Good Practice in Child Protection by Hilary Owen

Good Practice in Child Protection by Hilary Owen

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Good Practice in Child Protection is a practical handbook for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases as they get to grips with the new legislation on child protection. The book is soundly based on theory, but its main emphasis is on practice, and it includes exercises to improve practice in specific areas of child protection work.

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Good Practice in Child Protection by Hilary Owen

Good Practice in Child Protection is a timely practical handbook for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases as they get to grips with the new legislation on child protection. The contributors come from a wide range of backgrounds, including the social services, medicine, the legal professions and the police force. The book is soundly based on theory, but its main emphasis is on practice, and it includes exercises to improve practice in specific areas of child protection work, enabling workers to achieve the high standards now demanded. The subjects covered include: The Children Act and child protection Recognizing abuse Preventing female genital mutilation Communicating with children about abuse Child protection case conferences Promoting inter-professional understanding Victims of child abuse The police perspective Supervision and support of workers
A distinguishing feature of the book is its strong practice and training orientationThe majority of chapters contain experiential exercises which can be used by teams or incorporated into training courses, many of which are focused on multi-disciplinary working... Practitioners and trainers will find much in this collection which is of value. -- British Journal of Social Work
Will delight trainers. They could use the text as a pattern to mount immediate courses with stimulating exercises. -- Community Care
Each chapter is fully referenced, and some include case studies and exercises. I found Good Practice in Child Protection not only interesting but educational. It was harrowing to read the case studies and descriptions, and this shows the vital need of good training, supervision and support for workers in this field or for those who come into situations in which a child may be being abused in any way. -- Nursing Standard
This text would be very useful for any doctor involved in the care of children. -- Australian Family Physician
Hilary Owen is Assistant Child Protection Co-ordinator at Sheffield Family and Community Services Department. Jacki Pritchard is a qualified social worker who has worked as a practitioner and manager in both fieldwork and hospital settings. She is currently working as a trainer, consultant and researcher focusing on abuse, risk and violence.
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ISBN 13 9781853022050
ISBN 10 1853022055
Title Good Practice in Child Protection
Author Hilary Owen
Series Good Practice In Health Social Care And Criminal Justice
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year published 1993-09-01
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.