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Changing children's services: working and learning together focuses
on the on-going and fundamental changes to children's services
across the U.K. in the context of the drive towards increasingly
integrated ways of working. The new edition of this bestselling
textbook critically examines the potential and reality of closer
'working together' and asks whether such new ways of working will
be able to respond more effectively to the needs and aspirations of
children and their families. The fully updated second edition also
explores the experience of working in a constantly changing
environment and the impact of change on workplace cultures and on
children and their families, and policy towards parenting and
concepts for practice. It includes a new introduction with a
helpful overview of current key issues and new case studies to
illustrate the reality of practice today . This book contributes to
crucial debates about the knowledge and skills essential for work
with children and with parents in the childcare, health, social
care and educational children's services.
Promoting children's wellbeing examines the wide-ranging and
growing number of policies and practices which are intended to
contribute to children's wellbeing. The topics include: the
development of children's identities, the value of play in the
lives of contemporary children, the promotion of children's health,
risk and staying safe, and family law. The contributors draw upon
research and practice to analyse and examine the policies, services
and practice skills needed for collaborative, effective and
equitable work with children. It will be important reading for
students, practitioners and academics working in a wide range of
children's services across the UK.
This comprehensive book is a critical introduction to the theoretical and practical issues involved in working with children and families. It sheds light on different perspectives, forms of practice, and dimensions of policy, with a focus on the practical issues of concern to professionals working with children in a range of settings.
This reader provides a critical and comprehensive account of the
theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children
and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to
shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and
dimensions of policy. Its strong applied focus allows it to address
a rich variety of issues of concern to professionals working with
children in a range of settings. The contributing authors consist
of leading academics in the field as well as those with first-hand
knowledge and experience; all write in a clear and engaging style.
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