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“These two authors are always worth reading for their breadth and originality. Their new book offers a timely and stimulating analysis of modern children's services.” -David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol
“Clear yet thorough; practical yet politically insightful; complicated yet coherent … this book will appeal to those who want to get an overview of the territory, but also to those who wish to drill down deeper and understand the theoretical underpinning of government policies.” - Martin C. Calder, Honorary Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University
Understanding Children's Social Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of children's social care in England following the introduction of Every Child Matters and the 2007 Children's Plan. The book examines the key issues surrounding child care policy and legislation, and the implications these have for practice. Authors Nick Frost and Nigel Parton draw upon sociological theory and debate to help the reader understand the future direction of policy and practice, presenting seemingly complex theoretical ideas in an accessible and coherent manner.
The book begins by examining theories and explanations of social change, and goes on to relate these ideologies to social care policy initiatives in the UK. The final part of the book evaluates the implementation of these across a range of practice areas.
Key Features
Bridges the gaps between theory, policy and practice; Includes comprehensive content and a discussion of a variety of legal and policy contexts; Encourages a critical engagement with key developments of policy and practice; Relates to the current issues in social work and social care education
Understanding Children's Social Care is essential reading for those studying child social care on programs in social work, childhood studies, and social policy, and will also interest practitioners in child care.
Working with Children and Young People with Complex Needs
Working with Children and Young People with Complex Needs
Introduction
It has been argued throughout this book that the role of social workers – and that of related social care workers – has been profoundly restructured in recent years. As a result of this, in what we can characterize as the ‘Every Child Matters’ era, children's social care is largely focused on the two key areas of child protection and ‘looked-after’ children. In addition to these roles it is also crucially the case that social workers are involved in work with ‘children with complex needs’ – for example, children with severe special needs, and those with complex health issues, mental health issues and/or disabilities.
The role of social care ...
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