Good Practice in Child Protection - A Manual for Professionals (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	September 2000
Editors:	Hilary Owen • Jacki Pritchard
Dimensions:	234 x 158 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-85302-205-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Child abuse
LSN:	1-85302-205-5
Barcode:	9781853022050

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