural social work practice, and includes case examples. Subsequent chapters use a case study approach to bring together material from practitioners and academics to provide an evidence based perspective. Includes chapters on: direct clinical work with children; intervention to protect the child; treating children who fail to thrive; children with severe learning difficulties; behavioural work in residential care; working with young offenders; adult probationers and the STOP programme; working with carers using the birthday exercise; learning theory, addiction and counselling; behavioural work, crisis intervention and mental health call out; intervention in group care for older people; the prevention and management of elder abuse; and education for effective practice.
Sets out the theoretical and research basis for cognitive behavioural social work practice, and includes case examples. Subsequent chapters use a case study approach to bring together material from practitioners and academics to provide an evidence based perspective. Includes chapters on: direct clinical work with children; intervention to protect the child; treating children who fail to thrive; children with severe learning difficulties; behavioural work in residential care; working with young offenders; adult probationers and the STOP programme; working with carers using the birthday exercise; learning theory, addiction and counselling; behavioural work, crisis intervention and mental health call out; intervention in group care for older people; the prevention and management of elder abuse; and education for effective practice.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health problems, mental health services, older people, probation, prevention, severe learning disabilities, social work education, social work methods, social work theories, substance misuse, young offenders, child development, child neglect, child protection, children, counselling, crisis intervention, elder abuse, evidence-based practice;
A review of significant developments in social work practice and education across a range of European states. Includes chapters on Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Includes two chapters looking at Europe as a whole.
A review of significant developments in social work practice and education across a range of European states. Includes chapters on Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Includes two chapters looking at Europe as a whole.
Subject terms:
social work methods, change management, comparative studies;
Location(s):
Denmark, Europe, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Contains chapters on: social change, identity and the state; racial discrimination, diversity and the law in Europe; the use of British race law by individual complainants; contemporary legal issues and the state; race, diversity and educational attainment; race, health and social services; housing, equity, ethnicity and the state; urban policy, race equality and the state; and strategies, discourses and agendas.
Contains chapters on: social change, identity and the state; racial discrimination, diversity and the law in Europe; the use of British race law by individual complainants; contemporary legal issues and the state; race, diversity and educational attainment; race, health and social services; housing, equity, ethnicity and the state; urban policy, race equality and the state; and strategies, discourses and agendas.
Subject terms:
housing, law, policy formulation, race relations, racial discrimination, racial equality, social policy, social care provision, urban areas, black and minority ethnic people, central government, cultural identity, education, educational performance, ethnicity, health care;
Describes the role and structure of foster family care systems in 21 countries. Looks at: jurisdiction; history; origins; administration and organisation, foster children and parents; financial support for foster parents; problems and trends; role of the national foster parent organisation; and research.
Describes the role and structure of foster family care systems in 21 countries. Looks at: jurisdiction; history; origins; administration and organisation, foster children and parents; financial support for foster parents; problems and trends; role of the national foster parent organisation; and research.
Subject terms:
children, comparative studies, foster care, foster carers;
Location(s):
Botswana, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, France, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe