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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455846603321

Autore

Buckley Helen <1951->

Titolo

Child protection work [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the rhetoric / / Helen Buckley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90420-9

1-84642-382-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

362.7/09417

Soggetti

Child abuse - Ireland

Child welfare - Ireland

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - Ireland

Social work with children - Ireland

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.