Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption

Extraordinary Yet Ordinary

Edited by Stephen Hicks and Janet McDermott

This book presents a collection of personal accounts, based on interviews and written testimonies, by lesbian and gay parents from many different social and ethnic backgrounds. Their stories record good and bad experiences, but overall, the accounts are positive and emphasise the rewards of parenting. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-600-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp

Keywords: adoption, child protection, fostering, safeguarding children, social care, social work

Guiding Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse

Dave Simon

Based on his own practical experience of working with individuals who have suffered childhood sexual abuse, Dave Simon has created a counselling programme that is tailored for working with adult or adolescent survivors. The programme provides a path of recovery for the survivors that is as safe and easy as possible for them to follow. more »

1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-571-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp

Keywords: adults, child protection, children, counselling, safeguarding children, sexual abuse, social care, social work, teenagers, trauma, violence, youthwork

Young People Leaving Care

Life After the Children Act 1989

Bob Broad

This book contains extensive practice information, original research material and policy findings about young people leaving public care and the work of leaving care projects. Each chapter contains good practice and policy examples, and the book concludes with a critical analysis of key practice, policy, and theoretical issues. more »

1998, Paperback: £27.99/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-412-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp

Keywords: adolescence, adoption, child protection, counselling, fostering, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social work, teenagers, youthwork

A Charge Against Society

Edited by Mary John

The third volume in this series examines attitudes towards children and measures in operation to protect them. Contributors analyse how the child's safety can be protected, while respecting their right to be involved and to have their opinions taken into account, and examine the causes within society for social malfunction in relation to children. more »

1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-411-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 276pp

Keywords: children's rights, safeguarding children, social care, social work law, youthwork

Helping Children with Ill or Disabled Parents

A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Julia Segal and John Simkins

When a parent falls ill or becomes disabled, the pressures placed on family, relations and friends can be very great. Children, in particular, are sometimes forgotten as the adults struggle to cope, yet often have to endure enormous anxiety. The authors look at the range of issues that can arise, including guilt, anger, frustration and fear. more »

1996, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-409-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: carers, child protection, children, children's rights, counselling, disability, education, emotions, occupational therapy, parenting, safeguarding children, social work

Legislating for Harmony

Partnership under the Children Act 1989

Edited by Felicity Kaganas, Michael King and Christine Piper

As well as describing the various situations and settings in which the concept of partnership appears, this book analyses how the partnership principle is reflected in the law. It critically examines partnership between agencies, between child welfare professionals and children, and, finally, between child welfare professionals and parents. more »

1995, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-328-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp

Keywords: child protection, children, children's rights, safeguarding children, social work, social work law

Working with Children in Need

Studies in Complexity and Challenge

Edited by Eric Sainsbury

This book illustrates how social workers approach their work, the responses they receive, the children's and parents' experiences and reactions, and the stresses involved for all parties. It illustrates the skills needed in direct work with young children and in assessing the nature, outcomes and unmet needs within abusive situations. more »

1994, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-275-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp

Keywords: challenging behaviour, child protection, child psychology, children, safeguarding children, social work

How and Why Children Fail

Edited by Ved Varma

The authors explore the reasons for a child's failure from a range of disciplines. Topics covered include social influences as well as emotional, physical and psychological factors. This book, by an international team of experts in the field, is a rare search for answers to the question why and how children fail. more »

1993, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-186-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, counselling, educational psychology, families, mental health, parenting, safeguarding children, self esteem, social care, social work

How and Why Children Hate

A Study of Conscious and Unconscious Sources

Edited by Ved Varma

We all hate from time to time, but children hate more than adults. The contributors to this book discuss how to recognise and handle hatred in a practical way. Their different perspectives enable the reader to obtain a comprehensive picture of available models and management approaches to children's primitive hatred. more »

1993, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-185-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp

Keywords: child protection, child psychology, children, counselling, mental health, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, safeguarding children

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