Social work Books

Book SynopsisHighlighting the importance of a 'safe place' as the foundation of the healing process for those affected by child sexual abuse, this practical book details the factors that contribute to a secure therapeutic climate where recovery can take place.The Children and Families Project draws on the perspectives of those who have been abused to show how a person-centred approach to establishing a sense of safety can enable children and their relatives to regain trust and self-esteem.The book demonstrates how therapeutic services can be improved through feedback from service users and how creative activities such as storytelling, painting and drama can encourage the expression of experiences. The need for preventative work is also addressed. Of particular relevance to professionals is the exploration of some of the difficulties that may be encountered in this field of work, such as the tension that can arise between therapeutic work and the child protection system.This is an invaluable resource for anyone working with abused children and adults.Trade ReviewThe book provides a comprehensive approach to treatment, balancing compassion with structure and theories with practical guidance. -- Child and Families, City of Edinburgh CouncilNot an easy read, Creating a Safer Place is however, an accessible and intelligent book for all practitioners of whatever discipline who may deal with child abuse in their work. It may also be of interest to younger people, parents and carers looking for support for them-selves and/or their children. It should also be essential reading for policy makers. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. -- Young Minds MagazinesThis book is clearly written, making it accessible for a wide range of professionals and service users. Specialist projects like this one deserve to influence policy and the allocation of resources. -- Community CareThis book is written by a group of colleagues from the National Children's Home Childcare and Families Project who work with children, families and young people using a person-centred approach. This is a highly practical book and those counsellors considering offering a service similar to that of NCH would find it extremely useful. -- Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalAt best, therapeutic services for sexually abused children and their families are in short supply and often restricted to short-term intervention. At worst they can be misattuned to the needs of traumatised children and their carers. Alternatives often rely on small specialist project highlights the reparative value of post-protection therapy. The team draws on person-centred and trauma frameworks to inform creative approaches such as art-work, drama, storytelling and poetry. Their work is predicated on the provision of a safe therapeutic space and on trust in the capacity of individual children and adults to mobilise their inner strength. Case examples and material contributed by service users illustrate how, in a supportive environment, lives fragmented by trauma can become more whole. The book is clearly written and easily readable, making it accessible for a wide range of professionals and for service users. Specialist projects like this one deserve to influence policy and the allocation of resources. Securing resources might make organisations less fearful of addressing the plight of silenced children. Meanwhile, this book will benefit policy makers, managers engaged in project design, practitioners and service users wishing to address post-protection issues. -- Sue Richardson, PsychotherapistThe book is impressive for its use of individuals' own accounts and for stressing the importance of the notion of trust within therapeutic relationships. There are also plenty of practical tips on how to create a trusting environment. -- Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword, by Dr Mooli Lahad 1. Developing the Service. 2. Child sexual abuse - effects on the child. 3. Child sexual abuse - effects on the family. 4. Creating the safe therapeutic space. 5. Coming through the door. 6. Helping children through pictures and models. 7. Helping children through words and drama. 8. Sharon's story: a case study. 9. Helping adults to recover and change. 10. Helping families to recover and rebuild. 11. Working towards prevention of child sexual abuse. Postscript. Appendix 1. Looking after ourselves. Appendix 2. Tensions between therapeutic work and the child protection system. Appendix 3. The risk of dependency. Appendix 4. Gender issues. Appendix 5. Evaluation. Appendix 6. The Working Agreement. Appendix 7. Information for parents or carers whose child attends The Children and Families Project. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre-school children who live in challenging circumstances. Focusing on assessment of need, Brigid Daniel and Sally Wassell show how to evaluate resilience using checklists and background information.They explain that children in their early years gain resilience from a range of experiences, including attachment relationships, opportunities to develop self-esteem and learning to understand others and behaving in a positive way towards them. With this in mind, they set out ways of encouraging pro-social behaviour in young children: involving them in the process of evaluation, giving support to the parent or carer of the child, and using activities to nurture the child's `theory of mind'. Including guidance on ongoing monitoring and supported by case studies from practice, this book is an essential guide to nurturing resilience for all those who work with young children and their families.The workbook stands alone but also forms part of a set along with two other resilience resources on The School Years and Adolescence. The complete set can be bought together at a reduced price.Trade ReviewThe workbooks are easy to read and use the same format in each volume. They explain resilience theory and encourage practitioners to place intervention and assessment within ecological framework. This entails considering what resources might be available to the child at each of three levels: child, family relations and wider community... The workbooks would be invaluable to parents/carers/foster families and those practitioners who have little child development knowledge. For students and occupational therapists who are new to working with children, they would be a very useful adjunct to learning, to the advanced practitioner they would be a refreshing revisit to child development in relation to occupational lifestyle. -- Napot Journal(Review for the 3 Volume Set)'These three workbooks are a welcome and important addition to the tools available to childcare social workers, foster carers, residential workers and others involved in assessment and direct work with children and young people. Each book stands alone and could be used to inform and illuminate work with a particular child. Taken as a set they are a rich and lasting resource.' -- Adoption & FosteringTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction to Resilience. 2. When and How to use Workbook. 3. Secure Base. 4. Education. 5. Friendships. 6. Talents and Interests. 7. Positive Values. 8. Social Competencies. 9. Intervention. 10. Case Studies. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this thought-provoking book, Jan Walmsley and Kelley Johnson discuss participative approaches to research and provide an up-to-date account of inclusive practice with individuals with learning disabilities. Drawing on evidence from two major studies, they explain how lessons learnt from inclusive research in the learning disability field are applicable to others working with marginalized groups. The authors examine the origins and the process of inclusive research, describing:* how and why it takes place* who carries it out* who funds it* how it is designed* how it relates to policy and practice.They look at the challenges inherent in this work, such as balancing the voice of the researcher with that of disabled participants and clarifying roles within research projects, and explore how it can become more inclusive and empowering. Providing valuable information and advice to researchers, policy makers and students as well as other health and social care professionals, this book presents a comprehensive examination of participative research in social care.Trade ReviewWalmsley and Johnson have presented us with an excellent book in Inclusive Research with People with Learning Disabilities. As the full title suggests, this book explores the past, present and futures of inclusive research with people with learning disabilities. This is done well.I found this book both intriguing and enjoyable. It is full of insight, fact and reference, and is written in a clear and illuminating style. In many places throughout this well-ordered text examples are usefully employed to highlight the discussion. Without a doubt, I think that this book is a timely addition to the area. It fills a gap in the literature and is clearly and authoritatively written. In my view it should be essential reading for anyone concerned with the lives of people with learning disabilities. -- British Journal Of Social WorkThis is a fascinating book, partly because of it's subject matter, partly because the very ambivalence it identifies among inclusive researchers is painfully played out on its pages. The authors aim to record, review and celebrate the achievements of inclusive research, but also to tackle the current `stifling' of debate about the very real challenges of involving people with learning disabilities in the research process. -- Social PolicyPolicy makers, researchers, practitioners and students should find in this reader some thought-provoking and authoritative information and advice on how to carry out truly inclusive research with people with learning disabilities. -- Care & Health MagazineFar more than a "how to do it" handbook. The pages are filled with thought-provoking suggestions, and nothing is taken for granted. The book was inspired by "questions we dared not ask", as the authors confess, and it does indeed consider a range of sensitive issues about power, ownership, initiation and value. -- Community CareTable of ContentsIntroduction: Reputable? Helpful?