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Social Work with Children and Families

Fourth Edition


March 2016 | 232 pages | Learning Matters

'An excellent introduction to social work with children and families. It links practice with legislation and highlights relevant research findings'. - Mr Dan Burrows,Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Working with children and families is one of the most challenging, skilled, but ultimately rewarding, areas of social work practice. Social workers need to be able to work with a diverse group of children and their families: from babies to teenagers, single parents to two-parent families and multi-carer families, as well as with a diverse group of professionals, such as the police, schools, hospitals, health centres and various community organisations. They need to be able to understand the law, policy and legislation that surrounds social work with children and families, while continually developing their own skills. Such skills include communication, preparation and planning, intervention, recognition, identification and assessment of significant harm, recording and report writing, managing oneself and the work, problem solving, research and analysis and decision making. This fully revised new edition aims to guide you through all of these areas and more.   

There are chapters on safeguarding, substitute care for children, family support for children and families, life story work and direct work with children.  

 
Introduction
 
Values and Ethics in Social Work with Children and Families
 
The Legal and Political Context of Social Work with Children and Families
 
Family Support in Social Work with Children and Families
 
Working Effectively with Children and Families in the Safeguarding Children Arena
 
Direct Work with Children and Young People
 
Life story work with children and young people
 
Social Work with Children with Disabilities and Their Families
 
Substitute Care for Children
 
Conclusion
 
Appendix 1 Professional Capabilities Framework
 
Bibliography

This is an excellent text for students to understand social work with children and families, especially for students without a background in this subject area. I have used this for a recent MA module and found the text to be easy to use and informative for my students.

Miss Rachael Cleveland-Doxford
Faculty of Health and Social Care, Coventry University
May 9, 2024

This is a good book for students to develop awareness of social poicy, good introductory text

Mrs Karin J Scott
Faculty of Education and Society, Sunderland University
December 16, 2019

This is an ideal text for social work students in their first year of study. The various excellent contributions provide material for all of the parts of the curriculum. The book is an excellent refresher for all practitioners.

Mr Dave Mason
Faculty of Health Sciences, Staffordshire University
July 12, 2016

good clear text that forges clear links between law, policy and practice for practitioners and academics interested in the area of study

Mrs Tracey Wornast
Early Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University
September 4, 2016

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