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Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers

Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers

by Brigid Daniel (Author), Brigid Daniel (Author), Robbie Gilligan (Author), Jim Ennis (Foreword), Sally Wassell (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

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Synopsis

Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers is a classic text for students and practitioners in the child care and protection field which summarises important current thinking on child development and applies it directly to practice. The book covers key issues such as resilience and vulnerability and the impact of protective or adverse environments. Different stages of development (infancy, school age and adolescence) are discussed, and attachment theory is used to offer insights into the impact of abuse and neglect on development. A key feature is the inclusion of case studies and activities to allow the reader to improve their understanding and reflect on good practice. This second edition is fully updated to reflect the new policy context and multi-disciplinary practice, and contains updated practice examples to take into account contemporary issues affecting children and young people. This book encourages practitioners to consider each child as an individual with unique circumstances, and links theory and practice in an imaginative and sympathetic way. It will be essential reading for all child care and protection workers.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: New Edition
 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 01 May 1999
ISBN 10: 1853026336
ISBN 13: 9781853026331

Media Reviews
`Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers offers a good solid account of child development rooted in attachment theory - the current hot topic in childcare social work.' -- Times Higher Education Supplement
`What a refreshing change to read a text on child development which is child-focused and embedded in an appropriate theoretical background...The bibliography is extensive and appropriate, and throughout there are suggested activities for the students to investigate. I found the activities to be thought-provoking, challenging and an excellent guide to a fully focused assessment of children. The child-focused nature of the text shines throughout... It is to be hoped that this text is used widely, and that the next generation of child protection workers has the understanding and the knowledge to enable well-informed, child-focused decisionmaking in child protection.' -- Child Abuse Review
Author Bio
Brigid Daniel is Professor of Social Work at the University of Stirling. With a background in research psychology, she worked for some years in local authority social work, primarily with children and families. Sally Wassel is an independant consultant and trainer in child care, and an associate lecturer at Dundee University. Robbie Gilligan is a senior lecturer in social work at Trinity College Dublin and has written extensively on child care and foster care.