Critical Perspectives on Safeguarding Children

Critical Perspectives on Safeguarding Children
Author: Karen Broadhurst
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2009-08-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780470682784

A critical and evidence-based review of current and future child protection policy and practice. Provides evidence-based perspective with an up-to-date overview of policy and practice Covers several disciplinary boundaries Goes beyond mere description to enable engagement in critical analysis of various policy areas as they relate to children and families

Critical Practice with Children and Young People

Critical Practice with Children and Young People
Author: Robb, Martin
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-06-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 144735284X

This valuable textbook for advanced students and practitioners helps readers cultivate a deeper knowledge and critical understanding of the contexts in which practice with children and young people takes place, and to develop as critical reflective practitioners. This new edition is substantially updated to reflect the changes in the field since the publication of the first edition. It contains additional chapters discussing new and emerging topics including: • key theoretical perspectives for critical practice • the politics of child protection • working with grieving children • the impact of devolution on policy and practice with children and young people. Giving equal attention to practice with both children and young people, this book will be essential both for students and for practitioners in fields such as social work, education, health care and related fields.

Protecting Children

Protecting Children
Author: Featherstone, Brid
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2018-09-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1447332768

The state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection. Against this tense background, this innovative book argues that child protection policies and practices have become part of the problem, rather than ensuring children’s well-being and safety. Building on the ideas in the best-selling Re-imagining child protection and drawing together a wide range of social theorists and disciplines, the book: • Challenges existing notions of child protection, revealing their limits; • Ensures that the harms children and families experience are explored in a way that acknowledges the social and economic contexts in which they live; • Explains how the protective capacities within families and communities can be mobilised and practices of co-production adopted; • Places ethics and human rights at the centre of everyday conversations and practices.

Critical Perspectives on Child Sexual Exploitation and Related Trafficking

Critical Perspectives on Child Sexual Exploitation and Related Trafficking
Author: M. Melrose
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137294108

This volume is the first major exploration of the issues relevant to young people who are affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking from a variety of critical perspectives. Issues include accommodation, gangs, migrant and refugee communities, perpetrators, international policy and the language through which we construct child exploitation.

Critical Perspectives on Research with Children

Critical Perspectives on Research with Children
Author: Sarah Richards
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1529216788

This book shows how reflexive debate enhances childhood research. Expert contributors explore researchers’ identities, roles, boundaries and ethical governance, and use empirical international examples from a range of child-related issues to challenge conventions and raise standards.

Critical Social Work with Children and Families

Critical Social Work with Children and Families
Author: Steve Rogowski
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2024-02-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1447369297

This fully-updated, accessible textbook considers the theory and practice of critical social work in addressing inequality and social injustice. It is essential reading for students, educators and practitioners of child and family social work.

Critical Perspectives on Child Sexual Exploitation and Related Trafficking

Critical Perspectives on Child Sexual Exploitation and Related Trafficking
Author: M. Melrose
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137294108

This volume is the first major exploration of the issues relevant to young people who are affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking from a variety of critical perspectives. Issues include accommodation, gangs, migrant and refugee communities, perpetrators, international policy and the language through which we construct child exploitation.

Safeguarding Young People

Safeguarding Young People
Author: Dez Holmes
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2022-03-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1787753603

Focusing on young people and adolescence, this book explores the complexity of contemporary adolescent safeguarding. It highlights evidence-informed practice and innovation in this area at the work, serving as an accessible and invaluable resource for all working with and supporting young people facing risk and harm. Core themes covered by the book are the nature of harms facing some young people, the potential pitfalls of some professional responses, and the current legal framework for safeguarding young people where harm occurs outside the family home. It includes an overview of adolescent development, and argues for a holistic, systemic response that addresses the structural disadvantage facing many young people at risk and incorporates participatory and trauma-informed practice designed to promote resilience. It draws on innovative approaches in local areas, such as Transitional Safeguarding, to make the case for a person-centred, evidence-informed and rights-based approach to safeguarding young people. As well as being invaluable to practitioners, managers and strategic leaders working in this field, this is also ideally suited to be a text for any social work course or professional development programme on adolescent safeguarding practice.

Critical Social Work with Children and Families

Critical Social Work with Children and Families
Author: Steve Rogowski
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2024-02-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1447369300

In dealing with individual problems and difficulties, critical social work (CSW) is an emancipatory practice which seeks to address social injustice. In this book the author draws on almost 40 years’ experience as a social worker to consider CSW in core areas of practice with children and families. Fully updated to cover the impact of austerity, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and cost of living crisis, this accessible textbook is essential reading for students, educators and practitioners of child and family social work. It features: • clearly signposted ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ sections; • over 10 case studies including those drawn from the author’s experience; • end of chapter ‘Key points’ summaries; • further reading suggestions. With expanded coverage of race and intersectionality, contextual safeguarding and critical child protection, the book champions the development of resilient social workers working towards a more just and equal world.

Challenging Child Protection

Challenging Child Protection
Author: Lorraine Waterhouse
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2015-08-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0857007602

Challenging Child Protection offers a ground-breaking new perspective which will illuminate and improve the professional understanding and practice of social workers and child protection workers. Taking a fresh look at the principles underlying child protection, this book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the evidence base which underpins professional understanding and intervention. It outlines the ways in which agencies have worked to prevent child abuse and neglect and traces key changes in UK policy, as well as situating these amid wider trends in Europe. With contributions from a wide variety of disciplines, including philosophy and anthropology, this is a uniquely diverse collection of academic perspectives. This book challenges our conceptions of child protection and encourages readers to think critically about why children are harmed by adults, how society views child abuse and how this informs practice.