Charlotte Chisnell, Caroline Kelly

Safeguarding in Social Work Practice

A Lifespan Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Safeguarding is a serious and complex area of social work, and demonstrating an understanding of important theory, law, policy and skills for practice is essential and it is vital that this understanding extends across the lifespan. This book brings together common safeguarding themes and knowledge across social work with children, young people and adults to help do just that.

Produktdetails

• Transforming Social Work Practice Series
• Verlag: Learning Matters / Sage Publications
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9781526439819
• ISBN-10: 1526439816
• Artikelnr.: 55453613

Autorenporträt

Charlotte Chisnell is a Lecturer in Social Work at the Eastern Institute of Technology, New Zealand. She has been involved in social work education for the past 14 years. Before commencing her academic career, Charlotte was a social worker working in the practice area of children and families and youth justice. Her research interests include children's rights and social justice.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The historical development of safeguarding and protection across the lifespan
Chapter 2: The nature and prevalence of abuse across the lifespan
Chapter 3: The policy and legal context for safeguarding practice
Chapter 4: Safeguarding and the family
Chapter 5: Safeguarding and communities
Chapter 6: Safeguarding in residential settings
Chapter 7: Skills for safeguarding and protection
Chapter 8: Key themes for safeguarding practice: challenges and priorities