Child Protection Work : Beyond Rhetoric.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 online resource (224 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781846423826Subject(s): Child abuse -- Ireland | Child welfare -- Ireland | Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ireland | Social work with children -- IrelandGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Child Protection Work : Beyond RhetoricDDC classification: 362.7/09417 LOC classification: HV757.A6 -- B835 2003ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Child Protection Work: Beyond the Rhetoric -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Child Protection: The Social Regulation of Parenting -- 2. 'Constructing' Child Abuse -- 3. Making Sense of the Evidence: Assessment of Child Protection Concerns -- 4. The Child Protection Conference -- 5. The Evolution of Case 'Careers': Medium to Long-term Child Protection Work -- 6. The Parents' Perspectives -- 7. Concluding Analysis -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Based on a qualitative study of child protection practices this book takes a detailed look at what professionals actually 'do', contrasting the relatively straightforward process illustrated in procedural guidance with the uncertainty of the 'real world' of child protection work.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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