Child welfare and youth services Books
Worth Publishing Conversations That Matter: Talking with Children
Book SynopsisSo many children and young people in our society are hurting. Research indicates that more children are depressed, anxious or locked in anger than ever before, with all the problems that creates at home, school and in society at large when emotional pain gets expressed through behaviour or physical symptoms. Many well-intentioned adults really want to help when children suffer because of parental conflict, divorce, family financial worries, loss and bereavement, trauma, bullying, isolation, general growing up issues, and worse. But we often lack the confidence and key skills to know how to help in ways that will genuinely support the child or teenager to properly process what is troubling them, and so reach a more positive place of genuine hope and optimism. Conversations that Matter, the latest book by Margot Sunderland, offers a wealth of tools and techniques to empower parents and practitioners to connect to children and young people through conversation, in life changing ways.Dr Sunderland is widely acknowledged as one of the UK's leading experts in child counselling and therapy, as well as being a best-selling author of books for parents and professionals and co-founder of both the Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education and The Centre for Child Mental Health, London. Her life's work has been to find the most effective ways of helping children and young people in distress, underpinning her practice with cutting-edge findings from the fields of affective neuroscience, developmental psychology and the study of trauma. She is also a passionate advocate for the healing power of the creative arts as a means to reach troubled children, when words are not enough. This long-awaited book will give readers a thorough, evidence-based and inspiring grounding in every aspect of talking with children who are hurting, from how to build a trusting relationship with the child, how to deepen the dialogue between you and make it meaningful, when to work directly or indirectly, how to handle the various inevitable challenges that will arise when talking to children about the difficult stuff, and more.Packed with creative possibilities, and illustrated with numerous 'conversations', this book can be re-turned to again and again whilst helping children and young people work through any life issue, past or present. The book also contains photocopiable worksheets, and introduces a completely new therapeutic story specifically written to help children who are struggling with trauma and shock. Dr Sunderland's book will be of benefit to professionals as well as parents, carers and other adults who want the conversations they have with children and teenagers to genuinely help, and to matter.
£26.59
Mirror Books Abandoned
Book Synopsis"It was like going through a door which had been locked all my life. I had walked past it every single day, afraid to even rattle the handle. Now I was smashing the locks, I was wrenching it from the hinges, and I was marching through. Here I am!" A woman whose mother twice tried to kill her as a child has won a ground-breaking battle in the supreme courts for the right to claim compensation. Monica Allan’s legal victory set a precedent and has opened the floodgates for others to claim in her wake. Thanks to her 12-year legal fight, other victims now have hope. Other victims now have a voice. In her memoir, Monica, 54, tells the story of her childhood, when her mother, Betty Mount, forced her head under running bathroom taps and tried to strangle her. She had previously tried to kill Monica as a baby. Monica was taken into foster care, where her new parents ran a brutal regime. To the outside world, the family was devoutly religious and respectable, but behind closed doors, Monica was physically and sexually abused. Failed by a second mother figure, she moved into her own home aged 18 and went on to have four children. Monica loved her children but battled constantly with the demons from her past. She carried her dark secrets around with her for 40 years until in 2010, haunted by her trauma, she finally decided to seek justice. She was told she could not seek compensation because of the ‘same roof’ rule, meaning victims who lived with their attackers up to 1979 were ineligible for pay-outs. For the past 12 years Monica has been fighting her case through the Supreme Courts and was recently awarded compensation from CICA in respect of the sexual abuse she suffered in foster care. She is awaiting a second settlement for the attacks by her mother.
£9.49
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Pediatric Ethics: Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisThis book assists health care providers to understand the specific interplay of the roles and relationships currently forming the debates in pediatric clinical ethics. It builds on the fact that, unlike adult medical ethics, pediatric ethics begins within an acutely and powerfully experienced dynamic of patient-family-state-physician relationship. The book provides a unique perspective as it interacts with established approaches as well as recent developments in pediatric ethics theory, and then explores these developments further through cases. The book first focuses on setting the stage by introducing a theoretical framework and elaborating how pediatric ethics differ from non-pediatric ethics. It approaches different theoretical frameworks in a critical manner drawing on their strengths and weaknesses. It helps the reader in developing an ability to engage in ethical reasoning and moral deliberation in order to focus on the wellbeing of the child as the main participant in the ethical deliberation, as well as to be able to identify the child’s moral claims. The second section of the book focuses on the practical application of these theoretical frameworks and discusses specific areas pertaining to decision-making. These are: the critically ill child, new and enduring ethical controversies, and social justice at large, the latter of which includes looking at the child’s place in society, access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and vaccinations. With the dynamic changes and challenges pediatric care faces across the globe, as well as the changing face of new technologies, no professional working in the field of pediatrics can afford not to take due note of this resource.Table of ContentsPart 1: Theory.- Chapter 1. The Main Challenges in Pediatric Ethics from Around the Globe.- Chapter 2. A Developmental Perspective on Pediatric Decision-Making Capacity.- Chapter 3. The Child’s Right to an Open Future: Philosophical Foundations and Bioethical Applications.- Chapter 4. The Best Interest Standard and Its Rivals: The Debate About Ethical Decision-Making Standards in Pediatrics.- Chapter 5. Two Ethical Foundations for Pediatrics: The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child and Bioethical Principles.- Chapter 6. A Contextual Architecture of Praxis in Pediatric Case Consultation.- Part 2: Practice.- Chapter 7. Parental Permission, Childhood Assent, and Shared Decision-Making.- Chapter 8. Telling the Child: Ethics of the Involvement of Minors in Health Care Decision-Making and in Considering Parental Requests to Withhold Information from their Child.- Chapter 9. Parental Refusal of Beneficial Treatments for Children: Ethical Considerations and the Clinician’s Response.- Chapter 10. Caring for Adolescents: Unique Ethical Considerations.- Chapter 11. Demands for Harmful Treatments in Pediatrics and the Challenge of Reasonable Pluralism: a Quasi-Clinical Ethics Consultation.- Chapter 12. Family or Community Belief, Culture, and Religion: Implications for Health Care.- Chapter 13. Children Requiring Emergency Health Care.- Chapter 14. Ethical Issues and Considerations for Children with Critical Care Needs.- Chapter 15. End of Life: Resuscitation, Fluids and Feeding, and ‘Palliative Sedation’.- Chapter 16. Medical Futility in Pediatrics: Goal-Dissonance and Proportionality.- Chapter 17. Newborns with Severe Disability or Impairment.- Chapter 18. Neonatal Euthanasia and The Groningen Protocol.- Chapter 19. Genetic Testing and Screening of Children.- Chapter 20. Enhancement Technologies and Children.- Chapter 21. Predicting Childhood Neurologic Impairments: Preparing for or Prejudicing the Future?.- Chapter 22. Ethics of Pediatric Gender Management.- Chapter 23. The Child with Cancer: Blurring the Lines between Research and Treatment.- Chapter 24. Reproductive Controversies: Fertility Preservation.- Chapter 25. The Ethical Principles that Guide Artificial Intelligence Utilization in Clinical Health Care.- Chapter 26. When Should Society Override Parental Decisions? A Proposed Test to Mediate Refusals of Beneficial Treatments and of Life-Saving Treatments for Children.- Chapter 27. Vaccine Ethics: Ethical Considerations in Childhood Vaccination.- Chapter 28. Society’s Obligations to Children.- Chapter 29. Pediatric Resource Allocation, Triage, and Rationing Decisions in Public Health Emergencies and Disasters: How do we fairly meet health needs?.
£29.99
Jessica Kingsley Publishers The Parenting Patchwork Treasure Deck: A Creative
Book SynopsisThis versatile deck features 100 colourful cards and a detailed instruction manual. Developed by Dr. Karen Treisman for professionals working with parents, carers and families, it is a proven, easy to use tool to help explore relationships and aid assessments and interventions.The deck is designed to be comprehensive and adaptable, covering child-parent/carer relationships; parenting experiences; parenting capacity; trauma; and childhood development. It is divided into three sections. The first explores children's needs and parenting skills. The second offers sample questions to help adults to learn about child development and the impact of trauma. The third provides questions to ask during psychoeducation, interventions and assessments.A valuable tool which covers the breadth of the 'Parenting Patchwork', this deck will provide opportunities for reflection, and encourages empathic, curious, compassionate practice.
£32.39
CoramBAAF A Child's Journey Through Placement
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£21.15
Bristol University Press What Matters and Who Matters to Young People
Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB are available open access under CC BY NC ND licence. This publication was supported by University of Essex's open access fund.Peter Appleton builds on research interviews with care-experienced young adults, and on cross-disciplinary theories of planning and of emotions, to develop a model of planning for young people leaving care.
