Understanding Children′s Social Care

Politics, Policy and Practice
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4129-2349-1
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

"These two authors are always worth reading for their breadth and originality. Their new book offers a timely and stimulating analysis of modern children's services"

David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol

"Clear yet thorough; practical yet politically insightful; complicated yet coherent. this book will appeal to those who want to get an overview of the territory, but also to those who wish to drill down deeper and understand the theoretical underpinning of government policies"

Martin C Calder, Honorary Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam Univeristy

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of children's social care in England following the introduction of Every Child Matters and the 2007 Children's Plan. Up-to-date and accessible, the book examines the key issues surrounding child care policy, politics and legislation, and the implications they have for practice.

The book is organised into three sections:

- From Children's Departments to Departments of Children's Services analyses the historical and political changes in the children's service since 1948.

- Different Service Areas provides a critical review of the main service areas, including safeguarding and child protection.

- Current Issues and Future Prospects considers the main challenges and future prospects for children's social care.

Essential reading for those studying child social care on programmes in social work, childhood studies and social policy, the book will also interest postgraduates and practitioners in child care.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frost, Nick

Parton, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Familie, Kinder, Jugendliche

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: FROM CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTS TO DEPARTMENTS OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Local Authority Children's Services in the Post-War Period
New Labour, Social Exclusion and Children
Every Child Matters: Change for Children
PART TWO: DIFFERENT SERVICE AREAS
Safeguarding, Child Protection and Children in Need
Youth Offending: Early Identification, Prevention and Tough Enforcement
Children and the care system: reforming corporate parenting
Sure Start and Children's Centres: a jewel in New Labour's Crown?
Working with children and young people with Complex Needs
Challenge to social care practice: working with unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people

PART THREE: CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
The Current State of Children's Social Care in England

Being a social worker in an integrated world: social care work with children and a positive future of social work.

Über Autor(innen)

Frost, Nick
Nick Frost is Emeritus Professor at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He was a local authority social worker and an adult educator, before joining Leeds Beckett University in 2009. Nick has over a decade of experience as Chair of three different Local Safeguarding Children Boards. He has addressed conferences on child welfare issues in many countries and acted as a consultant to a number of governments and voluntary organisations. Nick has produced over 20 books including, most recently, of Safeguarding Children and Young People (Sage, 2021).