…and Inclusive? Part 1. Describing the Past. 1. Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and… Inclusive Research: Or Where Did It All Start? 2. Normalizing, Emancipating and Making a Stand. 3. Inclusive Research in Learning Disability: Beginnings. 4. Knowing the Elephant. Part 2. Exploring the Research Process. 5. Nothing About Us Without Us: Good Times Bad Times. 6. Living Safer Sexual Lives: Making Research Work. 7. What Matters to People with Learning Disabilities? 8. Managing Inclusive Research. 9. Who Uses it and How? 10. What Has Been Achieved. Part 3. Beyond Rhetoric to New Realities. 11. Beyond Rhetoric... 12. ...To New Realities. 13. Conclusion: Why Do It? References. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state. Providing a variety of social constructionist perspectives on the idea of the 'client', it presents in-depth discussion of the roles, language and contexts of meetings between social workers and their clients.International contributors present discussion on categorization, analysing identities and reflexive practice. Drawing data from a variety of sources, including meetings, client files and transcribed dialogues with clients, the book employs methods such as conversation and discourse analysis to propose new insights into what it means to be a client of the human services agency.Bringing together a rich variety of data, this volume forms an important contribution to major debates on the nature of social work and counselling. As well as innovative approaches to theory and research, the implications for practice in social work and counselling are discussed. Challenging previously-held notions about clienthood, this book is a useful and thought-provoking resource for social workers, counsellors, policy makers, academics, researchers and students and trainers in social work and counselling.Trade ReviewThis reader should be of interest to social work students, and to existing social work staff who want or need to reflect on their practice…nicely illustrated with examples. -- Care & Health MagazineTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: Beyond a universal client. Kirsi Juhila, University of Tampere, Tarja Pösö, University of Tampere, Chris Hall and Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield, UK. Part I. Constructing Client Identities and Morals. 2. Legitimating the rejecting of your child in a social work meeting. Christopher Hall, University of Huddersfield, Arja Jokinen and Eero Suoninen, University of Tampere. 3. Caring but not coping: Fashioning a legitimate parent identity. Christopher Hall and Stef Slembrouck, University of Ghent, Belgium. 4. Negotiating clienthood and the moral order of a relationship in couple therapy. Katja Kurri and Jarl Wahlström, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Part II. Categorizing and Negotiating Clienthoods. 5. Creating a `bad' client: Disalignment of institutional identities in social work interaction. Kirsi Juhila. 6. Parental identity under construction: Discourse and conversation analysis of a family supervision order. Carol van Nijnatten, University of Utrecht, Netherlands and Gerard Hofstede, Youth Care Policy Officer, Southern Netherlands. 7. The absent client: Case description and decision-making in inter-professional meetings. Pirjo Nikander, University of Tampere. 8. The dilemma of victim positioning in group therapy for abusive men. Terhi Partanen, University of Jyväskylä. Part III. Client work in professional contexts. 9. Trafficking in meaning: Constructive social work in child protection practice. Ah Hin Teoh, Jim Laffer, Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield and Andrew Turnell, Independent Social Worker, Australia. 10. Complicated gender. Tarja Pösö, University of Tampere. 11. The social worker and moral judge: Blame, responsibility and case formulation. Sue White, University of Huddersfield. 12. Writers', clients', counsellors' and readers' perspectives in constructing resistant clients. Gale Miller, Marquette University, USA. 13. Client, user, member as constructed in institutional interaction. Søren Peter Olesen, University of Aalburg and Danish National School of Social Work. 14. Conclusion: Yes, but is any of this any use? Christopher Hall, Nigel Parton, Kirsi Juhila and Tarja Pösö. Appendix. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of restorative justice and its practical application in a wide range of settings, showing how it can help both victims and offenders when harm has been done.Drawing on many years' experience of working in victim support, probation, mediation and restorative practices, Marian Liebmann uses pertinent case examples to illustrate how restorative justice can be used effectively to work with crime and its effects. Also included are sections on confronting bullying in schools, dealing with sexual and racial violence, tackling antisocial behaviour and community reconciliation after war. Whether in the context of families, schools, communities, criminal justice or prisons, the author argues that restorative justice is a `seamless philosophy' which can be applied flexibly to meet diverse needs. Liebmann provides an international outlook, examining how restorative justice is practised around the world, including traditional Maori and Aboriginal approaches.Restorative Justice: How It Works is a key reference for magistrates, social workers, probation officers, Youth Offending Team workers, police, teachers and health professionals, as well as the lay reader.Trade ReviewIn recent years,the idea of restorative justice increasingly is on the minds of individuals and societies interested in approaches to justice that focus on restoring victims and communities rather than punishing offenders. Thus, the arrival of Liebmann's recent book on the topic represents a welcome opportunity for a summation of the history and future of the movement both in the United Kingdom, where the author is based, and abroad. Restorative Justice: How it Works aims to be broad in scope and examines restorative justice approaches in diverse contexts, including family,school,community,criminal justice, and prison environments. The Author views her book as having relevance to practitioners as well as to students and others affected by restorative justice, such as teachers and lawyers'. -- PsycCritquesIt is a joy to read a carefully considered and crafted book by an author who is a leader in their field. This is all the more so when you are being led from a state of uncertain ignorance in the subject, through to that satisfying feeling of being able to know that by the end you have some grip on the topic...Art therapy is one of Marian's passions, and her expertise and appreciation of its transformative power leaps from these pages...By placing people, and not processes, at the centre of justice and demonstrating the effect that art can have on those involved, the restorative approach brings a human element to crime and its effects. And there can be few books better that this one to guide the inquiring mind through that landscape of pain and redemption. -- Anne Peaker Centre for ArtsMarian Liebmann, already well known in the field of restorative justice (RJ), here surveys modern RJ, from its origins in Canada more than 30 years ago up to 2007. Her experience in teaching, victim support, mediation and RJ itself enables her to give this broad overview, including not only the criminal law sense of the phrase but also restorative processes or practices in many other contexts. -- Around EuropeMarian Liebmann, already well-known in the field of restorative justice (RJ) here surveys modern RJ, from its origins in Canada more than 30 years ago up to 2007. Her experience in teaching, victim support, mediation and RJ itself enables her to give this broad overview, including not only the criminal law sense of the phrase but also restorative processes or practices in many other contexts. -- The FriendMarian Liebmann's book is an excellent introduction to the field, giving a clear insight into what RJ is and how it works. This is an uplifting book. In times when we are constantly assailed on all sides by dreadful news of crimes and wars, it is heartening to learn to initiatives that bring reconciliation and reparation, and which are shown to be working. Very readable and clearly written book extremely useful. I strongly recommend this book as an excellent introduction to a topic of ever-groing importance. -- Coventry University Law JournalThe book is easy to read; it is easy to pick up and put down and pick up again to read where I left off. It's a great browsing book and at no time did I feel lost in "academic-speak." -- Carrie J Reid, PhD(Cand), RCATThe considerable achievement of this book that it covers a broad