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Proactive Child Protection and Social Work (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

Proactive Child Protection and Social Work (Transforming Social Work Practice Series)

by Liz Davies (Author), Liz Davies (Author), Nora Duckett (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

Protecting children from abuse is a serious matter, demanding critical thinking, tenacity, resilience, courage and compassion. This book is designed to show how the social work task of protecting children works. It aims to increase the confidence of those undertaking the work, who need to know and understand the processes involved to be better able to form part of the proactive child protection network. It locates knowledge and skills within a series of case examples from the authors' actual practice, making the book an indispensable resource for students, professionals and others concerned with protecting children.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 28 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1844451313
ISBN 13: 9781844451319

Media Reviews
Proactive Child Protection and Social Work should be required reading for students and experienced practitioners alike - Dionne Howells, Children's Services Practitioner, NSPCC
Author Bio
Liz Davies is senior lecturer in children and families social work at London Metropolitan University, specialising in training police and social workers in joint investigation and Achieving Best Evidence interview skills. Liz successfully supported Lisa Arthurworrey, social worker for Victoria Climbie, in her Care Standards Tribunal case against the Secretary of State. She provides consultancy to the media on child protection issues and has written widely on child protection issues. Nora Duckett is Senior Lecturer in social work at London Metropolitan University. Having worked in social work since 1985, she joined the NSPCC in 1999 and worked to develop a service for young women sexually exploited through prostitution. She went on to manage a central government funded strategy project and helped to develop protocols across London to respond to young people who run away from care and home.