'...the most comprehensive account to date of the discovery and identification of child abuse and its consolidation in Britain as a social problem ...informative and compelling ...an important study not only of child abuse but also of the sociology of a social problem.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

The Politics of Child Abuse (Research Highlights in Social Studies Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Parton, Nigel

Social Sciences

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The Politics of Child Abuse

Pan/Macmillan

Politics Of Child Abuse

Red Globe Press

<p>Drawing on original research this book provides a challenging and instructive analysis of the nature of the heated and often contradicting arguments of recent years about how to reform the child care system, and the emergence of a central concern with child protection.<br>It provides a unique insight into the political influences on the 1989 Children Act and the issues it attempted to address, the bargains that were struck in the process of it becoming law and the new balances it introduced between the role of the state, the responsibilities of parents and the rights of children.</p>

Governing the Family: Child Care, Child Protection and the State

Drawing on original research, this book provides a major critique of contemporary child protection research, policy and practice. In particular, it challenges current attempts to reorder priorities and reconstruct the balance between family support and child protection. In the process, it provides a unique insight into the nature of child protection work and the way practitioners respond to the inherent tensions and difficulties involved. It is essential reading for anyone interested in this major personal and social issue.

Child Protection: Risk and the Moral Order

Thorpe, David

Wattam, Corrine

Constructive Social Work: Towards a New Practice

Recent years have witnessed increased international interest in the relevance of social theories associated with postmodernism, social constructionism and narrative approaches for social work. The central aim of this unique book is to demonstrate how such ideas can make a direct and positive contribution to social work practice.

Philosophy

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Child Protection and Family Support: Tensions, Contradictions and Possibilities (State of Welfare)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Routledge

Child Protection and Family Support (The State of Welfare)

Reforming Child Protection

Child protection is one of the most high profile and challenging areas of social work, as well as one where children’s lives and family life are seen to be at stake. Vital as child protection work is, this book argues that there is a pressing need for change in the understanding and consequent organization of child protection in many English speaking countries. The authors present compelling evidence from around the globe demonstrating that systems across the Western world are failing children, families and social workers. They then set out a radical plan for reform:    Providing an overview of contemporary child protection policies and practices across the English speaking world Presenting a clear and innovative theoretical framework for understanding the problems in the child protection system Developing an alternative, ethical framework which locates child protection in the broader context of effective and comprehensive support for children, young people and families at the neighbourhood and community levels   Grounded in the recent and contemporary literature, research and scholarly inquiry, this book capitalises on the experiences and voices of children, young people, families and workers who are the most significant stakeholders in child protection. It will be an essential read for those who work, research, teach or study in the area.

Lonne, Bob

Harries, Maria

Thomson, Jane

AA Essential Russian Phrase Book (AA Essential Phrase Books)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

AA Publishing

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