international field and explains in detail how restorative justice practice works in different context. Marian Liebmann's book is for practitioners of restorative justice, for those coming to the practice for the first time and for many professionals who need to know about it as it increasingly impinges on their work. -- Prison Service JournalThe strength of this book is in its ability to present a considerable amount of information providing a good overview of the development of restorative justice. The book benefits from the provision of examples and methods of practice which further highlight the key debates within restorative justice. One of the key debates is how restorative justice fits within a jurisdiction which views criminal justice as a 'system' rather than a 'process', and in which cultures are entrenched to the extent that there are barriers to utilising some of the benefits of restorative justice. The book would be a very useful addition to any reading list for students of restorative justice, for practitioners and policy makers. -- The Howard JournalThis comprehensive guide provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of restorative justice and its practical application in a wide range of settings, showing how it can help both victims and offenders when harm has been done… Restorative Justice: How It Works is a key reference for magistrates, social workers, probation officers, Youth Offending Team workers, police, teachers and health professionals, as well as the lay reader. -- Practice LinksThis is an optimistic book which I am glad to have read. -- Quakers In Criminal Justice NewsletterThis is an uplifting book. In times when we are constantly assailed on all sides by dreadful news of crimes and wars, it is heartening to read about initiatives that bring reconciliation and reparation, and which are shown to be working. Those who are new to this subject will find this very readable and clearly written book extremely useful. The wealth of examples adds to the interest of the book as well as giving a deeper understanding of the processes involved in RJ, its challenges and potential. The final section which lists useful resources - books, websites and organisations - will be especially valuable to anyone seeking to enter this rewarding field. I strongly recommend this book as an excellent introduction to a topic of ever-growing importance. -- Solicitors JournalWhat is restorative justice (RJ)? This book is an excellent way to start to find out what it is, and 'what it can do'. This is an uplifting book. In times when we are constantly assailed on all sides by dreadful news of crimes and wars, it is heartending to learn of initiatives that bring reconciliation and reparation, and which are shown to be working. Those who are new to this subject will find this very readable and clearly written book extremely useful. The wealth of examples adds to the interest of the book as well as giving a deeper understanding of the process involved in RJ, its challenges and potential. The final section which lists useful resources - books, web sites and organizations - will be expecially valuable to anyone seeking to enter this rewarding field. I strongly recommend this book as an excellent introduction to a topic of ever-growing importance. -- Justice of the PeaceWhat is restorative justice? This book is an excellent way to start to find out what it is, and what it can do… Those who are new to this subject will find this very readable and clearly written book extremely useful. The wealth of examples adds to the interest of the book as well as giving a deeper understanding of the processes involved in RJ, its challenges and potential. The final section which lists useful resources - books, web sites and organizations - will be especially valuable to anyone seeking to enter this rewarding field. I strongly recommend this book as an excellent introduction to a topic of ever-growing importance. -- Justice of the Peace JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. What is Restorative Justice? 2. A Brief History of Restorative Justice. 3. Restorative Approaches Involving Victims and Offenders Separately. 4. Models of Restorative Justice Involving Victims and Offenders Together. 5. Restorative Approaches for the Early Years of Life 6. Restorative Approaches in Schools 7. Restorative Justice with Victims and Young Offenders in the UK. 8. Restorative Justice with Victims and Adult Offenders in the UK. 9. Restorative Justice in Prisons 1: Prisoners Making Amends.10. Restorative Justice in Prisons 2: Relationships in the Prison Community. 11. Restorative Justice Around the World. 12. Restorative Justice in Complex and Sensitive Cases. 13. Issues in Restorative Justice. 14. Research: A Selection. 15. Restorative Justice after Large-Scale Violence or Oppression. 16. Arts Approaches to Restorative Justice. Postscript: Growing Points. Appendix 1. Restorative Justice Consortium: Principles of Restorative Processes December (2004). Appendix 2. United Nations: Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters (2002). Appendix 3. Glossary. Appendix 4. Further Reading/Resources in Restorative Justice. Appendix 5. Organisations and websites. Appendix 6. Index of case studies. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisBased on a qualitative study of child protection practices this book takes a detailed look at what professionals actually 'do', contrasting the relatively straightforward process illustrated in procedural guidance with the uncertainty of the 'real world' of child protection work. Having observed case discussions and child protection conferences and interviewed professionals involved in child protection work, Helen Buckley sets out to clarify the factors that influence decision making in this field.Exploring the practice frameworks and sense-making techniques employed by child care professionals she demonstrates the importance of the cultural, political and organisational context in which the work is carried out. The processing of reported child protection concerns is followed from the earliest stages of identification to assessment, conferencing and long-term monitoring. In addition, data from interviews with parents who have been involved in child protection investigations provides a vitally important perspective for professionals.Emphasising that practice is a dynamic process requiring constant reflection and review, this book looks beyond procedural guidelines to help professionals, academics and policy makers involved with child assessment and protection to gain a deeper understanding of their work.Trade ReviewBuckley's argument is convincingly and cleverly made. It is the sort of analysis that, had it been available at the time, would have shed more light on why child protection professionals in the Victorian Climbié case failed to respond to her safeguarding needs... This book should be required reading for anyone undertaking a child abuse inquiry or serious review. -- Journal of Social WorkBuckley's account of the operation of the child protection process in one health board at a time of "unprecedented development" in the Irish child welfare system provides a unique and fascinating insight into the realities of practice. The meticulous nature of the research presented and the clarity of analysis does constitute a thought provoking and useful text that will assist practitioners, theorists and others interested in understanding the challenges for social workers involved in child protection and the influences on their practice. -- Child Care in PracticeIn this book the author seeks to make visible the professional practices of statutory social workers involved in the child protection process. By finding out more about what happens at the early stages of the processing of concerns about children - the referral stage and beyond- she argues we can understand more about the complexities and uncertainties of child protection work... This book is therefore of great interest to anyone involved in researching social work child protection or child welfare practice in the twenty first century. It will also be a valuable resource for anyone teaching social work practitioners, either as trainee social workers or in post- qualifying courses, as it encourages critical reflection based on the actual work of child protection as acted out by the workers themselves. Social work practitioners themselves will be able to use some of these case studies to help them understand the nature of their own work and the difficulties they daily face'. -- Journal of Practice TeachingThis is a book that deserves to be widely read by practitioners involved in child protection work... Throughout, the author examines in detail the dynamic processes of child protection work, providing the reader with important insights that extend far beyond the "official discourse" of policy and practice. In this way the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of professional practices in this area and gives a critical perspective on the current child protection system. -- Community PractitionerVery helpful references to further research. -- ROSTRUM (Scottish Quarterly Bulletin)This is a frank, no-punches-pulled description and discussion on the child protection system in the Republic of Ireland during the 1990's... It is a thoughtful book, relevant to UK practice too. -- Community CareTable of Contents1. Child Protection: The Social Regulation of Parenting. 2. `Constructing' Child Abuse. 3. Making Sense of Evidence: Assessment of Child Protection Concerns. 