£16.14
HarperCollins Publishers Mummy Please Dont Leave
Book SynopsisA heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them togetherThe Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague's voice that there's a complicated case ahead.And she's right. A four-day-old baby boy called Tommy born in prison plus his four-year-old half-brother, the lively Seth. A month later, the very moment she gets out of prison, the boys' mother a 19-year-old called Jenna also follows.For Casey, it would it be a difficult scenario on several levels. Caring for a new born in her fifties with a pre-schooler who has spent most of his young life without boundaries tearing around her ankles, while also looking out for his drug-addicted mum who is ill-equipped to parent.It's an unusual situation but one that has arisen in a bid to keep the family together. Can Casey find the energy and strength needed
£10.44
Oxford University Press Inc Born Innocent Protecting the Dependents of
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBorn Innocent offers readers a comprehensive treatment of family separation, vicarious punishment, and other diverse practices that exploit and abuse the children of parents states seek to punish. Sullivan carefully draws together evidence from philosophies of punishment, policies of the carceral and social welfare state, indigenous erasure, and immigration enforcement. What emerges is a deeply persuasive normative case against allowing states to use children as a tool in their massive and expanding punitive arsenal. * Elizabeth F. Cohen, Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University *Born Innocent takes a deeply held belief, that wrongdoers—and only wrongdoers—should be punished for their misdeeds, and skillfully demonstrates that states persistently violate this principle by imposing punishments that harm the innocent dependents of wrongdoers. Sullivan's masterful blend of political theory and policy analysis across multiple policy spaces, including immigration, terrorism, and criminal justice, convincingly demonstrates the urgency with which states must rethink their ways of punishing to better protect innocent dependents from the long-term harm of family separation that too often travels with contemporary forms of punishment. * Patti Tamara Lenard, Associate Professor of Ethics, University of Ottawa *A seminal, ground-breaking, timely thoughtful and thought-provoking study, Born Innocent: Protecting the Dependents of Accused Caregivers provides one of the first unified treatments of state-sponsored family separation and its impact on disadvantaged citizens and immigrants. Especially given its relevance to the current social/political issues with respect to DACA juveniles and young adults, and the continuing escalating numbers of incarcerated parents, Born Innocent is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library collections. Informatively enhanced with the inclusion of a fifty page bibliography of References, fourteen pages of Notes, and an eight page Index, Born Innocent is also available in a digital book format. * Helen Dumont, MBR Bookwatch *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The Vicarious Punishment of Dependents Chapter 2: A Broader View of Punishment Chapter 3: In Defense of Birthright Citizenship Chapter 4: Restoring Offenders as Citizens and Caregivers Chapter 5: The Collateral Consequences of Banishment Chapter 6: Collective Intergenerational Responsibilities Chapter 7: Conclusion: Addressing State-Mandated Family Separation in the 2020s Acknowledgements Notes References Index
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Oxford University Press Child Soldiers The Role of Children in Armed Conflict The Role of Children in Armed Conflict. A Study for the Henry Dunant Institute Geneva
Book Synopsis1994 is the International Year of the Family, and debates about the rights of the child are once again at the top of the national and international legal and political agenda. Yet in places of armed conflict all over the world tens of thousands of children are recruited to fight in bloody conflicts, and their rights are systematically ignored and abused. In this path-breaking study, Professor Goodwin-Gill and Dr Cohn assess the status of the Child Soldier in international law and highlight the ways in which international humanitarian law fails to provide effective protection, particularly in the internal conflicts which are the most common battlefields today. Based upon empirical data gathered from places of conflict all over the world, the authors examine the consequences for child soldiers, their families and community of their participation in armed conflict. They conclude their study with practical suggestions for preventing recruitment, and call for a more coherent policy of treaTrade Review`a comprehensive analysis of a tragic, yet often neglected topic ... very well documented' NOD & Conversion`What makes this volume different is that the analytical prose is interspersed with photographs that would move the hardest heart. Each young child, weighed down with the trappings of modern weapons, makes a convincing argument for the need for a more effective international humanitarian law regime.' Times Higher Education SupplementCohn and Goodwin-Gill offer a comprehensive and compassionate analysis of the issue of child soldiers, which those who deal with the human consequences of conflict would do well to read. * Development in Practice *'thorough study written...adduces a wealth of information' * The American Journal of International Law *'long-overdue study...an invaluable addition to the body of information available to those such as lawyers, psychologists and policy-makers concerned with the plight of child soldiers and with the search for realistic responses and solutions to their problems.' * Child and Family Law Quarterly *
£57.66
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Child Protection Practice
Book SynopsisHARRY FERGUSON Chair in Social Work, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education, University of Nottingham, UK.Trade ReviewUtterly distinct in portraying the reality of how the job looks, feels, smells and sounds as practitioners move between office, car and home. * Professor David Howe, author of 'Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention' *Table of ContentsIntroduction Knocking on the Door of History The Development of Child Protection Policy and Practice Streets, Housing Estates, Doorsteps: Getting to the Home The Home Visit: Crossing the Threshold Bedrooms, Kitchens and More intimate spaces Relating to Children The Importance of Touch in Protecting Children The Car as a Space for Therapeutic Practice Hospitals, Office Interviews and the Emotional Complexity of Practice Working with Mothers Working with Fathers Working with Resistance, Good Authority and Involuntary Clients Multi-Agency Working and Relationship-Based Practice Spaces for Reflection and Organisational support Intimate Child Protection Practice Conclusion.
£31.34
Little, Brown & Company Find Me
Book SynopsisPart memoir, part mystery, ''Find Me'' is a tale of a friendship between a troubled young woman and a celebrity obsessed with helping her. Rosie O''Donnell''s candid memoir is a topsy-turvy tale of mistaken identities and strange psychological illnesses that may or may not exist.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Empty Cradles Oranges and Sunshine
Book SynopsisMargaret Humphreys is the Director and founder of the Child Migrants Trust, supported by Nottinghamshire County Council. For her services on behalf of the child migrants, she was awarded the Order of Australia - one of only a few Britons ever to have been so honoured, and she was appointed CBE in the 2011 New Year Honours list . She lives in Nottingham with her husband and two children.Trade ReviewIt is a story that defies belief. * Independent *The secrets of the lost children of Britain may never have been revealed if it had not been for [the actions of] Margaret Humphreys. * Sunday Times *A modern Florence Nightingale. * Sydney Morning Herald *A truly astonishing, haunting, real-life detective story. * She (Australia) *Brought tears to my eyes. It is impossible to read...without thinking "These could be my parents. These could be my children."...Despite the sadness and anger at its centre, hope remains the principle message of this remarkable book. * The Times *
£10.79
Taylor & Francis Ltd Pilgrims Bumpy Flight Helping Young Children
Book SynopsisFor effective and safe use, this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set, Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A ''Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight'' Storybook and Professional Guide [9781032357997]Pilgrim is a little plane who loves flying through the sky and zooming through big hoops with their friends. At home, however, Pilgrim experiences frightening behaviour from Jumbo, who represents the perpetrating parent, that makes them feel scared and sad. Pilgrim is comforted and guided by Jet, who represents the victim/survivor parent, to think about safety and what to do when frightening things are happening.The trauma a young child may experience from domestic abuse can impact their entire developing system, making them feel worried, frightened, and unsafe. Safety planning is an essential component of direct work with children, offering aTable of ContentsDedication, Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight
£14.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Children and SexualBased Online Harms
Book SynopsisThis sensitive guide for carers and professionals working with children and young people explains the serious issues of sexual content and harm that children face online. Covering technologies used by children aged two through to adulthood, it offers clear, evidence-based information about sexual-based online harm, its effects and what adults can do to support children should they see, hear or bear witness to these events online. Catherine Knibbs, specialist advisor in the field, explains the issues involved when using online platforms and devices in family, social and educational settings. The guide offers an accessible explanation of how online harm impacts developmental, neurological and social development, as well as young people's mental health and well-being. Examined in as non-traumatising away as possible, the book covers key topics, including consent, pornography, online grooming, sexting, live streaming, revenge porn, ASD sexuality and gender, and vigilantismTrade Review"How can we mobilise our society to protect our children, our future, from a threat and a trauma that is so intimately disturbing that we can hardly name it, in extenso sexual abuse against children ? Cath Knibbs knows too well that there is a strong urgency to act now, and that this type of abuse and the resulting trauma is among the hardest to address properly. It needs courage, straightforwardness, competence to speak up and educate society, parents and professionals. Cath Knibbs has all of that, and this is why we must pay attention."Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, co-founder, Trust & Safety Forum"Cath Knibbs does not beat around the bush when tackling the complex issue of CSAEM. She is direct and provides great examples to easily understand how the issue is intertwined with other big issues in protecting children in our society. She brings the topic to practitioners that allows them to provide the best assistance to victims and survivors." Caroline Humer, Global Protection Expert, HMC Group LLCTable of ContentsOnline Harms and Setting the SceneChapter 1 : CommunicationChapter 2 : Online HarmsChapter 3 : Setting the sceneChapter 4 : ParentingChapter 5 : No sex please, we’re British!Online Sexual IssuesChapter 6 : ConsentChapter 7 : Pornography Viewing in Children and Young PeopleChapter 8 : Online Grooming and Exploitation Chapter 9 : Coerced and Sexually Explicit Content in Children and Young People Chapter 10 : Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation MaterialChapter 11 : Revenge-Based Sharing of Intimate Imagery and AbuseChapter 12 : Autism, Vulnerabilities and Sexual Issues
£25.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Childhood and Society
Book SynopsisThe new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful, authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological study of childhood. The book explores the ways these theories inform key themes, including education, work, identity and agency. The study of childhood has taken on an increasingly global focus in recent years, honing in on how issues of rights, protection and development shape the lives of children and those around them at political, social and institutional levels across the world. As a result, this book guides students through the theories and research on childhood in both local and global contexts. Author Michael Wyness clearly illustrates how a study of childhood can inform sociological thinking on social crises, changes and problems such as globalisation, criminality and disruption of the social order. Written for students exploring childhood from a sociological perspective, this is the essential introducTable of ContentsIntroduction PART I: THEORISING AND RESEARCHING CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD 1. The Social Meaning of Childhood 2. Theories of Growing Up: Developmentalism and Socialisation Theory 3. Childhood and Social Structure 4. Children and Childhood in Late Modernity 5. Researching Children and Childhood : Methods, Ethics and Politics PART II: CHILDREN IN THEIR LOCAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS 6. Childhood in Crisis: Social Disorder and Reconstruction 7. Children, Family and the State: Policing Childhood 8. Schooling Children and Childhood 9. Children's Work and Labour: The International Context 10. Children's Social Worlds: Culture, Play and Technology 11. Children: Their Rights and Politics 12. Children's Work and Labour: The International Context Conclusion.
