Best Practice in Working with Children Series
Edited by Brigid Daniel, Professor of Social Work, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling
The titles in the Best Practice in Working with Children series are written for the multi-agency professionals working to promote children’s welfare and protect them from harm. Each book in the series draws on current research into what works best for children, providing practical, realistic suggestions as to how practitioners in social work, health and education can work together to promote the resilience and safety of the children in their care. Brigid Daniel is Professor of Social Work in the Department of Applied Social Science at the University of Stirling. She is co-author of several textbooks and practice resources on child care and protection. She was a member of the multi-disciplinary team that carried out a national ministerial review of child protection practice in Scotland.
Safeguarding Children from Abroad
Refugee, Asylum Seeking and Trafficked Children in the UK
Children from abroad who are alone in the UK are vulnerable and at increased risk of harm without the care and protection of their parents or caregivers. They may be unaccompanied asylum seekers, refugees, or victims of trafficking. more »
2011, Paperback: £21.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-157-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: child protection, children's rights, joint working, mental health, residential care, risk assessment, safeguarding children, social care, social policy, social work, social work law, trauma
Making Sense of Child and Family Assessment
How to Interpret Children's Needs
The application of assessment frameworks hinges on human qualities and skills which are naturally prone to bias and inconsistency. Making Sense of Child and Family Assessment aims to support workers in analysing and making sense of the information gathered, and increasing accuracy and empathy... more »
2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-923-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, carers, challenging behaviour, children, counselling, domestic abuse, education, families, fostering, health care, joint working, looked after children, nursing, probation, residential care, risk assessment, safeguarding children, sexual abuse, social care, social policy, social work, teenagers, youthwork
Safeguarding Children in Primary Health Care
Safeguarding children from harm has, until recently, been driven primarily by social work practitioners. With current shifts in child care and protection practice and policy, combined with an overwhelming message of 'working together', primary health care professionals have an increasingly... more »
2009, Paperback: £19.99/ $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-652-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: child protection, children, health care, social policy
Safeguarding Children Living with Trauma and Family Violence
Evidence-Based Assessment, Analysis and Planning Interventions
Offering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns (using the... more »
2009, Paperback: £24.99/ $44.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-938-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp
Subjects: Health, Social Work and Social Care, Psychiatry and Psychology
Keywords: child protection, child psychiatry, children, counselling, families, social work, violence
Safeguarding Children and Schools
Safeguarding Children and Schools explains how schools are able to contribute to keeping children safe from harm and promoting their welfare, in line with Government Every Child Matters guidelines. more »
2008, Paperback: £19.99/ $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-514-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Subjects: Education, Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: child protection, children, education
Child Neglect
Practice Issues for Health and Social Care
Neglect is now recognized as leading to significantly poor outcomes for children in the short and long term. It is a matter of concern for all professionals who work with children. Children who are neglected are not likely to seek help in their own right and are highly dependent on... more »
2004, Paperback: £22.99/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-160-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, depression, emotions, health care, social care, social work, trauma