4. The Child Protection Conference. 5. The Evolution of Case `Careers': Medium to Long Term Child Protection Work. 6. The Parents' Perspectives 7. Concluding Analysis. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisServices for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. It addresses the challenges of measuring effectiveness in child welfare and explains the policy context for child welfare service delivery. Leading international contributors summarize the evidence of effectiveness in each core area, and consider the impact on children's development, parenting capacity and the wider community. Critically, the book also draws out the implications of the evidence for policy, practice and service delivery as well as for future research.This book is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners and commissioners of services in child welfare as well as students and researchers.Trade Review... this is a timely and important book given the continuing debate around evidence-based practice. It covers a wide range of services, including foster care, adoption, innovative approaches in schools and communities, and interventions with children who have experience abuse or neglect... This book will be a useful addition to the bookshelf for managers and social work practitioners... This is an interesting book for any practitioner or student seeking an overview of current debates about parenting young people and of initiatives undertaken by the TSA in this field. -- Journal of Children's ServicesI think this book succeeds in many ways. It provides solid reviews of the literature on the effectiveness of a range of child welfare interventions from the perspectives of knowledgeable U.K and U.S authors. There are chapters on some vital areas including residential treatment, foster care, home visiting, and school-based prevention programs. Several of the chapters are thought provoking, going beyond the typical literature review format to provide some real insight into the subject matter... this is a worthwhile book that deserves a place on the bookshelves of service developers, policy makers, and service researchers. It is informative and comprehensive. -- APA Review of BooksIf you are interested in learning what is known and particularly, what is still unknown about a comprehensive range of interventions to improve the lives of children in all sorts of difficulties, this is the book for you...There are consequently important lessons for both policy-makers and service providers in this book. Once again, the interventions that seem to be most effective work with children, young people, and parents. They have clear goals, are appropriately targeted and they are delivered by a well-trained and well-supported staff. There is much valuable discussion on the complexity of the problems that children and families face.Workforce investment seems to be the route to making sure that those interventions that we know form this book and others do work, are used routinely, appropriately and with skill. We have a very large and diverse workforce in children's social care. This book illustrates both the need to learn more about what works, with whom and u under what circumstances, but it also illustrates the need to improve the frontline delivery of services now, with the best use of the knowledge we already have. This will only be achieved by skilled and confident practitioners who can learn from this book. -- Children & SocietyThere is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services for families and children work well. This book provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. -- CAFCASSThis book illustrates both the need to learn more about what works, with whom and under what circumstances, but it also illustrates the need to improve the frontline delivery of services now, with the best of the knowledge we already have. This will only be achieved by skilled and confident practitioners who can learn from this book. -- National Children's BureauThis book... provides a timely contribution to the literature aimed at enhancing understanding of outcomes research in the UK and USA and the importance of developing evidence-based practice. This edited book provides comprehensive insights into the complex area of how intervention strategies impact on children and families in the two countries (UK and USA). The impressive list of contributors cover wide ranging issues concerning policy and service provision... The book is divided into six parts and manages to interweave UK and US perspectives in paired chapters, which is a real strength of the book. This style supports the reader in developing real insights into research undertaken in the two countries and facilitates a comparative analysis of wide-reaching service provision. The reader is able to engage with early childhood who has faced a range of abuse, fostering, adoption, residential care and school and community programmes. Through these areas, the authors manage to provide extensive evidence-based discussion that can be used to inform service providers, policy-makers and students...This book is a welcome edition and the contributors should be congratulated on the scope and depth they manage to achieve. Indeed, their reference list provides an excellent resource for the research community. -- Journal of Early Childhood ResearchThis publication gives an interesting insight into international research evidence on child welfare interventions. It covers a number of areas including general interventions for children; interventions for vulnerable children and families; interventions for children who have been abused or neglected; interventions for children who have been in care, or who have been adopted; as well as innovative approaches for schools and communities. The work covers evidence from both the UK and US. This book provides reliable and informative information and would be useful reading for policy makers, practitioners and commissioners of children's services. -- Child RightTwenty-six contributions from international researchers provide and overview of selected child welfare interventions in the US and the UK, summarizing the evidence for their effectiveness and discussing the implications for their policy, practice and research. In the first section, the program context for the child and family services in each country is described. Subsequent chapters focus on specific intervention, such as home visiting, foster family care, school interventions and community programs. -- Sci Tech Book NewsTable of ContentsForeword, Maria Eagle MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, UK. Preface. Part 1 Child Welfare in the UK and USA 1.Effectiveness of Child Welfare Interventions: Issues and Challenges, Peter J. Pecora, Casey Family Programs and University of Washington, US, Colette McAuley, Queens University, Belfast, UK, and Wendy Rose, The Open University, UK. 2. Child Welfare in the UK: Legislation, Policy and Practice, Wendy Rose, Jenny Gray, Department for Education and Skills, UK, and Colette McAuley. 3. Child Welfare in the US: Legislation, Policy and Practice, Peter Pecora, James K. Whittaker, University of Washington, US, and Anthony N. Maluccio, Boston College, MA. Part 2 Evidence on Interventions with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families. 4. Early Interventions with Young Children and their Parents in the UK, Marjorie Smith, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK. 5. Early Interventions with Young Children and their Parents in the US, K. Lori Hansen, The Children's Trust, US, Connie E. Morrow and Emmalee S. Bandstra, University of Miami, US. 6. Home Visiting for Parents of Pre-school Children in the UK, Jane Barlow, University of Oxford, UK. 7. Home Visiting for Parents of Pre-school Children in the US, Maureen Marcenko and Fredi Staerkel, University of Washington, WA. 8. Support for Young People and their Families in the Community in the UK, Nina Biehal, University of York, UK. 9. Support for Young People and their Families in the Community in the US, Scottye J. Cash and Dawn Anderson-Butcher, Ohio State University, US. Part 3 Evidence on Therapeutic Interventions with Children who have Experienced Abuse or Neglect. 10. Therapeutic Interventions for Children who have Experienced Neglect and their Families in the UK, Karen Tanner, Tavistock Clinic, London, UK, and Danielle Turney, The Open University, UK. 11. Interventions for Children and Families who have Experienced Neglect in the US, Diane De Panfilis, University of Maryland, US. 12. Therapeutic Interventions for Children who have Experienced Sexual and Physical Abuse, Arnon Bentovim, Tavistock Clinic, London, UK. 13. Therapeutic Interventions with Children who have Experienced Emotional, Sexual and Physical Abuse in the US, Jacqueline Corcoran, Virginia Commonwealth University, US. Part 4 Evidence on Foster Care, Adoption and Transitions for Children and Young People. 14. Foster Family Care in the UK, Kate Wilson, University of Nottingham, UK. 15. Foster Family Care in the US, Anthony N. Maluccio, Boston College, US, and Peter J. Pecora. 16. Residential Care in the UK, Ian Sinclair, University of York, UK, 17. Residential Care in the US, James K. Whittaker, University of Washington, US. 18. Support for Young People Leaving Care in the UK, Jim Wade, University of York, UK. 19. Support for Young People Leaving Care in the US, Kimberley A. Nollan, Research Consultant, Seattle, WA. 20. Adoption in the UK, David Quinton and Julie Selwyn, University of Bristol, UK, 21. Adoption in the US, Ruth G. McRoy, University of Texas at Austin, US. Part 5 Innovative Approaches in Schools and Community Programmes. 