Social work with children & families / edited by Martin Davies.
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TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: xvii, 330 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ; pbkISBN: - 0230293859
- 9780230293854
- 9780230293854:
- Social work with children and families
- 362.7
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 362.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 74816 | |
| General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 362.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 74817 |
CW717, CW758, CW768
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[Part 1: Social work and the provision of family support] Introduction / Nick Frost -- Family support: policies for practice / Kate Morris -- The legal foundations of family support work / Leonie Jordan -- The theoretical foundations of family support work / Nick Frost and Pat Dolan -- What research findings tell social workers about family support / Alison McLeod -- Family support work in practice / Jess McCormack.
[Part 2: Social work and child protection] Introduction / Joe Smeeton -- Social policy and child protection: using the heart and the head / Michael Little with David Jodrell and Seden Karakurt -- Legal perspectives on social work in child protection / Caroline Ball -- The place that theory plays in child protection work / Simon Hackett -- The challenging nature of research in child protection / Helga Sneddon -- Child protection social work in practice / Joe Smeeton.
[Part 3: Social work in the field of adoption and fostering] Introduction / Christine Jones -- Adoption: from the preservation of the moral order to the needs of the child / John Simmonds -- Legal perspectives on social work in adoption and fostering / Caroline Ball -- Two theoretical fields relevant to social work practice in adoption and fostering / Christine Jones -- Milestones in adoption and fostering research / Gary Clapton -- Adoption and fostering in practice / Sally Holland and Cecilia Love.
[Part 4: Residential child care] Introduction / Andrew Kendrick -- Residential child care policy / Jonathan Stanley -- Residential child care: the legal foundations and requirements / Robin Sen -- Theory in residential child care / Mark Smith -- What research tells us about residential child care / Andrew Kenrick -- Residential child care in practice / Janine Bolger and Jeremy Millar.
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