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Child Protection Work: Beyond the Rhetoric

  • ISBN-13: 9781843100751
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Helen Buckley
  • Price: AUD $56.99
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  • Local release date: 16/03/2003
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Teenagers: advice for parents [VFXC1]
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Based on a qualitative study of Irish child protection practices, this work takes a detailed look at what professionals involved in child protection do as they process cases. Examining both theoretical frameworks and practice, Helen Buckley sets out to clarify the factors that influence decision-making in child protection work.;The text seeks to help professionals involved with child assessment and protection to gain a deeper understanding of their work.
1. Child Protection: The Social Regulation of Parenting. 2.'Constructing' Child Abuse. 3. Making Sense of Evidence: Assessment of Child Protection Concerns. 4. The Child Protection Conference. 5. The Evolution of Case 'Careers': Medium to Long Term Child Protection Work. 6. The Parents' Perspectives 7. Concluding Analysis. References. Index.
This is a frank, no-punches-pulled description and discussion on the child protection system in the Republic of Ireland during the 1990's... It is a thoughtful book, relevant to UK practice too.
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