Social work with children & families. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Social work with children and families
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Martin Davies.
• Other Names: Davies, Martin, 1936-
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: SOCIAL WORK AND THE PROVISION OF FAMILY SUPPORT; Introduction; N.Frost; Family Support: Policies for Practice; K.Morris; The Legal Foundations of Family Support Work; L.Jordan; The Theoretical Foundations of Family Support Work; N.Frost & P.Dolan; What Research Findings Tell Social Workers about Family Support; A.McLeod; Family Support Work in Practice; J.McCormack; PART II: SOCIAL WORK AND CHILD PROTECTION; Introduction; J.Smeeton; Social Policy and Child Protection: Using the Heart and the Head: M.Little; D.Jodrell & S.Karakurt; Legal Perspectives on Social Work in Child Protection; C.Ball; The Place that Theory Plays in Child Protection Social Work; S.Hackett; The Challenging Nature of Research in Child Protection; H.Sneddon; Child Protection Social Work in Practice; J.Smeeton; PART III: SOCIAL WORK IN THE FIELD OF ADOPTION AND FOSTERING; Introduction; C.Jones; Adoption: From the Preservation of the Moral Order to the Needs of the Child; J.Simmonds; Legal Perspectives on Social Work in Adoption and Fostering; C.Ball; Two Theoretical Fields Relevant to the Practice of Social Work in Adoption and Fostering; C.Jones; Milestones in Adoption and Fostering Research; G.Clapton; Adoption and Fostering in Practice; S.Holland & C.Love; PART IV: RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE; Introduction; A.Kendrick; Residential Child Care Policy; J.Stanley; Residential Child Care: The Legal Foundations and Requirements; R.Sen; Theory in Residential Child Care; M.Smith; What Research Tells Us about Residential Child Care Practice; A.Kendrick; Residential Child Care in Practice; J.Bolger & J.Millar; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (352 pages), (5 illustrations)
• Subjects: 362.7; Human Services; Social work with children -- Great Britain; Family social work -- Great Britain; Social service -- Great Britain; Social Work; Adoption & fostering; Child welfare
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137267245; 1137267240
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.