£33.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Guide to Rebuilding Trust with Traumatised
Book SynopsisAt times children are unable or unwilling to access or engage with emotional and mental health support services. Often members of a child's support network are therefore required to provide this emotional guidance and support to them. This resource book is intended to be used as a guide by families and friends, school staff, and any other adults supporting children who have experienced trauma, to help the adults to provide the emotional guidance these children need. Guide to Re-building Trust with Traumatised Children aims to educate the reader about trauma and the impact of an insecure attachment how it may impact a child, how to support a child as well as helping the reader to understand different behaviours. The guide suggests many practical ideas and activities designed to help children to build more positive relationships, to feel safe within their world, and to express and explore their emotions. There is a section on self-care for adults, and advice about whenTrade ReviewThe House that Wouldn’t Fall Down should be a core text for any professional who is working with children. The accompanying workbook contains a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for those "where do I start moments". Working with traumatised children can be daunting, but ‘The house that wouldn’t fall down’ is a story children will love and professionals will take hope from. Gemma Finley, Children's CounsellorDue to increased waiting times and lack of outside agency support, pressure is being placed on schools to help children cope with what can be an upsetting and stressful world. Supporting with mental health is an area teachers often lack confidence in. These books and resources offer the starting point needed and enable teachers and teaching assistants to feel like this is an area they can support with. Beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read. After years of searching I know there is nothing quite as good as this out there! Corrin Watson, Assistant Head Teacher and SENCOThese wonderful stories are so easy for children to relate to, and understand the feelings and meanings shared. The resource books are ideal for helping children to explore their emotions, and for parents, carers and school staff to feel equipped to help them to do so. Gemma Oliver, Learning MentorTable of ContentsIntroductionConsiderations1. Trauma and Attachment2. Supporting Children3. My Back Pack4. Brain Education5. Communicating and Calming6. Breathing7. Mindfulness8. Relaxation9. Senses and Making Connections10. Expressing Emotion11. Key Person Activities12. Movement Breaks13. Activities14. Additional Support
£24.99
Cambridge University Press Childrens Rights and Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisChildren often fare the worst when communities face social and environmental changes. The quality of food, water, affection and education that children receive can have major impacts on their subsequent lives and their potential to become engaged and productive citizens. At the same time, children often lack both a private and public voice, and are powerless against government and private decision-making. In taking a child rights-based approach to sustainable development, this volume defines and identifies children as the subjects of development, and explores how their rights can be respected, protected and promoted while also ensuring the economic, social and environmental sustainability of our planet.Trade Review'Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn's brilliant edited collection links children's rights to the world's crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through rigorous analysis, led by inspiring vision. This volume offers lawyers, legal scholars and policy leaders a coherent and carefully researched series of outstanding expert perspectives from rapidly advancing law and policy on sustainable development, while the pressing challenges and insights for the protection of the most vulnerable, our children and our future, secure its worth for all our libraries.' Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, University of Waterloo and University of CambridgeTable of ContentsPart I. A Children's Rights Approach to Sustainable Development: 1. Introduction Claire Fenton-Glynn; 2. Children's rights and sustainable development from a 'law and development' perspective Wouter Vandenhole; Part II. Fundamental Rights: 3. Rethinking children's rights through a sustainability lens: implications for education Julie M. Davis; 4. The right to participate in domestic law and policy development Holly Doel-Mackaway; 5. What course without evils? Rare diseases, children's right to health and sustainable development goals Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz; 6. Gender equality, children's rights and sustainable development Amanda Kron; 7. Children with disabilities, human rights and sustainable development Paul Harpur and Michael A. Stein; Part III. Children and the Environment: 8. Inter-generational equity and children's rights: the role of sustainable development and justice Sumudu Atapattu; 9. Children's rights and the environmental dimension of sustainable development Ellen Desmet; 10. Children's rights and climate change Karin Arts; 11. Inclusion of indigenous children's rights: informing water management in Canada Carissa Wong; Part IV. Children's Rights in a Gloablised World: 12. Children's rights, international trade law, and economic globalisation Sebastien Jodoin and Candice Pollock; 13. Present needs and future prospects: exploring the policy conundrum of working children in developing nations Jenny Driscoll; 14. Advancing the right to play in international development Tara M. Collins and Laura Wright; 15. Rapid development and the child's future right to the city Liam Magee, Amanda Third and David Sweeting; 16. Healthy diet as a global sustainable development issue: reasons, relationships and a recommendation Lucia A. Reisch and Wencke Gwozdz; Part V. Concluding Remarks: 17. The future research agenda: where to from here? Claire Fenton-Glynn; Index.
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Bristol University Press The Story of Baby P
Book SynopsisThis book is the first to tell what happened to 'Baby P', how the story was told by the media and its considerable impact on the child protection system in England. It makes a crucial contribution to the topic.Trade Review"This book demonstrates the very rare combination of policy, practice and academic experience which Ray Jones brings. It deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in contemporary social welfare and its future." Mark Drakeford, Minister of Health and Social Services at the Welsh Government and Professor of Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences at Cardiff University"A thoughtful and though provoking book...a riveting 'must read' for any professional working in Children's Services, and also for those working in partner agencies." Research, policy and planning"Its biggest contribution is the insight into how the powerful - including David Cameron - were able to ride rough-shod over a profession with little regard for the consequences." Shahid Naqvi, Editor, Professional Social Work"An important and incisive study." Critical and Radical Social Work"This book...challenged my beliefs, my opinions and the systems within which I live and work, and caused me to examine my professional practice. Well worth the read!" Child Abuse Review“Ray Jones' important book shows how the powerful work against social work and the vulnerable” Harry Ferguson, Professor of Social Work, University of Nottingham"An important tale of the troubling intersections between the media and political interests that converge in the highly volatile field of child protection." Australian Review of Public Affairs"Ray Jones has written an engaging and important book. He provides a detailed critical analysis of the case of 'Baby P' and its impact and the key role of the media in this." Professor Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield"Ray Jones’ book expertly retells the now familiar story of Baby Peter to present a balanced account that is both believable and challenging...it is something that will resonate with everyone in the health and social care field." Child Abuse Review"A remarkable book that brings balance and clarity to the murky interrelated world of press, politics and the police which the `hacking’ trials and the Levenson Inquiry have been to forced to confront." British Journal of Social Work"Convincingly and bravely, Jones corrects the tabloid version of the Baby P story…this book is one more piece of evidence that austerity kills." Counterfire"Ray Jones is a courageous - and all too lonely - voice taking on the tabloids' distortions of child protection services. His forensic indictment of media coverage of the Baby P case reinforces the need for a robust and independent press regulator." Malcolm Dean, former Social Policy Editor of The Guardian and author of 'Democracy Under Attack: How the media distort policy and politics'."This book provides an excellent and clear commentary. It forms the basis for the reader to analyse the social work and wider decision-making process. It illustrates the complexity and uncertainty that informs practice." Jameel Hadi, University of Suffolk."A very interesting read that dispells much of the myths and media hype." Jane Laing, University of Sheffield, Textbook Adopter" A probing exposé to be lauded" Sean FerrerTable of ContentsForeword ~ Patrick Butler; The life and death of Peter Connelly; The 'Baby P story' takes hold; The frenzied media backlash; The influence of reviews and reports; The story's damaging Impact; The continuing legacy of the 'Baby P story'.
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Bristol University Press Errors and Mistakes in Child Protection
Book SynopsisLessons from child protection errors and mistakes in 11 countries in Europe and North America are drawn together in a stimulating study from leading researchers in the field. By comparing and contrasting impacts, responses and responsibilities, it deepens understanding of how child protection systems fail and points to ideas for risk reduction.Table of Contents1 Errors and mistakes in child protection: an introduction Kay Biesel, Judith Masson, Nigel Parton and Tarja Pösö 2 Errors and mistakes in child protection: understandings and responsibilities Kay Biesel and Michelle Cottier 3 England: attempting to learn from mistakes in an increasingly ‘risk averse’ professional context Judith Masson and Nigel Parton 4 The social construction of child abuse in Ireland: public discourse, policy challenges and practice failures Caroline Shore and Fred Powell 5 The level- headed approach on errors and mistakes in Dutch child protection: an individual duty or a shared responsibility? Kirti Zeijlmans, Tom van Yperen and Mónica López López 6 The Finnish approach to errors and mistakes in child protection: trust in practitioners and service users? Essi Julin and Tarja Pösö 7 Errors and mistakes in the Norwegian child protection system Marit Skivenes and Øyvind Tefre 8 The political- administrative and the professional approach to errors and mistakes in Swedish child protection Inger Kjellberg and Staffan Höjer 9 Errors and mistakes in child protection in Switzerland: a missed opportunity of refl ection? Brigitte Müller, Kay Biesel and Clarissa Schär 10 Discourses, approaches and strategies on errors and mistakes in child protection in Germany Heinz Kindler, Christine Gerber and Susanna Lillig 11 Dysfunctions in French child protection Hélène Join- Lambert and Gilles Séraphin 12 Errors and mistakes in child protection: an unspoken issue in Italy? Teresa Bertotti 13 Preventing and responding to errors in US child protection Jill Duerr Berrick and Jaclyn Chambers 14 Dealing with errors and mistakes in child protection: similarities and differences among countries Kay Biesel, Judith Masson, Nigel Parton and Tarja Pösö
£25.64
Bristol University Press Children’s Work in African Agriculture: The
Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Millions of children throughout Africa undertake many forms of farm and domestic work. Some of this work is for wages, some is on their family’s own small plots and some is forced and/or harmful. This book examines children’s involvement in such work. It argues that framing all children’s engagement in economic activity as ‘child labour’, with all the associated negative connotations, is problematic. This is particularly the case in Africa where many rural children must work to survive and where, the contributors argue, much of the work undertaken is not harmful. The conceptual and case-based chapters reframe the debate about children’s work and harm in rural Africa with the aim of shifting research, public discourse and policy so that they better serve the interest of rural children and their families.Table of ContentsForeword – Michael Bourdillon 1. Children’s Work in African Agriculture: Introduction – Rachel Sabates-Wheeler and James Sumberg 2. Theorising ‘Harm’ in Relation to Children’s Work – Roy Maconachie, Neil Howard and Rosilin Bock 3. Understanding Children’s Harmful Work: The Methodological Landscape – Keetie Roelen, Inka Barnett, Vicky Johnson, Tessa Lewin, Dorte Thorsen and Giel Ton 4. Education and Work: Children’s Lives in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa – Máiréad Dunne, Sara Humphreys and Carolina Szyp 5. Disabled Children and Work – Mary Wickenden 6. Value Chain Governance and Children’s Work in Agriculture – Giel Ton, Jodie Thorpe, Irene S. Egyir and Carolina Szyp 7. Blurred Definitions and Imprecise Indicators: Rethinking Social Assistance for Children’s Work – Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Keetie Roelen, Becky Mitchell and Amy Warmington 8. Children’s Work in Ghana: Policies and Politics – Samuel Okyere, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, Felix Asante and Thomas Yeboah 9. Children’s Work in Shallot Production on the Keta Peninsula, South-Eastern Ghana – Thomas Yeboah and Irene Egyir 10. Children’s Work in West African Cocoa Production: Drivers, Contestations and Critical Reflections – Dorte Thorsen and Roy Maconachie 11. Children’s Harmful Work in Ghana’s Lake Volta Fisheries: Beyond Discourses of Child Trafficking – Imogen Bellwood-Howard and Abdulai Abubakari 12. Children’s Work in African Agriculture: Ways Forward – James Sumberg and Rachel Sabates-Wheeler
£23.74
Child Welfare League of America Incorporated Child Welfare and the Law
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Liverpool University Press Trauma Informed Care in the Perinatal Period
Book SynopsisPregnancy is a crucial point of intersection between generations. During pregnancy, women with a childhood maltreatment history have a 12-fold increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although awareness of the need for trauma-informed care and trauma-specific interventions is increasing in the fields of addiction and mental health treatment, there are no front-line programmes for the childbearing year that address maltreatment-related PTSD. The authors address these intergenerational cycles of childhood maltreatment and psychiatric vulnerability; they provide a resource to facilitate incorporating trauma-informed care and trauma-specific interventions into maternity services; and they signal the opportunities for improving outcomes for childbearing women with a history of childhood maltreatment.This volume provides an overview of information that child welfare and perinatal professionals can use in their work to move towards providing trauma informed care and developing trauma-specific interventions to improve intergenerational outcomes.Trade Review'The authors and editors of Trauma Informed Care in the Perinatal Period argue that psychosocial care is just as critical for mothers, infants, and society at large as is medical care, and point out that it has been agonizingly slow to catch up to the medical model. This is a research-laden book that takes a systems approach to both examining the roots of familial and societal violence, and exploring how to best deal with these complex issues as a collaborative front…This is a book for clinicians and researchers. Each chapter builds on the previous one, and research charts are included, allowing readers to easily find original articles and information. It is a worthwhile read that deftly probes into the reasons trauma-informed care should be included in the perinatal period, and possible ways to make this happen systemically.'APPPAH Birth PsychologyTable of ContentsThe Contributors. Glossary of Abbreviations. 1: Why trauma informed care in the perinatal period? (Seng); 2: What is trauma informed care and why is it important? (Cuthbert and Seng); 3: What theories explain intergenerational patterns? (Seng and Taylor); 4: How does focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder shift perinatal mental health paradigms? (Sperlich); 5: How does traumatic stress affect pregnancy and birth? (Seng); 6: The postnatal period – opportunities for creating change (Rowe, Seng, Acton and Fisher); 7: What does trauma informed perinatal care look like? (Sperlich and Seng); 8: Where are we on the journey towards trauma-specific interventions and treatments for the perinatal period? (Cuthbert); 9: What are the next steps for trauma informed care in education and research? (Choi and Taylor). References. Index.
