Child Protection
- Eileen Munro - London School of Economics, UK
Child Protection is part of an exciting new series from SAGE Publications. Developed as accessible reference tools, SAGE Course Companions offer comprehensive introductions to core subjects, encouraging students to extend their understanding of key concepts, issues and debates. This companion offers readers an accessible overview of the core themes in child abuse and child protection, helping readers understand both the theory and practice involved in child protection, as well as enhancing their thinking skills in line with course requirements.
Designed to compliment existing textbooks for the course, the book provides:
- easy access to the key themes in child protection
- an expert's view on running themes in the course
- guidance on developing critical thinking
- helpful summaries of the approach taken by the main course textbooks
- guidance on essential study skills
- route-maps to aid the development of wider learning above and beyond the textbook.
The SAGE Course Companion to Child Protection is an essential tool that will help readers take their course understanding to new levels and ensure success in their undergraduate course. The book will also be an invaluable resource for those on post-qualifying training programmes involved in working with children.
An apt and absolutely essential read In understanding the political arena for social work and child protection. It enables a greater understanding of serious case reviews and the importance of social work professionalism. it invigorates the mind and creates opportunities to explore critical debate in social work policy.
An excellent read for all levels studying safeguarding.
A very practical text on child protection, vital for practitioners, and also for students of early years, childhood studies, or QTS/EYTS who are undertaking placements in the children's workforce. An excellent textbook.
This is an excellent read and essential for any one studying child protection
A very useful text that provides good information for social care students. This will be a useful addition to our reading list.
An excellent resource providing students with essential information in relation to child protection. Easy to understand, well written and very informative. i would truly recommend that every early years student should have this book.
A very useful addition to our Safeguarding lectures. Incorporates some excellent study guidance in context. The inclusion of tips, extension activities and an extensive glossary are really helpful.
Good background information for the Working with Children and Young People course
It continues to provide a clear & thorough account of key issues in child protection
A very useful text provicing all the core legislative and theoretical background to child protection work in an easy to read format.
