Launching Palgrave's new Interagency Working in Health and Social Care series, this book provides one of the first reflective assessments of the Every Child Matters legacy of New Labour.
Social protection systems are intended to support households in financial difficulties, a role that has been underlined during the recent Great Recession in many countries around the world.
Containing concise but detailed summaries on a comprehensive range of clinical scenarios and conditions likely to be encountered by trainees, paediatricians, therapists, nurses, and allied professionals in their day-to-day practice, Community Paediatrics is the ideal companion for anyone working with children in the community.
Today's child welfare services operate under a limited supply of resources which are being stretched by economic cuts and an increasing number of referrals to children's social care.
In vielen Arbeitsfeldern der Sozialen Arbeit können Sie mit den Folgen von Traumatisierungen konfrontiert sein: Vernachlässigung, körperliche, seelische oder sexualisierte Gewalt, Unfälle, Naturkatastrophen, Kriege und Flucht sowie viele andere erschütternde Erlebnisse prägen die Erfahrungen von vielen AdressatInnen.
Emotional difficulties in children aged 5-11 can display themselves in a range of different behaviours, and it is important for staff in schools to be able to identify and address these problems, and to provide appropriate help.
The increase in adoption and fostering of children with special needs has been one of the most positive developments in Canadian child welfare over the past fifteen years.
This edited volume explores a range of causes for separation of children and young people from family, the impact of these causes, and methods that both professionals and families may employ to build or rebuild these relations.
Shedding new light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "e;deadbeat dads,"e; Wives without Husbands traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "e;runaway husbands"e; support their families.
Bringing together the latest research and theory about a child's inner world and the impact of the world around them, this is a guide to understanding and responding to the emotional needs of traumatised children.
Launching Palgrave's new Interagency Working in Health and Social Care series, this book provides one of the first reflective assessments of the Every Child Matters legacy of New Labour.
The need for services that respond to the ‘maltreatment’ of children and to the struggles of families is at the core of social service systems in all developed nations.
This book bridges the fields of critical youth studies, community psychology, and sociology to offer a transdisciplinary analysis of youth voice, participation, and activism, as well as of creative and inclusive knowledge-making practices.
Die Studiengänge der Sozialen Arbeit und der Sozialpädagogik bereiten junge Fachkräfte in den seltensten Fällen auf die herausfordernde Praxis in stationären Einrichtungen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe vor.
Combining institutional ethnography and community-based research, Youth Work is a sophisticated examination of the troubling experiences of young people living outside the care of parents or guardians, as well as of the difficulties of the frontline workers who take responsibility for assisting them.
Key Thinkers in Childhood Studies presents the contrasting perspectives of some of the leading figures involved in shaping the field of Childhood Studies over the last 30 years.
Recommendations of child protection workers to remove children from a home environment they perceive to be unsafe have frequently been challenged, legally and otherwise, and have raised scepticism about the criteria used in advising such a drastic measure.
The scale of the Rotherham child protection scandal has led professionals responsible for safeguarding children in other regions to recognise the extent of child abuse in their area and consider how to respond efficiently.
The Social Worker's Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health provides a comprehensive guide to working with children and young people who are experiencing mental health problems, and equips the reader with the knowledge and skills to provide the best service to these vulnerable young people.
The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired advocates and policy makers across the globe, injecting children's rights terminology into various public and private arenas.