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Orpen Press Hanged If You Do...: Reflections from a Career in
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Skills and Knowledge for Life Story Work with
Book SynopsisLife story work allows care-experienced and adopted young people to understand their histories and come to terms with their feelings about the past. This accessible guide helps therapists and social care professionals to develop their skills to support children and families through their life story journey. It builds on the fundamental 6-step model for practice to incorporate elements from a variety of therapeutic approaches, from DDP to creative therapies. Theoretical explanations, case vignettes, and practical suggestions provide guidance on practice-based issues in life story work, such as working with parent/carer-child dyads, incorporating a birth family perspective, talking about traumatic stories, managing endings and constructing the life story book.Essential reading for anyone undertaking life story work, this guide enhances a time-tested model with up-to-date research and new ideas for overcoming the most common challenges practitioners face when deliverin
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Berghahn Books Lost to the State: Family Discontinuity, Social
Book Synopsis Childhood held a special place in Soviet society: seen as the key to a better future, children were imagined as the only privileged class. Therefore, the rapid emergence in post-Soviet Russia of the vast numbers of vulnerable ‘social orphans’, or children who have living relatives but grow up in residential care institutions, caught the public by surprise, leading to discussions of the role and place of childhood in the new society. Based on an in-depth study the author explores dissonance between new post-Soviet forms of family and economy, and lingering Soviet attitudes, revealing social orphans as an embodiment of a long-standing power struggle between the state and the family. The author uncovers parallels between (post-) Soviet and Western practices in child welfare and attitudes towards ‘bad’ mothers, and proposes a new way of interpreting kinship where the state is an integral member.Trade Review “Reflecting long-standing anthropological and sociological interests in bureaucracy and institutions, as well as in kinship and the family, this book provides a wealth of ethnographic data about vulnerable children in the new Russia, their relationships to their parents, the state, and each other….It is difficult to do justice to this complex book in a short space. As a study of children in institutions, it is revealing and, thanks to the outstanding writing, often very moving…This is a profound study of kinship and its consequences which deserves a very wide readership.” · JRAI “This study is extremely well done; a fluently written, scholarly account and analysis that provides a necessary addition to the “post-Soviet” literature, which has few such sharp analyses of the family, not least because the author takes on relevant debates and histories that both add considerable depth to this discussion and widen the applicability of the primary focus. Thus, we are given a marvellously careful and detailed insight into the workings of a provincial bureaucracy still shaped by the mores and customs of a Soviet bureaucracy but now faced with the sharply different context of the post-Soviet world.” · Catherine Alexander, Goldsmiths College, LondonTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction The Scope of the Problem What is this Study About? Time Line: Soviet and Post-Soviet Notes on Methodology Theoretical and Conceptual Framework PART I: BECOMING A SOCIAL ORPHAN Chapter 1. A Brief History of Family Policy in Russia Pre-Revolutionary Shelters and the Concept of the Child The Soviet Period: Family Discontinuity and Children-out-of-Family Chapter 2. The State as a Co-Parent Fieldsite: Magadan The Child Welfare Network Residential Care Institutions and their Functions Categories of the Family The Benevolent State and ‘Good’ Parents: Voluntary Placements and Cooperation Chapter 3. State and Family: Tilting the Balance of Power Neblagopoluchnye Parents: Tension between the State and the Family ‘Inadequate Fulfilment of Parental Duties’ Working with the Neblagopoluchnaya Family Chapter 4. Parents Overwhelmed by the State ‘Child Appropriation’: The Case Study of Maria Court Hearings Deprivation of Voice and Disempowerment of the Parent Chapter 5. Norms and Deviance The ‘Best Interests of the Child’: Moral Judgement of the Parent The Child’s Biological Family: The Severance of Ties and ‘Symbolic Death’ of Parents The Construction of Family by the State: A Society of Virtual Kin PART II. BEING A SOCIAL ORPHAN Chapter 6. The State as a Sole Parent The Rake’s Progress: The Child’s Journey through Residential Homes The Cosmology of Institutions Chapter 7. The World of Social Orphans Experiencing Institutions: Narratives of Former Inmates Misha’s Signposts of Institutional Life Unpacking Parent-Child Obligations: Dispersed Responsibility and Accountability Two Worlds: Orphans and the Wider Society PART III: POST-SOVIET OR SOVIET? SELF-PERPETUATION OF THE SYSTEM Chapter 8. The Continuing Soviet Legacy: Paradoxes of Change and Continuity Childhood and Family Today: The Shifting Domains of Public and Private Continuity of Practices and Attitudes ‘Moral Panic’: Current Descendants of Witchcraft Accusations and Show Trials Self-Perpetuation of the System Alternative Approaches Chapter 9. The Post-Soviet Case in a Wider Context Conclusion Modes of relatedness Power Asymmetry Appendix I: List of Documents Supplied to the Court by the Guardianship Department and the Baby Home in Maria’s Case Appendix II: Reminiscences of Two ‘Bad’ Childhoods References Glossary Index
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Bristol University Press Child slavery now: A contemporary reader
Book SynopsisMost slave trades were abolished during the 19th century yet there remain millions of people in slavery today, amongst them approximately 210 million children in slavery, trafficked, in debt bondage and other forms of forced labour. This groundbreaking book, drawing on experience worldwide, shows how children remain locked in slavery, the ways in which they are exploited and how they can be emancipated. Written for policy and political actors, academics and activists, it reminds us also that all are implicated in modern childhood slavery - as consumers - and need both to understand its causes, and act to stop it.Trade Review"...is a major contribution to the academic understanding of child slavery worldwide." Deidre Horgan in Community Development'To the student of contemporary slavery and human trafficking, this is an excellent resource. In fact, I am adopting it for my undergraduate class on contemporary slavery and human trafficking.' C. Nana Derby in Journal of Social Policy, Vol 41/1 - 2011"Craig has very successfully created a reader on the issue of contemporary child slavery that is informative and engaging. It is an important contribution to organisations, researchers and educators who need solid research about this complex and hideous contemporary problem." Journal of Intercultural StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: child slavery in a global context ~ Gary Craig; Part one: strategic issues in child slavery: Child slavery worldwide ~ Hans van de Glind, Simon Steyne and Joost Kooijmans; The nature of child exploitation ~ Aarti Kapoor; Child slavery: constructing the international legal framework ~ Trevor Buck and Andra Nicholson; ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour (1999): a snapshot review from actors in the field ~ Catherine Turner and Aidan McQuade; Trafficking in a global context ~ Hans van de Glind; Child trafficking in the UK: definitions and discourses ~ Maureen Taylor; Child rights, culture and exploitation: learning from UK experiences of child trafficking ~ Farrah Bokhari and Emma Kelly; Child domestic workers: a global problem ~ Jonathan Blagbrough; Part two: Child slavery: local experiences - case studies of child slavery in practice: The role of education in preventing the trafficking of children for forced and bonded labour in India ~ Jason Aliperti and Patricia Aliperti; Child soldiers: narratives of resistance and coercion ~ Lorena Arocha; Encouraging children to resist recruitment as child soldiers: the role of theatre: experience from Uganda ~ Bill Brookman; Illegal child migrants ~ Brenda Oude Breuil; Birth registration: a tool for prevention, protection and prosecution in the context of child slavery ~ Clare Cody; Child slavery in South East Asia ~ Cecilia Flores-Oebanda; Irregular circulation of children and trafficking through formal adoption ~ Esben Leifen; Child domestic labour: fostering in transition? ~ Evelyn Omoike; Child slavery in Central America ~ Virginia Murillo-Herrera; Addressing the root causes of exploitation: a human rights approach to preventing sex trafficking of children ~ Jonathan Todres; The situation and context of sex trafficking in Nepal ~ Padam Simkhada; Extreme forms of child labour in Turkey ~ Serdar M. Degirmencioglu.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and
Book SynopsisChildren and young people in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets their emotional and developmental needs.This book provides a model of care for traumatized children and young people, based on theory and practice experience pioneered at the Lighthouse Foundation, Australia. The authors explain the impact of trauma on child development, drawing on psychodynamic, attachment and neurobiological trauma theories. The practical aspects of undertaking therapeutic care are then outlined, covering everything from forming therapeutic relationships to the importance of the home environment and daily routines. The book considers the totality of the child's experience at the individual, group, organization and community levels and argues that attention to all of these is essential if the child is to achieve wellness. Case material from both children and carers are used throughout to illustrate both the impact of trauma and how children have been helped to recovery through therapeutic care.This book will provide anyone caring for traumatized children and young people in a residential setting with both the understanding and the practical knowledge to help children recover. It will be essential reading for managers and decision-makers responsible for looked after children, child care workers such as residential and foster carers, youth workers, social workers, mental health workers and child welfare academics.Trade ReviewFrom the introduction through the final appendices, I was struck by the constant and integrated presence of thinking, feeling and reflection as integral to meeting the needs of young people, whether at an individual or organisational level... This book offers vision and motivation to those with requisite courage to work towards a more humane system of care for children and young people. -- The British Journal of Social Work, Laura Steckley, Course Director, MSc Advanced Residential Child Care, Glasgow School of Social WorkThe simplicity in presentation, however, demonstrates one of the key accomplishments of the authors in having been able to present so much potentially complex theory in having been able to present so much potentially complex theory in a way that is accessible and of great practical use... the authors achieve their aims and more by providing some sound knowledge, inspiration and food for thought for anyone with an interest in residential child care practice. -- RostrumThis book reports on the therapeutic model of care that has been developed by the Lighthouse Foundation in Australia. In doing so, the theoretical underpinnings of this model are articulated and how this gets translated into day-to-day care is described... Hopefully, this book will stimulate discussion in a range of residential care setting and result in the establishment of some progressive and improved care practices. -- Journal of Children AustraliaThis truly global book is the product o an interesting and creative collaboration between leaders and practitioners in residential group treatment settings in Australia (The Lighthouse Community) and the UK (The Cotswold Community, SACCS). It is a long overdue contribution towards the theory base required to equip people working in multiple roles in environments that aim to be healing in its broadest sense. I enjoyed it as much for the elements of human testimony as for the attempts made to link eclectic theory with practice. -- Psychoanalytic PsychotherapyThis is one of those rare books that successfully brings together the human and the academic. It provides a comprehensive and clear account of the theoretically based model of care used by the Lighthouse community, whilst bringing this to life with the real-life stories of young people and carers involved with this organization. Theory and concepts are described clearly and with understanding, but most importantly the authors have illustrated how these are used in practice to transform the lives of young people and carers alike. This book belongs in the collections of all practitioners involved with traumatized children and young people living in residential care. -- Kim S. Golding, Clinical Psychologist and author of Nurturing AttachmentsTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements. Authors' Note. Introduction. What is child abuse and neglect? The cost of abuse. The need for early intervention, treatment and prevention. 