22. Interventions in Schools in the UK, Gillian Pugh and June Statham, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK. 23. Interventions in Schools in the US, Joy G. Dryfoos, National Consultant, US, and Helen Nissani, Family Support America, US. 24. Community Programs in the UK, Gordon Jack, University of Plymouth, UK. 25. Community Programs in the US, Jacquelyn McCroskey, University of South Carolina, US. Part 6 Summary and Conclusion. 26. Effective Child Welfare Interventions - Evidence for Practice, Colette McAuley, Peter J. Pecora and Wendy Rose. References. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the profound changes in policy and practice around caring over the past ten years, this volume takes a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Demonstrating the scope and diversity of 'caring', the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the interdependence of many caring relationships but also broach the sensitive and complex subject of `poor' care and the importance of identifying and meeting the needs of 'hidden carers'.Arguing that policy and practice must take account of both carers' and users' interests, the contributors re-evaluate the existing role of carers in developing new ideas in the planning and delivery of their services. Each of the book's chapters points to the future and looks at alternative and innovative ways forward in relation to thinking, policy and practice. This will make essential reading for social work and social science academics and students; professionals in the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors looking after the interests of carers; health and social care practitioners; nurses and care agency workers.Trade ReviewThis book provides a valuable and though-provoking assessment of the needs and role of the carer. It will be of great value to practitioners in the field who want to acquaint themselves with current research themes. -- British Journal of Social WorkThis is a welcome addition to the developing literature on informal family care. It is up to date on many of the main issues concerning carers, and it offers some new insights or ways of thinking about current debates and policy concerns. -- Community CareThis is a sound review of legislative developments, identifying a number of predictable points of conflict that result from the problems of defining a carer and the neglect of the care relationship... The book features two important developments in the strange history of 'the carer'. The first is the research-based policy debate that has continued to flourish in the UK during the 1990's, and second is the growing power of carers' organisations. It is good that research has moved on from the rather fruitless questions of who carers are and what they do, but both developments have combined to promote `the carer perspective', arguably at the expense of the care relationship and, more broadly, the resourcing and support of the care system. -- Social PolicyThe publication deals with many matters of interest and concern to social care staff who work with carers. The academic contributors, through nine chapters, explain and explore the changing policies and practices that have occurred over the last decade, and take a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Subjects covered include diversity among carers, assessment of carers' needs, support versus empowerment, carers' participation, employment, and getting to grips with poor care. -- Care and Health MagazineA timely reminder of the complexity and range of the challenges faced by policy makers, practitioners and carers. This is a readily accessible and essential read for practitioners and policy makers alike. In my current job role in performance and planning I was immediately drawn to those articles that explicitly addressed policy and good practice guides. However the case studies presented thought the book helped to widen my understanding of the complex contextual background in which policy is implemented. -- Elizabeth Elwick, Bournemouth Social ServicesTable of ContentsIntroduction, Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling. 1. Carers: An Overview of Concepts, Developments and Debates, Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling. 2. Caring Relationships: Looking Beyond Welfare Categories of Carers and Service Users, Liz Lloyd, University of Bristol. 3. Diversity Among Carers, Susan Eley, University of Stirling. 4. Carers and Assessment, Hazel Qureshi, Hilary Arksey and Elinor Nicholas, University of York. 5. Caring Families: Their Support or Empowerment? Gordon Grant, University of Sheffield. 6. Caring Voices: Carers' Participation in Policy and Practice, Helen Rogers and Marion Barnes, University of Birmingham. 7. Carers and Employment, Paul Ramcharan and Bridget Whittell, University of Sheffield. 8. Getting to Grips with Poor Care, Ann Brechin, Rose Barton and June Stein, Open University. 9. The Legal Framework of Caring, Margaret Ross, University of Aberdeen. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisImproving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes are most effective and why.The contributors explore the impact of poverty on children's development and assess national initiatives set up to assess and reduce need. They present examples from the UK, US, Canada and Australia of specific interventions to counter or prevent difficulties in the domains of child development, parenting capacity and wider environmental factors. Many contributions demonstrate the importance of engaging with service users and helping communities to shape and direct their own programmes for change. The final section of the book presents useful approaches to assessing and evaluating services.Demonstrating the need for close inter-agency collaboration and `joined up' services, this book is essential reading for policy makers, managers and practitioners in child welfare agencies, and social work academics and students.Trade ReviewThis book shows where we have come from and how much further we need to travel on the road to a research-based, outcome-focused children's services system capable of additionally enhancing children's well-being, It deserves to be widely read by everyone involved in making children's services'. -- British Journal of Social WorkThe first three chapters provide excellent overviews and summaries of the evidence of need, the impact of poverty and social exclusion on children themselves, on families and communities and the range of policies and the impact of these on children's well-being in the UK and the US. Other chapters throughout the book provide accounts of particular initiatives being undertaken in the different countries. -- Cambridge University Press JournalThe book presents a (deservedly) mixed picture of the current developments in children's services in the UK. I would recommend it to those who need a general overview of recent developments in child well-being and children's services, including social work students, researchers and practitioners and managers in the field. -- Adoption and FosteringThis book successfully achieves its aim to exploring the current evidence of need, and the effectiveness of particular interventions to improve outcomes for children and families. I found it to be ambitious, timely and stimulating... There is something for everyone involved in family support. In children's services, where we need all the help we can get to understand one another's perspectives and practices, this book is very welcome… I will certainly be going back to this book again to follow up the research identified within it and I will be recommending it to colleagues. -- Children NowChapters on UK projects would prove of interest to managers and practitioners. The chapters on measuring outcomes and a description of government guidance were particularly helpful. -- Community CareTable of ContentsForeword, Maria Eagle MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families. Preface. 1. Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-being of Children, Families and their Communities, Harriet Ward and Jane Scott, Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University. Part I: Evidence of Need. 2. Promoting the Health and Well-being of Children: Evidence of Need in the UK, Fran Bennet, Oxford University. 3. Policies in the UK to Promote the Well-being of Children, Gillian Pugh, Coram Families. 4. The Impact of US Welfare Reform on Children's Well-being, Anthony Bibus, Rosemary Link and Michael O'Neal, Augsburg College, Minnesota. Part II: Effective Interventions to Promote Children's Health and Well-being. 5. Support Teams for Adolescents, Nina Biehal, University of York. 6. Catching Children as they Fall: The East Dunbartonshire Looked After Children Mental Health Project, Michael van Bienum, Andy Martin, East Dunbartonshire Council and Chris Bonnett, MRC Social and Public Health Services Unit, Glasgow. 7. Promoting the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Minority Children in Canada and Australia, Richard Budgell, Government of Canada, Mike Clare, The University of Western Australia,Jennifer Noonan, social worker, and Lynn Robertson, Health Canada. 