The Child Protection Handbook by Kate Wilson Ba Dipswk
The new edition of this popular handbook gives an authoritative, informative and accessible account of key areas of child protection practice. Covering research, policy and practice it is relevant to all professionals working in child care. No other book on child protection offers such comprehensive coverage of policy and practice. It provides research findings in all areas of child abuse, latest policies and indications of good practice, plus specialist chapters for different professionals. Chapters have been contributed by known experts in the field, both distinguished academics and practitioners. By combining the latest factual information with sophisticated analysis, it is the ideal course text for child protection programmes as well as meeting the needs of more experienced practitioners, academics and trainers. Practical. Examines the issues grounded in reality, and therefore gives the reader confidence in practice, coupled with an understanding of the responsibilities of colleagues in other professions. Comprehensive. Covers a broad review of what constitutes child abuse and characteristics of the abused and the abusers; medical, social and legal management of the process of protection; the actions involved in intervention. and training and new directions for research and practice. Authoritative. Contributors are senior professionals known nationally and internationally for their specific expertise in this area. Research based. All books should be, but amongst the professionals most closely involved in child protection, the heavy workload often means there is little time to catch up on and assimilate up-to-date research fully. This book offers a through guide to what research and policy initiatives can give to the practice of the reader. new chapters addressing issues of culture and parenting.. each chapter contains key messages for practitioners. key websites have been listed. a website on Evolve with supplementary material.
I have found this handbook thought-provoking and comprehensive, and commend it to all practitioners in the field Karen Broadhurst, Child and Family Social Work 2008, 13, pp 235-239
Wilson, Kate: -
Kate Wilson studied painting at Winchester School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London, England. She is a winner of the Royal Academy Gold Medal and the Bateson Mason Drawing Award, and received an Andre de Segonzac scholarship to study in Italy after graduating. Kate's work has been widely exhibited, including at the National Portrait Gallery and Westminster Cathedral in London. She teaches drawing and painting at City Lit, a center for adult education based in Covent Garden, London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780702028298 |
| ISBN 10 | 0702028290 |
| Title | The Child Protection Handbook |
| Author | Kate Wilson Ba Dipswk |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Year published | 2007-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 628 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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