1. The Importance of a Theoretical Base. The relationship between theory and practice. Theory in the caring professions. Psychodynamic thinking. Psychodynamic concepts. The relationship between the organization and therapeutic task. The treatment approach. Attachment and trauma-informed theories. The influence of Winnicott on therapeutic residential care. Individual, family, community and societal wellness theory. Conclusion. 2. Trauma-Informed Practice. How traumatization develops in childhood. Trauma causes hyperarousal and fear in children. Childhood trauma reduces the brain's capacity to think and regulate emotions. Trauma disconnects children from relational resources. Trauma restricts the attention capacity of children. Trauma-based behaviour has a functional purpose. Trauma restricts children's ability to deal with change. Trauma undermines identity formation in children. Trauma affects social skills development and impacts on peer relationships. The impact of trauma on the child's internal working model. Relationship and attachment difficulties. Physical wellbeing. The basics of trauma treatment. 3. Therapeutic Relationships. Beginnings. Information gathering and assessment. The intake process. Attachment. Secure base. Commitment. Continuity of care. Working with loss. Role modelling. Personal growth. Creating capacity for relationship building: one-to-one time with children. Unique needs. The importance of the relationship when challenging behaviour. Challenging behaviour as a sign of hope. The role of touch in the healing process. Consequences vs punishment. Promoting responsible children (empowerment processes). Participation of children and young people in the organization. 4. Demands and Rewards of the Work: Staff Support. Working with challenging and aggressive behaviour. Physical and emotional wellbeing. Working with anxiety. Communication challenges. Therapeutic supervision: working with feelings. Safety and containment. The impact of trauma work on our own memories and experiences of childhood. 5. The Home Environment. Home aesthetics. Encouraging play and curiosity. Privacy and security. 6. The Holding Environment and Daily Routines. Routines, limits and anchor points. Daily programme. Use of television and computers. Free time. The importance of food in the healing process. Bedtime and waking routines. Play. Celebrations as a sense of belonging. 7. The Organization and Community. The language of the organization. Trauma re-enactment and its impact on the organization. Management and the therapeutic task. The lighthouse foundation as an open system. Leadership. Authority. Managing change. The organization's vision. Sense of community. Sense of family and home. Organization as family. Local community. Community committees as a containing membrane. Collective wellness. 8. Group Processes. 'I feel like saying' process. Shared history: culture passed on through stories. Strong culture. Child safety. Reflective practice. Emotional intelligence. Emotional wellness. Transparency and openness. Family meetings. Combined family meetings. Whole family meetings. Youth forums. Clinical supervision (relationship between carers). Clinical peer supervision (carers' meeting). Mediation processes. 9. Moving On: Transitions, Aftercare and Outreach. Transition as a separation experience. Life membership. Transitional planning and transitional objects. Transition celebrations. Stepping stones: transitional programmes. Assessing readiness for transition. Carer relationship beyond transition. Aftercare programme. Outreach. Children returning to work with the organization. 10. Outcomes-Based Practice. Outcomes-based approaches. The need for evidence. Measuring outcomes. Difficulties in measuring outcomes. Potential benefits and value of developing an outcomes-based approach. Appendix 1 Susan's Story. Appendix 2 The Lighthouse Therapeutic Family Model of Care. About the Authors. References. Index.
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University of Cape Town Press Child and adolescent development: An expanded
Book SynopsisWhile 90% of the 135 million infants born in the world each year live in low-income or developing countries, in a recent survey only 4% of the articles in 12 major international infancy and developmental journals were found to address the experience of infants living in the developing world. Yet, in conditions of extreme poverty and instability, conditions characteristic of Africa, the pressures on parents differ markedly from those facing parents in communities that are typically the focus of research in child development. This timely book addresses the dearth of literature in this area.There is an increasing awareness of the need for a broader knowledge base regarding infant and child development. One of the consequences of this awareness is a burgeoning interest in research in the field in Africa. The recent World Health Organization report `Social Determinants of Health’ has focused the interest of the academy on factors outside traditional medicine, on the social determinants of later problems and the profound inequities that exist as a result of poverty and how these impact on infant and child development. This volume will sit squarely within this context and will offer a broad contextualised understanding of the factors that impact upon infant and child development in Africa. Unlike other works on the subject it is Africa-wide in its scope, with case studies in Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi and South Africa.Recommended for: Academics, students and practitioners in psychology, including developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, psychiatry, human ecology, and those in schools of education. It will also be of interest to nurses and paediatricians, health workers and for those interested in early childhood development.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Key issues affecting infant and child development in Africa - Mark Tomlinson (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Charlotte Hanlon (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and King’s College, UK), and Anne Petersen (Harvard University, USA); Chapter 2: Mental health policy in Africa: Gaps, needs and priorities for infants and children - Crick Lund (University of Cape Town, South Africa); Chapter 3: Applying a mixed-methods model to planning and evaluating child mental health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa - Theresa Betancourt, Sarah Meyers-Ohki, Anne Stevenson (Harvard School of Public Health, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, USA); Christina Mushashi (Partners In Health, Rwanda); Chapter 4: Culture and Attachment in Africa - Hiltrud Otto and Heidi Keller (University of Osnabrueck, Germany); Chapter 5: The Nigerian adolescent: Perspectives on physical, mental, social growth and development - Olayinka O. Omigbodun, Tolulope T. Bella-Awusah (University of Ibadan, Nigeria); Chapter 6: Infant and child development: Key considerations for a broad vision of health research - Jane Chege (World Vision International, Zambia), Jennifer Franz-Vasdeki (Independent Research Consultant, Geneva), Stefan Germann (World Vision International, Geneva and Nelson Mandela Metro University, South Africa), Mesfin Loha (World Vision East Africa Regional Office, Nairobi) and Thiago Luchesi (World Vision International, Geneva and Geneva Graduate Institute for International Development); Chapter 7: Child development and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying challenges and planning solutions - Lucie Cluver, Mark Orkin, Mark Boyes (Oxford University, UK); Roshan Baban, Lebo Madisha; Chapter 8: Maternal depression and child development: Existing sub-Saharan Africa evidence and an Ethiopian example - Charlotte Hanlon (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and King’s College, UK); Chapter 9: Childhood cognitive development and its correlates in sub-Saharan Africa: What should we be measuring in the context of urban poverty? - Penny Holding (International Centre for Behavioural Studies, Kenya); Jean Christophe Fotso, Patricia A. Elung’ata (African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya); Chapter 10: The birth to twenty study - Linda Richter, Sara Naicker, Shane A Norris (HSRC and MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit); Chapter 11: Malawi: Cultural conceptualisations of child development - Melissa Gladstone (University of Liverpool, UK), Mary Phiri (Sub-Saharan Africa Family Enrichment, Zambia); Chapter 12: Infant Mental Health Research in Africa: Call for Action for Research in the Next Ten Years - Mark Tomlinson (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Barak Morgan (University of Cape Town); Chapter 13: Conclusions and the way forward - Anne Petersen (University of Michigan, USA), Peter Baguma (Uganda), Noel Malanda (Kenya).
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National Association for the Education of Young Children The Essentials: Providing High-Quality Family
Book SynopsisHelpful information for all family child care providers including: Tips and strategies to help develop and manage a well-organized business Ways to maximize dual-use spaces and enhance learning materials and routines Guidelines and tips to help balance home and professional needs Creative ideas to boost children’s learning Practical information to help you build positive and meaningful relationships with families Expand your knowledge and skills to meet the needs of children and their families.Table of ContentsForeword About This Book Chapter 1: What Is Family Child Care? Chapter 2: Building Your Family Child Care Business Chapter 3: Learning Spaces in Family Child Care Chapter 4: Teaching in High-Quality Family Child Care Chapter 5: Professional and Program Growth In Conclusion Acknowledgments About the Authors References
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Taming Childhood?: A Critical Perspective on
Book SynopsisThis book explores the links between recent reports of increasing levels of unhappiness and mental health problems amongst children and young people, and changes within childhood which restrict and reduce opportunities for children to develop and maintain resilience. Although in academic terms children may be viewed as beings, Creasy and Corby posit that there is much to suggest that for parents, practitioners and policy-makers, children are primarily seen as becomings. The book argues that viewing children as becomings, together with the idea that childhood is fraught with danger, contributes to practices and policies which can be seen as making childhood tame. This taming of childhood leads to an impoverished childhood that does not provide the space that children need to grow and develop. Furthermore, Taming Childhood? challenges the idea that young adults are 'snowflakes', unable to cope with everyday pressures. Students and scholars across a range of social science disciplines will find this book of interest. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. The Context of Childhood.- 3. Tameness.- 4. Home and Family.- 5. Taming in the early years.- 6. Tameness at school.- 7. Taming childhood?.
