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Child Protection is part of an exciting new series from SAGE. Developed as accessible reference tools, SAGE Course Companions offer comprehensive introductions to core subjects, encouraging students to extend their understanding of key concepts, issues and debates. Child Protection offers readers an accessible overview of the core themes in child abuse and child protection, helping readers understand both the theory and practice involved in child protection, as well as enhancing their thinking skills in line with course requirements.
Introduction to your Sage Course Companion
Every Child Matters, the government Green Paper published in 2003 (Treasury, 2003), sets out an ambitious plan of reform of children's services. The goal is to help all children fulfil their potential. Existing services have been criticised for having become too preoccupied with issues of serious, familial child abuse and neglect, paying too little attention to the needs of other children and the other welfare needs of abused children. Children's services have been undergoing major changes in organisational structures and work practices in an effort to transform the culture from a reactive service for a few to a preventive service for the many. It is hoped that all professionals in contact with children can ...
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