8. Better than Being at Home: Disabled Children's Views about School, Clare Connors, Durham University, UK, and Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling, UK. 9. The Voice of Young People: Reflections on the Care Experience and the Process of Leaving Care, Kathleen Kufeldt, University of New Brunswick, Canada, and Mike Stein, University of York, UK. Part III: Promoting the Well-being of Vulnerable Families. 10. Themes from a UK Research Initiative on Supporting Parents, David Quinton, University of Bristol, UK. 11. The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Programme and Breaking the Cycle: A Nation's Response to Programming for its Most Vulnerable Citizens, Judy Watson, Health Canada and Margaret Leslie, Mothercraft and Breaking the Cycle, Canada. 12. Promoting the Well-being of Children and Families: What is Best Practice?, Geoffrey Nelson, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. 13. Shared Family Care: Child Protection and Family Preservation in Action, Richard Barth, University of North Carolina, US, and Amy Price, University of California at Berkeley, US. Part IV: Promoting the Well-being of Vulnerable Communities. 14. Housing Issues in Child Welfare: A Practice Response with Service and Policy Implications, Bruce Leslie, Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Canada. 15. Searching for Impacts of a Community-based Initiative. The Evaluation of 1,2,3 GO! Camil Bouchard, National Assembly Quebec, Canada. Part V Conclusion. 16. Dude, Where's My Outcomes? Partnership Working and Outcome-based Accountability in the United Kingdom Mark Friedman, Fiscal Policies Studies Institute, Santa Fe, Louise Garnett and Mike Pinnock, North Lincolnshire Council UK. 17. Evaluating Interventions and Monitoring Outcomes, Jane Scott Loughborough University, UK, Terry Moore, University of Kansas, US, and Harriet Ward, Loughborough University, UK. Glossary. References. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisEvidence-based practice - what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to - is the subject of much debate and argument in social work. Covering areas of social work practice that are well established and those in which evidence is just beginning to become available, the authors address issues such as:* What is to count as evidence, and who decides this?* If relevant evidence is agreed on, how should it be used in practice?* How can the thing that made the difference be identified?* Does success result from the theory employed by the worker, or because the worker is skilled, conscientious and effective?* How predictable, controlled and orderly can social work become?Exploring these issues within a range of contexts - from child abuse and domestic violence to looked after children and disability - the authors demonstrate why evidence-based practice is important, but also why it is important to think clearly and carefully about its implications for the social work profession and the users of social work services. Social Work and Evidence-Based Practice will enable practitioners, managers and policy makers to deepen and coordinate their understanding of the key themes in evidence-based practice.Trade ReviewThis book and its focus on many of the issues and dilemmas surrounding evidence-based social work therefore provides the practitioner with a timely insight into an increasingly important area within social work. Whilst this book provides some understanding of the many aspects of "getting and using evidence that can helpfully inform practice", it also highlights some of the many issues and debates associated with a greater use of evidence-based practice in social work... Whilst this book illustrates the potential advantages to social work of using evidence-based practice it also provides a useful insight into the various issues and dilemmas associated with it... This is an important book that should be part of any practitioner's reading list within CAFCASS. -- Family Court JournalTable of Contents1. Introduction: Some Versions of Evidence-Based Practice, David Smith, Lancaster University. 2. What Professionals Need from Research: Beyond Evidence-Based Practice, Jan Fook, La Trobe University. 3. The Extremes of Child Abuse: A Macro Approach to Measuring Effective Prevention, Colin Pritchard, Bournemouth University. 4. Effective Social Work: A Micro Approach - Reducing Truancy, Delinquency and School Exclusions, Colin Pritchard. 5. Domestic Violence: Evidence-led Practice? Julie Taylor-Browne, Kanzeon Consulting. 6. Evidence-Based Practice in Young People's Substance Misuse Services, Paul Keeling, Karen Kibblewhite and Zoe Smith, Lifeline Project, Manchester. 7. Social Work and Looked After Children, Claire Taylor, University of Nottingham. 8. Practice for What? The Use of Evidence in Social Work with Disabled People, Bob Sapey, Lancaster University. 9. Seven Ways to Misunderstand Evidence-Based Probation, Peter Raynor, University of Wales. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice.It is divided into three parts. Part One describes evidence for the links between domestic violence and the concomitant abuse of children and assesses the effects on children's future well-being. Part Two is a comprehensive and accessible guide to relevant current criminal and civil legislation. Highlighting the success of multi-agency approaches, the final part details practical issues for interventions with children and their carers, male perpetrators, and, new to this edition, women.Endorsed by children's charities including the NSPCC and Barnardo's, Making an Impact enables professionals working with children to develop informed, sophisticated and collaborative child care and protection responses for children who are experiencing domestic violence.Trade Reviewthis is a highly recommended book and a must-have for all professionals who wish to help and support children affected by domestic violence. -- Child Care in PracticeAs a researcher with a specific interest in domestic violence and socially excluded and vulnerable children, and having spent the last six years evaluating policy and practice in both areas, I found this book to be an invaluable addition to my own bookshelf as it clearly links the two research areas. It also provides an excellent source of information on relevant legislation and literature, not to mention practice tips, and will be much thumbed in the years to come. -- Journal of Children's ServicesThis second edition builds on the important work begun in the first. It incorporates an updated overview of key peices of legislation, both civil and criminal,provides a comprehensive review of research findings and their implications for practice. The author's stated hope is to 'enable professionals working with children and their families to develop informed and appropriately sophisticated responses that safeguard and promote the welfare of children living in circumstances of domestic violence.' Overall, this Reader offers a sophisticated analysis of the issues. It is informed and supported by a broad range of research findings and illustrated with well chosen case examples. The writing is engaging and accessible, and the structure helpful. Reader is an extremely useful resource for individual study and evidence-based practice. It is recommended to any student or practioner in the legal, medical, teaching or caring professions working with children and their families. -- Journal of Social Welfare & Family LawThis is a book that is thorough and comprehensive in its coverage, identifies gaps in knowledge, points to possible future developments and keeps the needs of children paramount, without losing track of other perspectives on the topic of domestic violence. Overall, this is an excellent, accessibly presented resource for practitioners from all backrounds. -- Journal of Interprofessional CarePraise for the second edition:'This book provides an overview of how workers need to acknowledge and protect victims of domestic violence. It reflects on how professional bodies and the law are changing their approaches to focus on the experience of the child... Highlighted in detail are the processes by which professional bodies outline accountability. Domestic violence clearly devastates whole families and all agencies involved must be held accountable and ensure that children and women are not left at risk.' -- Children and Young People NowPraise for the first edition:'It is clear from the first few pages that this book will, without doubt, be a vital resource for professionals and those whose work brings them into contact with children affected by domestic violence, whether they serve as social workers, professional agencies, refuges, churches, police workers, school workers - in fact, anyone who comes into contact with children during the course of their work would do well to read this excellent book.' -- www.adoption-net.co.ukThis impressive summarative text is well-written, well structured, evidence based, focuses on the situation in the UK and is difficult to put down once you have started to read it. This achievement is more astonishing when you consider the tough messages it must convey to practitioners if they are to be equipped enough to intervene in these complex family situations... It is the most imaginative and potentially useful reader I have come across in the last ten years and is an excellent platform from which to build our responses. -- Child: Care, Health and DevelopmentThe Reader is undoubtedly a valuable and informative resource for any professional or agency working within the field of domestic violence. It is suitable for individual study and provides underpinning knowledge to support training