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Springer International Publishing AG Young People, Stalking Awareness and Domestic
Book SynopsisThis book addresses domestic abuse and stalking among young people in the UK and Ireland, with a focus on intersectionality and lifestyle settings. In partnership with the Alice Ruggles Trust, this book draws on a wealth of expert contributions including those with lived experience, frontline services such as Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service, charities EmilyTest and Hollie Gazzard Trust, researchers of so-called honour-based abuse and online harms, and forensic psychologists who work with people who stalk. It begins with an overview of ways to recognise harmful behaviours, including those carried out online. The discussion then moves on to methods and motivations of stalking and coercive control and the various lifestyle contexts including education environments, young people in the workplace, and the role of the police and frontline support services in tackling these issues. It is a vital resource for undergraduate students across criminology, sociology, law, psychology, education, social justice, policing, and forensic psychology, as well as a combination of academic researchers and professionals working within stalking and domestic abuse support and prevention. This action-orientated book also includes 'Key Points' and ‘Discussion Questions’ in each chapter to direct student learning in the classroom and to create discussion points for wider readers. Table of ContentsForeword.-Recognising Stalking & Relationship Abuse in Young People.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Classifying Stalking Among Adolescents: Preliminary Considerations for Risk Management.- Chapter 3 Understanding Adolescent Stalking: Challenging Adult Bias Through A Developmental Lens.- Chapter 4 Stalking In Movies: Could YOU Be A Victim?.- Methods and Behaviours of Stalking and Coercive Control.- Chapter 5 Stalking in Ireland.- Chapter 6 The Role of Technology in Stalking and Coercive Control Amongst Young People.- Chapter 7 Stalking and Coercive Control: Commonly Used Strategies in Honour-Based Abuse Against Young People.- Chapter 8 ‘Honour’-Based Stalking.- Stalking Support Services and Healthy Relationship Education.- Chapter 9 Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service: Supporting and Engaging Young People.- Chapter 10 “They didn’t want to upset the client”: Stalking in Hands-On Occupations.- Chapter 11 The EmilyTest: The Education Sector in Crisis.- Chapter 12 Exploring Perceptions of Stalking-Like Behaviour for Autistic Young People Within a Neurodivergent and Strengths-Based Framework: Critiquing Relationships, Sex and Health Education Provision.- Chapter 13 Improving Public Awareness of Stalking and Domestic Abuse in Young People.
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Auckland University Press Road to Hell
Book SynopsisFrom the 1950s to the 1980s, the New Zealand government took more than 100,000 children from experiences of strife, neglect, poverty or family violence and placed them under state care in residential facilities. In homes like Epuni and Kingslea, Kohitere and Allendale, the state took over as parent. The state failed. Within institutions, children faced abysmal conditions, limited education and social isolation. They endured physical, sexual and psychological violence, as well as secure cells, knock-out sedatives and electro-convulsive therapy. This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State's 'care' network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. This book contains personal, first-hand accounts, allowing its subjects to speak for themselves.
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UNICEF The state of the world's children 2021: on my
Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns for the mental health of an entire generation of children. But the pandemic may represent only the tip of a mental health iceberg, an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. For the first time, The State of the World's Children 2021 examines the mental health of children and adolescents. Against a backdrop of rising awareness of mental health issues, there is now a unique opportunity to promote good mental health for every child, protect vulnerable children, and care for children facing the greatest challenges. Making that happen will require urgent investment in child and adolescent mental health across sectors - not just in health, to support proven interventions. It will also need societies to break the silence surrounding mental health, by addressing stigma, promoting understanding, and taking seriously the experiences of children and young people
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Future Horizons Incorporated Explorando Sentimientos: Ira - Terapia cognitivo
Book Synopsis¡Ganador de un premio 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Muchos niños, especialmente aquellos con retrasos en el desarrollo, tienen problemas para comprender o expresar sus sentimientos. Esto puede resultar en dificultades con el manejo de la ira. Listar las posibles respuestas a las situaciones, y el resultado probable de cada una, le permite al niño tomar decisiones informadas sobre qué respuestas elegir (por ejemplo, alejarse frente a golpear). Este libro proporciona una guía para los cuidadores junto con una parte del libro de trabajo que les pide a los niños que identifiquen situaciones que desencadenan su enojo y les ayuda a encontrar formas apropiadas de responder.Los temas útiles incluyen: Descripción general del programa Explorando sentimientos Introducción a la terapia cognitiva conductual La caja de herramientas emocional Historias sociales Evidencia de investigación sobre la efectividad de explorar sentimientos ¡Y más! Winner of a 2008 Teachers' Choice Award!Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings. This can result in difficulty with anger management. Listing possible responses to situations—and the likely outcome of each one—allows the child to make informed decisions about which responses to choose (e.g., walking away vs. hitting). This book provides a guide for caregivers along with a workbook portion that asks children to identify situations that trigger their anger, and helps them find appropriate ways to respond. Helpful topics include: Overview of the Exploring Feelings Program Introduction to Cognitive Behavior Therapy The Emotional Toolbox Social Stories Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Exploring Feelings and more!
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Hogrefe Publishing Reunification Family Therapy: A Treatment Manual: 2018
Book SynopsisA unique, succinct treatment manual based on evidence-based approaches to repairing parent-child relationshipsTrade ReviewAlthough written primarily for the mental health professional, this is an excellent primer for family law attorneys seeking to gain a real command of the subtleties and nuances of this highly sensitive subject matter. Written in plain, easily digestible language, Dr. Faust provides a thorough and thoughtful road map to first understanding the nature of the breakdown in the parent-child relationship, the spectrum of its root causes, and methodologies for the most accurate assessment before arming the reader with detailed, step-by-step approaches to remedying this painful and heart-wrenching schism in the nuclear family. As an attorney practicing exclusively in the area of marital and family law for nearly 30 years, I am thrilled to finally have an authoritative resource that I can rely on when counseling clients and educating the courts on issues involving fragmented families."; Peter L. Gladstone, Esq, President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter; Former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar ;"This book is an extremely helpful addition to the small body of literature that addresses a very difficult family therapy issue - repairing ruptures in parent-child relationships. Dr. Faust offers a road map for reunification therapy in multiple contexts, applying developmental psychology and evidence-based practices to this vexing issue, and sharing practical tools to help clinicians apply treatment protocols. This is a must-read for any clinician providing reunification therapy." ; Robin M. Deutsch, PhD, ABPP, Director of the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law, William James College, Newton, MA, USA; "A powerful resource for those professionals assisting in the process of reunifying parents with their children. Dr. Faust writes with clarity and common sense."; Alfred J. Horowitz, Circuit Court Judge in the Family Division, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.; Jan Faust’s book … is a well‐organized, evidence‐based resource for clinicians who intervene in one of the most challenging and complex problems in high conflict shared custody‐parent‐child contact problems. She provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for this work, which is grounded in Family Systems, and details more specific interventions that address individual, relationship and larger system issues. The addenda contain useful tools and resources to structure treatment, including a 14‐session Fundamental Treatment Plan. I now recommend this manual in all of my professional trainings.; Reviewed by Matthew J. Sullivan, PhD, in Family Court Review, 57, 118-120 (2019)- The full review is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12399Table of ContentsTable of Contents 1: Introduction to Family Structure and Fragmentation of the Family 2: Bases and Elements of Reunification Therapy Mechanisms Responsible for Breaches in the Parent-Child Relationship Why Does the Need Exist for Reunification Therapy? Why Not Let the Child Decide? Application of Developmental Psychology Spontaneous Reunification Treatment Selection Guided by Empirical Evidence and Specific Characteristics of Family Reunification Therapy: Terms and Related Concepts 3: Reunification Therapy as a Specific Form of Empirically Based Family Therapy What Reunification Therapy Is NOT Reunification Therapy: A Composite Treatment Cognitive and Behavioral Domains Humanistic (Client-Centered) Domain Systemic Family Therapy Domain 4: Pretreatment Decisions and Process Appropriateness for Reunification Therapy in Military Deployment and Institutionalization Cases Appropriateness for Reunification Therapy in Family Law and Guardianship Cases Ethical and Legal Considerations Informed Consent: Statement of Understanding The Contract, Court Order, or Agreed Order Do No Harm Avoiding Multiple Relationships Avoiding Making Custodial and Time-Sharing Recommendations Practicing Within the Scope Communicating With Attorneys and Allied Professionals Prior to Treatment When Reunification Therapy Is Inappropriate Necessary Therapist Characteristics 5: Working With the Child Explanation of the Reunification Process to the Child or Adolescent Establishing Effective Working Relationships: The Buy In, The Child Capitalizing on Children's Natural Curiosity "Are You My Mother?"; "Are you My Father?" Assessing and Addressing Resistance: The Child Siblings: A Double-Edged Sword Developing an In-Session and Out-of-Session Safety Plan Assessing Resistance of Others and Determining Outside Influences Critical Collaboration With Other Case-Specific Professionals Children's Individual Differences and Special Abilities 6: Working With the Non-Time-Sharing Parent Initial Therapy Considerations Anger and Blame Parents Who Have Been " Victimized" and/or Maintain Their Victim Role Parents Without Parenting Leverage Temporary Abdication of Parenting Parents Without Adequate Parenting Competencies and Self-Confidences Fear of Rage, Retaliation, and Rejection of the Child and the Alternate Parent Ground Rules for Non-Time-Sharing Parents 7: Working With the Time-Sharing Parent Resistance Versus Intentional Interference Enhancement of Time-Sharing Parents' Engagement in Reunification Therapy Time-Sharing Parents Require Empathy and Support Too Closing Parenting Loopholes The Buy-In Subterfuge Therapist At Risk of Being Thrown Under the Bus 8: Conjoint Sessions and Effecting Change Initial Non-Time-Sharing Parent-Child Contact Staying Present-Focused Instructing Parents Not to "Take the Bait": Children's Attempts at Triangulating Parents Presenting a Unified Front "More Is More" Homework: A Necessary Tool Utilizing Interparental Electronic Communications to Effectuate Change Obstacles During Family Treatment Including Other Professionals in the Process to Effectuate Change Children Who Cannot Separate From Time-Sharing Parent for Reunification Therapy Use of Ancillary Strategies to Enhance Contact Developing New Traditions Enhancing Attachment: Photography and Videotaping Planned Termination of Reunification Therapy 9: Legal Processes During and After Treatment Translucent Legal Agendas (AKA Not-So-Transparent Agendas) "Less Is More" 10: Special Topics Preparing Children When Reunification Is Not Possible Reunification Therapy With Other Primary Caretakers Reunification Therapy When Physical Distance Is a Factor Immersion Interventions: Workshops and Retreats Reunification of Infants and Very Young Children With Their Parents 11: Fundamental Treatment Plan Reunification Therapy for Dissolved Parental Relationships Important Notes Appendices A: Reunification Therapy: Motivational Interviewing Questions B: Reunification Therapy: Behavioral Activation C: Empathy Training for Parents
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Bristol University Press Safeguarding Children and Young People Online
Book SynopsisThe first book to provide practitioners with an evidence-based, practical guide to safeguarding children and young people from abuse in a world of sexting, selfies and snap chat.Trade Review“Claudia Megele’s argument is well made and comprehensive, it is hard not to agree with what she asserts and she has research to back up her assertions… Overall, it is a book that I would highly recommend to any practitioner working with young people, whether that is in the field of social work, psychotherapy, psychology or teaching.” Journal of Social Work PracticeTable of ContentsPreface Foreword Chapter 1. Digital Lives and Cyborg Childhood Chapter 2. Online Identity and Digital Citizenship and Boundaries Chapter 3. The 10 C’s Psycho-Socio-Ecological model for holistic safeguarding Chapter 4. Play and Online Video Games Chapter 5. “Internet Addiction”, Problematic Use of Online Media and Online Gambling Chapter 6. Sexting Chapter 7. Online Grooming and Sexual Abuse Chapter 8. Cyberbullying Chapter 9. Cybercrime, online offending and Youth Justice Chapter 10. Online Radicalisation Chapter 11. Future of Technology and its Safeguarding Challenges
