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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462414103321

Autore

Welbourne Penelope

Titolo

Social work with children and families : developing advanced practice / / Penelope Welbourne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-77683-8

9786613687227

0-203-11965-7

1-136-31640-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Post-qualifying social work

Disciplina

362.82/53

Soggetti

Social work with children

Family social work

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Social Work with Children and Families; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Child- and family-centred social work; 1. Hearing children's voices and respecting children's wishes and feelings, part 1: Trust, communication and support; 2. Hearing children's voices and respecting children's wishes and feelings, part 2: The legal framework, and putting it into practice; 3. Reflection: Theory, knowledge, identity and power in working with children and families; 4. Assessment of parenting: Constructing meaning from detail

5. Narrative and understanding the family's world:  Questions and stories in working with children and families6. Social work and poverty: A complex relationship; Part 2: Social work and the management of risk, and support for colleagues; 7. Risk in child and family social work,part 1: The idea of risk and uncertainty in social work; 8. Risk in child and family social work,part 2: Probability and different levels of prevention; 9. Working with resistance: The challenge of working with involuntary service users; 10. Drugs and alcohol and child and family social work



11. In care and going home: Working with parents towards reunification12. Supporting others in their professional development; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There is an increasing emphasis on post-qualifying training for social workers, especially in the complex and demanding area of working with children and families. This essential textbook is especially designed for practitioners studying at this level.Accessible and thorough, the text focuses on a mixture of conceptual and organisational topics, skills, law, policy and key practice issues. It includes chapters on:Social work values and ethics Risk, uncertainty and accountabilityDirect work with children and young people Promoting