in this area. -- Child Care in PracticeA few pages into this pack it was clear that here was a rich and timely resource for trainers who are working to achieve changes in the way all agencies respond to those experiencing, living with or perpetrating domestic violence. -- Child Abuse ReviewThis is a very welcome book, which recognises the complex impact that domestic violence can have on children, and asks how relevant policy and practice might be improved. The material is presented well, the analysis is sophisticated, the language is user-friendly and jargon-free, and the reader can dip into the chapter without having to read it as a discrete unit... The book brings together material from a wide range of sources and has an excellent bibliography. -- Health and Social Care in the CommunityIt is well-constructed, readable, easy to follow and has case studies and legal source material. -- Family LawA valuable addition to the increasing literature on a persistent problem affecting everyone in the family. The authors have put together a resource for all those working with children and families. It offers much for those concerned to enhance inter-agency working and to find creative ways to safeguard women at risk and minimize the emotional damage caused to children witnessing domestic violence. -- Journal of Family Health CareThis publication comprises a set of training materials for front-line staff. It provides an overview of the burgeoning research and considers dilemmas that can confront practitioners in dealing with children exposed to violence in the home. One of the publication's merits is that these dilemmas are explored with close reference to carefully selected case studies and relevant legal provisions. -- ChildRIGHTThis Reader will enable professionals working with children to develop informed, sophisticated and collaborative child care and protection responses for children who are experiencing domestic violence. -- De Politie OfficerTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part One: Children and Domestic Violence. 1. Domestic Violence: What Is It? 2. Domestic Violence and the Abuse of Children. 3. The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children. Part Two: The Legal Context. 4. Making Safe Arrangements for Children Affected by Domestic Violence: Public and Private Law. 5. Protection under Criminal Law. 6. Protection from Violence under Civil Law. 7. Protection against Domestic Violence under Housing Law. Part Three: Practice Interventions. 8. Social Care Responses to Domestic Violence and Abuse of Children. 9. Practice and Intervention with Children in Circumstances of Domestic Violence. 10. Intervention with Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence. 11. Multi-Agency Involvement and Cooperation in Relation to Domestic Violence. 12. Working with and Supporting Women Experiencing Domestic Violence. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisFear can have significant and complex effects on the lives of those working in health and social care, yet it is rarely discussed or investigated. Drawing on powerful first-hand accounts, this book explores the fears experienced when working in child protection, mental health, and with marginalized groups of people, and suggests how these fears can be understood and managed.The author provides helpful suggestions for good practice and training and describes the vital roles of supervision, management and workplace culture in helping practitioners cope with their distress. He also looks at how family members, colleagues and the police can provide support and discusses the benefits of recognizing and confronting openly the repercussions of fear, as well as celebrating its potentially positive and life-enhancing impact on practice.Offering innovative new ways of thinking about and coping with fear, this book is essential reading for health and social care professionals, trainers, and managers who need to be aware of issues surrounding fear and anxiety within their organizations.Trade ReviewThis is a useful book addressed to multiple audiences, including those who work in health and social care, their supervisors and managers and those involved in the professional education of practitioners. It considers how health and social care workers (particularly those who work in mental health and child protection) can think about and cope with the very real fears associated with their jobs. It offers an opportunity to think about how to balance the need to do the job with the need to protect yourself from avoidable risk and harm. It also explores avenues of support and ways to deal with the aftermath of frightening situations.The book includes a good mix of quotations from people who have worked in a variety of health settings. It adds a thoughtful commentary, with theory and academic references used appropriately and in moderate doses. -- Mental Health TodayThis is an exceptionally interesting, well-written book about an area that is not well covered. It provides an in-depth discussion of how workers in health and social care experience fear and anxiety, and how they might be able to deal with them... At a time of defensive practice and decision-making, and with mounting anxiety about risk-taking, this is an extremely useful and timely publication. -- Nursing StandardTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Emerging Importance of Fear in Health and Social Care. 1. Reasons to be Fearful. 2. Child Care and Child Protection Work in Community Settings. 3. Mental Health Work. 4. Working with Dangerous and Vulnerable Adults in Community Settings. 5. Residential and Institutional Settings. 6. Complaints, Bureaucracies and Workplace Bullying. 7. What Helps? I: Colleagues, Supervision, Family. 8. What Helps? II: Management, Workplace Culture, Police Involvement, Reflection, Humour, Research. Afterword: The Gift of Fear. References. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging collection of essays offers valuable insights into the cultural issues involved in the practical application of social work theories. Leading contributors explore the challenges faced by indigenous populations and ethnic minority groups, examining how they can gain control over their position as minority populations, and offering valuable guidance on cross-cultural work.The direct implementation of four established theoretical approaches - ecological systems, community development, strengths-based approaches and attachment theories - is shown in a variety of contexts, including mental health care, trauma counselling and child protection. Using community development work in Australia and New Zealand as a case study, the contributors also advocate using these approaches in work with migrants and refugees.Social Work Theories in Action recognizes the importance of drawing on the strengths of families, individuals and communities and offers theoretical perspectives that can be applied in everyday work situations. It is essential reading for social and community workers, mental health professionals and social work students.Trade ReviewThis edited collection from a New Zealand perspective makes an important contribution to understanding the complex issues involved in working with ethnic minority groups and indigenous First Nation people. Whist it draws on New Zealand and Australian case material, the themes and debates addressed in the book are relevant to all social workers. This is a text I will be drawing on in my teaching of social work interventions on an undergraduate social work degree programme, as it demonstrates in a clearly written and powerful way how social work theories and methods can be applied in practice settings in the promotion of anti-oppressive social work practice. -- British Journal of Social WorkThis is a book I would recommend for anyone wanting to explore a range of theoretical issues and their implications for practice. -- Community CareWritten by experts in social work, the book recognises the importance of drawing on the strengths of families, individuals and communities and offers theoretical perspectives that can be applied in every day work situations. It is essential reading for social and community workers, mental health professionals and social work students'. -- Educational Book ReviewTable of ContentsForeword. Professor Jim Ife. Introduction: Integrating Theory and Practice. Part 1: People in their environments. 1. The Ecological Systems Metaphor in Australasia. Kieran O'Donoghue and Jane Maidment, Central Queensland University, Australia. 2. An Ecological Understanding of HIV Practice in South Africa. Christa Fouché, Massey University, New Zealand. 3. Complexity and Context: An Ecological Understanding of Trauma Practice. Carole Adamson, Massey University, New Zealand. 4. Integrated Practice in Mental Health Social Work. Mathew Keen, Psychiatric Social Worker, Palmerston North, New Zealand and Kieran O'Donoghue. Part 2: Developing Communities. 5. Community Development: Principles into Practice. Robyn Munford and Wheturangi Walsh Tapiata, Massey University, New Zealand. 6. Dreams are Free: Nga Moemoea a te Hapu Rachael Selby, Massey University, New Zealand. 7. Community Development: A Tongan Perspective. Tracie Mafile'o, Massey University, New Zealand. 8. Responding to Settlement Needs: Migrants and Refugees and Community Development. Mary Nash. Part 3: Working with Strengths. 9. Working with Families: Strengths-Based Approaches. Robyn Munford and Jackie Sanders, Massey University, New Zealand. 