£18.04
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Child to Parent Violence and Abuse: Family
Book SynopsisProviding an authoritative overview of the growing phenomena of child to parent violence - a feature in the daily life of increasing numbers of families - this book outlines what we know about it, what is effective in addressing it, and outlines a proven model for intervention. Based on non-violent resistance (NVR), the model is founded on a number of key elements: parental commitment to non-violence, de-escalation skills, increased parental presence, engaging the support network and acts of reconciliation. The book outlines the theory and principles, and provides pragmatic guidance for implementing these elements, accompanied by case studies to bring the theory to life.Trade ReviewAn excellent strengths-based practitioner guide to dealing with child-parent violence that is both theoretical coherent and easily applicable to practice. -- Dr John Sharry, Co-founder Parents Plus CharityThis book is based upon the author's extensive experience of practising and researching an area that is increasingly recognised as having very serious implications for families. Accessibly written, it provides a wealth of insights and guidance and should be required reading on all qualifying and post-qualifying courses in social work and related disciplines. -- Professor Brid Featherstone, Head of Department (Behavioural and Social Sciences), University of HuddersfieldI am delighted to recommend this book to the IASW readership and believe that it should be an essential book present in the offices of those in the helping professions, as well as being a core text within social work/allied healthcare programmes. * Irish Association of Social Workers Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: Theory and Good Practice; 1. Coming to terms with child to parent violence and abuse;2. What do we know about child to parent violence and abuse: where and why?; 3. Gender, domestic violence and child to parent violence and abuse; 4. Responses to child to parent violence and abuse; 5. Facilitating change: solution focused therapy and child to parent violence and abuse; 6. Messages from research about Non Violent Resistance; Part II: The Non Violent Resistance Model; 7. Introducing Non Violent Resistance;8. Implementing Non Violent Resistance - Foundations and Scaffolding;9. Non Violent Resistance in Action;10. Supporting practice, supporting families; References
£30.26
Canadian Scholars Reflective Practice in Child and Youth Care: A
Book SynopsisA unique manual to the discipline, Reflective Practice in Child and Youth Care addresses the need for distinct models of reflective practice across all Child and Youth Care (CYC) sectors. This seminal work contextualizes the history of reflective practice and provides readers with the necessary tools to develop their own approach to reflective practice. Special topics and key concepts include reflective practice theory, the mindfulness-reflection connection, and transformative learning techniques. Aligned with the CYC Code of Ethics and the CYC Competencies of Professionalism, this book promotes selfawareness and critical self-reflection through case studies, end-of chapter discussion questions, reflective writing templates, and selfassessment exercises. Fostering reflective methods and self-care strategies that can be used in practicums and professional settings, this unique workbook is an essential resource for students at any stage of a college or university program in child and youth care.Features allows instructor flexibility with chapters that can be taught in any preferred order connects to concepts that are covered across child and youth care program courses, strengthening student comprehension provides exercises that range in content and depth to ensure student engagement throughout the completion of the textbook
£54.00
HarperCollins Publishers SKIN DEEP All she wanted was a mummy but was she
Book SynopsisRejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved.Am I ugly, Mummy?' are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity case in the other and the bemused Watsons can only stare in amazement at this tiny eight year old girl who is being guided into the room by her social worker.Phillipa, known as Flip has Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and life with her single mother has come to an abrupt end after a fire burned the house down. When Casey meets Flip, the child seems remarkably unfazed by what has happened and the thing that seems to worry her is that Casey might find her ugly.Casey has come across children with FAS in her previous job in a high school behaviour unit, but is now realising that fostering Flip is going to be full of challenges which will test her and Mike's skills to the limit.
£9.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Monitoring State Compliance with the UN
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents a discussion on human rights-based attributes for each article pertinent to the substantive rights of children, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It provides the reader with a unique and clear overview of the scope and core content of the articles, together with an analysis of the latest jurisprudence of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. For each article of the UNCRC, the authors explore the nature and scope of corresponding State obligations, and identify the main features that need to be taken into consideration when assessing a State’s progressive implementation of the UNCRC. This analysis considers which aspects of a given right are most important to track, in order to monitor States' implementation of any given right, and whether there is any resultant change in the lives of children. This approach transforms the narrative of legal international standards concerning a given right into a set of characteristics that ensure no aspect of said right is overlooked. The book develops a clear and comprehensive understanding of the UNCRC that can be used as an introduction to the rights and principles it contains, and to identify directions for future policy and strategy development in compliance with the UNCRC. As such, it offers an invaluable reference guide for researchers and students in the field of childhood and children’s rights studies, as well as a wide range of professionals and organisations concerned with the subject.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Part I: General Principles Chapter 2: Article 2 - The right to non-discriminationChapter 3: Article 3 - The best interest of the childChapter 4: Article 6 - The rights to life, survival, and developmentChapter 5: Article 12 - The right to be heardPart 2: Civil and Political RightsChapter 6: Article 7 - The right to a name, nationality, and to know and be cared for by parentsChapter 7: Article 8 - The right to preservation of identityChapter 8: Article 13 - The right to freedom of expressionChapter 9: Article 14 - The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religionChapter 10: Article 15 - The right to freedom of association and assemblyChapter 11: Article 16 - The right to protection of privacyChapter 12: Article 17 - The right to access to diverse sources of informationPart 3: Family Environment and Alternative Care RightsChapter 13: Article 5 - The right to parental guidance consistent with the evolving capacity of the childChapter 14: Article 9 - The right not to be separated from parentsChapter 15: Article 10 - The right to family reunificationChapter 16: Article 11 - The right to protection from illicit transfer and non-return of children abroadChapter 17: Article 18 - Rights concerning parental responsibilityChapter 18: Article 20 - Rights concerning children deprived of their family environmentChapter 19: Article 21 - AdoptionChapter 20: Article 25 - The right to periodic review of treatment and all other circumstances of placementPart 4: Disability, Health, and Welfare RightsChapter 21: Article 23 - The rights of children with disabilitiesChapter 22: Article 24 - The right to healthChapter 23: Article 26 - The right to benefit from social securityChapter 24: Article 27 - The right to a standard of living adequate for physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social developmentChapter 25: Article 33 - The right to protection from illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substancesPart 5: Education, Leisure, and Cultural Activities RightsChapter 26: Article 28 - The right to educationChapter 27: Article 29 - The aims of educationChapter 28: Article 30 - Cultural, religious, and linguistic rights of minority or indigenous childrenChapter 29: Article 31 - The rights to rest, play, recreation, and cultural and artistic activitiesPart 6: Protection Measures from ViolenceChapter 30: Article 19 - The right to protection from all forms of violenceChapter 31: Article 37 - Prohibition of torture, capital punishment, and arbitrary deprivation of libertyChapter 32: Article 39 - The right to physical and psychological recovery of child victimsPart 7: Protection Measures from ExploitationChapter 33: Article 32 - The right to protection from economic exploitation and hazardous activitiesChapter 34: Article 34 - The right to protection from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuseChapter 35: Article 36 - The right to protection from other forms of exploitationPart 8: Protection Measures for Children in Vulnerable SituationsChapter 36: Article 22 - The right to protection for refugee and asylum-seeking childrenChapter 37: Article 35 - Prevention of abduction, sale, and traffickingChapter 38: Article 38 - The right to protection from armed conflictChapter 39: Article 40 - The rights in the juvenile justice settingPart 9: General Measures of ImplementationChapter 40: Article 1 - Definition of a child Chapter 41: Article 4 - States Parties’ obligationsChapter 42: Articles 42 and 44(6) - Making the Convention and States Parties’ compliance widely known
£44.99
Open University Press Developing Multiprofessional Teamwork for
Book SynopsisThis popular and bestselling book provides an important practical resource for all professionals engaged with planning, implementing and evaluating multi-professional teamwork and practice in children's services. This new third edition builds on the success of earlier editions, retaining its classic chapters of enduring value while incorporating some fresh new content. Four new chapters - chosen to highlight and consider contemporary new developments in the field - explore safeguarding children; the challenges of information sharing; new integrated approaches to SEN; and multi-agency responses to child sexual exploitation.Combining theoretical perspectives, research evidence from the 'real world' of children's services, and reflections on policy and practice, this new edition retains its popular approach and is fully updated to reflect the numerous changes to policy, practice, and research. The book:â
£27.89
Cambridge University Press Working with Families Experiencing Vulnerability
Book SynopsisVulnerability is not a fixed state; people and families can move in and out of experiencing vulnerability throughout their lives. All families are at risk of experiencing vulnerability at some point, which means that social workers and other professionals must be equipped with the skills to effectively provide them with support. Working with Families Experiencing Vulnerability: A Partnership Approach provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to family-centred practice for the social work, human services, health and education professions. This edition has been comprehensively revised and features new chapters on working with families affected by natural disasters, families experiencing poverty, MÄori families, LGBTQIA+ families and families where a parent has an intellectual disability. Emphasis is placed on promoting a rights-based, relational approach to working with children and young people, who are most at risk of experiencing vulnerability. Each chapter includes case studies,Table of Contents1. The context for practice with children, young people, and their families Menka Tsantefski and Susan Heward-Belle; 2. Person-centred, relationship-based practice Susan Heward-Belle, Brigid Lang-Norris, Pam O'Connor, Lauren Redmile and Susan Brown; 3. Working within and between organisational boundaries Dorothy Scott; 4. Poverty and its impacts on children and families Peter Matthewson, Paul Harris and Menka Tsantefski; 5. Attachment theory Amy Conley Wright and Peiling Kong; 6. Engaging with fathers for the care and safety of families Susan Heward-Belle and Patrick O'Leary; 7. Parenting in a new land Asukulu Bulimwengu and Pooja Sawrikar; 8. Working with parents with problematic substance use and mental health issues Sharon Dawe, Paul Harnett and Elizabeth Eggins; 9. Children in the midst of family violence Larissa Fogden, Cathy Humphreys and Menka Tsantefski; 10. Supporting children and families affected by disasters Elizabeth A. Newnham, Enrique Mergelsberg, Lauren Kosta, Katitza Marinkovic Chavez, Jonathan Bullen, Jane Nursey and Lisa Gibbs; 11. Working with families in pregnancy Jo Spangaro; 12. Working with children: a rights-based, relational approach to practice Menka Tsantefski and Mary Jo Mc Veigh; 13. Understanding young people Jioji Ravulo; 14. Parenting with intellectual disability Susan Collings and Margaret Spencer; 15. Family-led decision-making approaches with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families Lynette Riley, Sarah Ciftci and Irene Wardle; 16. Working with Māori whānau (families) Sharyn Roberts; 17. Supporting people of diverse genders and sexualities Peter Matthewson and Ives Rose; 18. Working with kinship care families Ann MacRae and Dave Vicary.
