Gary Walker

Working Together for Children (eBook, ePUB)

A Critical Introduction to Multi-Agency Working

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Working Together for Children provides an account of the systems and processes of multi-agency work with several groups of children and their families. The key philosophy of the book is that such work is inherently complex, and only by understanding and grappling with these complexities can prospective or practising professionals within children's services contribute really effectively to multi-agency working.

This second edition contains updated references to legislation and guidance underpinning multi-agency working, as well as fresh configurations of chapters to reflect new ways of categorising needs of, and organising support for, children in a variety of circumstances. New chapters are included for specific groups of children including coverage of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and youth justice.

Reflection on practice, to help link policy with practice, is a theme running throughout the book, which uses features to assist the reader including:
- information boxes giving further factual details of particular areas related to multi-agency working
- reflective exercises including case studies
- questions designed to stimulate reflection on issues raised
- an appendix providing points to consider and suggestions for the exercises

This introduction is for trainee practitioners in childcare or childhood related courses, education, social work, youth work and health care, or for those already working in such settings who are looking to improve their practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350001176
• Artikelnr.: 50402414

Autorenporträt

Gary Walker is Principal Lecturer in Childhood and Early Years at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface to Second Edition Introduction Part I: General
Frameworks and Principles 1. What is Multi-Agency Work? 2. Key factors in
Multi-Agency Work 3. Information Sharing 4. Multi-Agency Assessments Part
II: Multi-Agency Work in Specific Contexts 5. Children Requiring Early Help
6. Children in Need of Support 7. Children with Special Educational Needs
and Disabilities (SEND) 8. Children in Need of Protection 9. Children
Involved in the Criminal Justice System 10. Looked After Children Part III:
Moving Forward with Multi-Agency Work 11. Skills and Factors to Enhance
Multi-Agency Work Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index