£47.49
Cambridge University Press Childrens Rights and Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisChildren often fare the worst when communities face social and environmental changes. The quality of food, water, affection and education that children receive can have major impacts on their subsequent lives and their potential to become engaged and productive citizens. At the same time, children often lack both a private and public voice, and are powerless against government and private decision-making. In taking a child rights-based approach to sustainable development, this volume defines and identifies children as the subjects of development, and explores how their rights can be respected, protected and promoted while also ensuring the economic, social and environmental sustainability of our planet.Trade Review'Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn's brilliant edited collection links children's rights to the world's crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through rigorous analysis, led by inspiring vision. This volume offers lawyers, legal scholars and policy leaders a coherent and carefully researched series of outstanding expert perspectives from rapidly advancing law and policy on sustainable development, while the pressing challenges and insights for the protection of the most vulnerable, our children and our future, secure its worth for all our libraries.' Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, University of Waterloo and University of CambridgeTable of ContentsPart I. A Children's Rights Approach to Sustainable Development: 1. Introduction Claire Fenton-Glynn; 2. Children's rights and sustainable development from a 'law and development' perspective Wouter Vandenhole; Part II. Fundamental Rights: 3. Rethinking children's rights through a sustainability lens: implications for education Julie M. Davis; 4. The right to participate in domestic law and policy development Holly Doel-Mackaway; 5. What course without evils? Rare diseases, children's right to health and sustainable development goals Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz; 6. Gender equality, children's rights and sustainable development Amanda Kron; 7. Children with disabilities, human rights and sustainable development Paul Harpur and Michael A. Stein; Part III. Children and the Environment: 8. Inter-generational equity and children's rights: the role of sustainable development and justice Sumudu Atapattu; 9. Children's rights and the environmental dimension of sustainable development Ellen Desmet; 10. Children's rights and climate change Karin Arts; 11. Inclusion of indigenous children's rights: informing water management in Canada Carissa Wong; Part IV. Children's Rights in a Gloablised World: 12. Children's rights, international trade law, and economic globalisation Sebastien Jodoin and Candice Pollock; 13. Present needs and future prospects: exploring the policy conundrum of working children in developing nations Jenny Driscoll; 14. Advancing the right to play in international development Tara M. Collins and Laura Wright; 15. Rapid development and the child's future right to the city Liam Magee, Amanda Third and David Sweeting; 16. Healthy diet as a global sustainable development issue: reasons, relationships and a recommendation Lucia A. Reisch and Wencke Gwozdz; Part V. Concluding Remarks: 17. The future research agenda: where to from here? Claire Fenton-Glynn; Index.
£105.45
Nova Science Publishers Inc The Child Welfare System: Perspectives,
Book SynopsisThe Child Welfare System: Perspectives, Challenges and Future Directions opens with a description of the empirical results of a study on bird''s nest parenting as a form of shared parenting. Bird''s nest parenting ensures that children have both a stable home with the continuity of their prior lifestyle and the chance to live everyday life with both parents. Next, the authors report the findings of child protection workers'' experiences with and perspectives on child engagement in the context of child protection assessment in Estonia. Child protective workers make difficult decisions that affect the everyday lives of children and their families, including removing children and dismantling families, and therefore careful and comprehensive assessment is one of the most significant challenges in the field. The closing chapter considers the connection between agency practices and environments on child outcomes such as length of time spent in foster care, placement changes, and child mental health.
£62.04
Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Welfare Services: Background, Funding and
Book SynopsisChild welfare services are intended to prevent the abuse or neglect of children; ensure that children have safe, permanent homes; and promote the well-being of children and their families. Federal support for child welfare activities is provided via multiple programs. The largest share of this federal child welfare funding is provided for support of children in foster care, and for ongoing assistance to children who leave foster care for new permanent families (via adoption or legal kinship guardianship). This book begins with an overview of appropriations activities for child welfare programs. It then includes a discussion of how annual funding levels are determined for child welfare programs and briefly discusses the effect of sequestration on that child welfare funding. The remainder, and largest part, of the book provides descriptions of each federal child welfare program.
£163.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Issues in Child Care
Book SynopsisA majority of states used funding from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in fiscal year 2017 to entirely or mostly support 7 of 10 major state child care activities. Chapters 1 and 2 examine the extent to which states use CCDF funds to support their child care system, the kinds of CCDF-related activities states engage in that affect children who are not receiving CCDF subsidies, and how states plan to use the increase in CCDF funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. Each year, millions of children age 5 and under receive publicly funded early care and education (ECE) services. Chapter 3 examines the number and characteristics of state ECE programs and the extent to which they share characteristics or overlap with federal or other state programs; and how states fund their ECE programs, including any related benefits and challenges reported by states. Chapter 4 discusses examines the federal investment in early learning and child care programs; fragmentation, overlap, and duplication among early learning and child care programs and agencies' efforts to address these conditions; and the extent to which agencies assess performance for programs with an explicit early learning or child care purpose. The cost of safe, good-quality child care prevents many low and middle-income parents from working, or forces them to work fewer hours, or accept lower wages. The federal government provides direct support to improve child care quality and subsidize child care costs for low- and middle-income families through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Chapter 5 discusses recent legislation on child care quality and access. Trauma is a widespread, harmful, and costly public health problem, and its effects are especially detrimental to children. Any frightening, dangerous, or violent event that threatens a child or their loved ones can potentially be traumatic. Chapter 6 reviews selected states' efforts to support children affected by trauma. Some international human rights standards allow broad state interventions in families based on the state's conception of the best interest of the child. These states believe it is better to remove a child from its biological parents rather than let the child stay at home. The United States has grappled with where the threshold should be for removal of children from their parents. One major consideration in this balancing of interests should be the potentially lifelong suffering and even abuse faced by children who were removed from their own families, and who remain without permanent families in the foster care system as reported in chapter 7.Table of ContentsPrefaceChild Care: States Report Child Care and Development Funds Benefit All Children in CareChild Care and Development Fund: Subsidy Receipt and Plans for New FundsChild Care and Early Education: Most States Offer Preschool Programs and Rely on Multiple Funding SourcesThe Evolving Geopolitics of Energy Transit in EuropeChild Care Quality and Access Act of 2019Children Affected By Trauma: Selected States Report Various Approaches and Challenges to Supporting ChildrenIn the Best Interest of the Child: Best Practices for Keeping Families Safely TogetherCommission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeIndex.
£113.59
North Atlantic Books,U.S. Empty Hands, A Memoir: One Woman's Journey to
Book SynopsisEmpty Hands is the inspiring memoir of Zulu nurse and healthcare activist Sister Abegail Ntleko. Growing up poor in a rural village with a father who didn''t believe in educating girls, against seemingly insurmountable odds Sister Abegail earned her nursing degree and began work as a community nurse and educator, dedicating her life to those in need. "Her story tells us," says Desmond Tutu, who wrote the foreword to the book, "what a single person can accomplish when heart and mind work together in the service of others."Overcoming poverty and racism within the apartheid South African system, she adopted her first child at a time when it was unheard of to do so. And then she did it again and again. In forty years she has taken in and cared for hundreds of children who had nothing, saving babies—many of them orphans whose parents died of AIDS—from hospitals that were ready to give up on them and let them die. Empty Hands describes the harshness of Ntleko''s circumstances with wit and wisdom in direct, beautifully understated prose and will appeal not only to activists and aid workers, but to anyone who believes in the power of the human spirit to rise above suffering and find peace, joy, and purpose."Ntleko''s story, which she tells in simple language, is inspiring and moving. She neither dwells in nor dramatizes the hardships she has faced, preferring instead to focus on ''fill[ing] her hands with love and then spend[ing] all that love until [her] hands are empty again.'' A brief, genuine, heartfelt memoir of an awe-inspiring life."—Kirkus Reviews
£10.79
Nova Science Publishers Inc Child Welfare: Program Requirements for States
Book SynopsisStates have primary responsibility for administering child welfare funds. However, the federal government provides substantial child welfare funding that is contingent on states meeting certain program requirements. The greatest part of federal assistance for general child welfare services, as well as adoption assistance, foster care, the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program and Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, is included in Title IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act. Under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), states also receive funds to strengthen child protective services, develop networks of state-wide community-based, prevention focused family resource and support programs, and improve handling, investigation and prosecution of child maltreatment cases. This book categorises and describes state program requirements linked to these federally funded child welfare programs and includes a list of important related definitions from the Social Security Act.
£26.09