10. Strengths-based Practice in Statutory Care and Protection Work. Rodger Jack, Child, Youth and Family Services, Aotearoa New Zealand. 11. Bi-cultural Strengths-Based Supervision. Chris Thomas, Massey University and Sharlene Davis, Cultural Supervision Practitioner, New Zealand. Part 4: Attachment: Reworking Relationships. 12. Attachment Theory and Social Work. Sue Watson, Massey University, New Zealand. 13. Working with Adults who are Parenting. Nicola Attwool, University of Otago, New Zealand. 14. Attachment Issues and Work with Adolescents. Nikki Evans University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Marie Connolly,Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, New Zealand. Conclusion: Integrated Theory in Action. Glossary of Maori and Pacific Words. Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisProviding services that are culturally relevant is an ongoing challenge for practitioners, managers, and policy-makers within the social services. Culture and Child Protection is a concise exploration of the close links between social service practices and cultural values which offers a culturally sensitive model of child protection practice.The authors demonstrate the ways in which a combination of personal, professional and societal attitudes often influence practice decisions. In a context where children from ethnic minorities dominate the welfare statistics of the Western economies, the authors argue against a reliance on rigid approaches to working with particular ethnic groups. They propose effective alternative strategies that will assist social workers in responding appropriately to diverse cultural needs and circumstances. Implications of cultural difference are also considered with respect to class, socio-economic group, gender and age, reinforcing the need to recognise broader interpretations of difference within practice. This book is full of integrated examples and case studies and also discusses wider practice issues, such as working with offenders, the impact of funding restraints and the dynamic of reflexivity in practice and supervision.Culture and Child Protection is a key text that will help social workers and culture academics to understand the ways in which cultural thinking affects and shapes child protection practice.Trade ReviewThe book offers a thoughtful analysis of the complexity of child protection work and of the influence of the specific cultural contexts, of practitioners and clients alike, on effective child protection decision-making. It offers approaches for valuing both the professional initiative of workers and the inclusion of clients in service provision. -- Community CareI enjoyed reading this book. It covered more than I initially thought it would. The reader is comfortably and systematically introduced to the possibility of considering the meaning and implications of culture in child protection work. -- Te Awatea ReviewThe book has been written for both practitioners and researchers in the domain of child protection. It is also concerned, as previously mentioned, with offenders against children and such offenders are viewed in a compassionate light since very few actively seek to hurt children, albeit their offences against children are likely to be damaging. The aim of the book is to contribute positively towards the protection of children, families and improving the relationships of children, families as well as offenders against children. -- Police Journal and Internet Law Books ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Part One: Culture and Child Protection Work. 1. Culture, the Client and the Practitioner in Child Protection Work. 2. Culturally Reflexive Responses in Abuse Work. 3. Ethnic Culture, Child Protection and the Professional Environment. Part Two: Working with Cultures in Child Protection. 4. Childhood Cultures, Care and Protection Work. 5. Family Cultures and Protecting Children. 6. Cultures of Risk, Offending and Good Lives. 7. Culturally Reflexive Theory and Practice in Child Protection. 8. Further Thoughts. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisBabies and very young children in care often experience several changes of placement and carer, which can have a negative impact upon their long-term ability to develop secure attachments.Babies and Young Children in Care examines why babies enter care or accommodation and why securing their long-term future can be a lengthy process. It analyses the circumstances, characteristics and experiences of these young children before, during and after being looked after, including reasons for changes of carer and placement disruptions. It looks at how young children are affected by the lack of stability in their lives, and explores the consequences of reunification with their parents after long periods in care. Drawing on interviews with birth parents, carers and social care professionals, the authors trace the complex decision-making process that influences these children's early experiences and the impact this has on their later development and well-being. They offer a clear explanation of the outcomes of services for very young children and signpost messages for practice.This book is a key text for researchers, practitioners, policy makers and social care managers.Trade ReviewIt was with a painful sense of déjà vu that I read this account of the lives of 42 babies placed in local authority care. Painful, because it has too many uncomfortable echoes of Rowe's and Lambert's study, Children Who Wait, which back in 1973 exposed the scandal of far too many children being "warehoused" without plans. Those earlier children mostly stayed in one place in a climate of very little activity, whereas the babies in this study have all too often experience multiple moves and been subject to frequent court hearings - all the unintended consequences of the Children Act 1989, which was intended to avoid delay yet has seen it increase each year since its passing. This highly readable study draws on research to illuminate particular cases, the accounts of which flesh out in a very practical way the theoretical underpinnings. -- YoungMinds`The strength of this book lies in the careful description of the lives of the children in the sample. Extensive use of individual case reports, supported with comment from those responsible for the care of the child, illustrates for the novice reader the complexity of the decisions made on behalf of the children and the input from different agencies at different points. The role of siblings and extended families, the particular considerations for children of dual heritage in placements and stability and suitability in foster placements are all introduced through the stories of particular children. The poignant description of the children's lives makes the contents of this book accessible and brings the complex issues surrounding best-interested judgements to the fore.' -- Children and Society`Written in relatively jargon free prose, providing case studies and qualitative analysis supported by quantitative statistical data, this book will be useful for all those required to demonstrate informed evidence-based practice…The authors identify difficulties in both inter-departmental and inter-agency collaboration in providing appropriate resources and services to facilitate positive and timely interventions. It will, therefore, be particularly informative for students and qualified practitioners in health and social work, those studying for post-qualifying awards and their managers.' -- Professional Social WorkSocial workers in childcare teams and their managers, children's guardians and workers in adoption and fostering teams could all find this book thought provoking and useful. -- Adoption & fosteringThis book provides a timely reminder of the importance of attachment for babies and young children and complex decisions that social workers have to make on a daily basis... I would recommend the text to fieldwork, fostering and adoption social workers and students as well as other professional involved in the lives of young looked-after children. -- Children NowThe work is easy to read with case examples that underscore the complex circumstances of the families whose babies are admitted to care. The structure of the book works well with useful conclusions and points for practice at the end of each chapter. This will be helpful to busy professionals who can dip in and out and find relevant material under the various headings. -- Foster CareAn excellent combination of solid academic study, and a very readable, anecdotal analysis of practice issues. -- Community CareAn in-depth look at the most vulnerable group within children's services - babies and young children in care. It examines why babies enter care or accommodation and why it can be difficult to secure their long term future. There are interviews with birth parents, carers and social care professionals which, form part of an analysis that highlights the detrimental effect changes of placement and carer can have. What makes this a compelling read are the messages that the authors signpost for practice... I'd recommend it to practitioners, policy makers and social care managers in children's and services alike. -- Sure StartTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Babies' Circumstances, Characteristics and Life Pathways. 3. Attachment and Change: Babies' Experience of Stability. 4. Factors that Delayed the Achievement of Permanence. 5. Conclusion: Long-term Implications. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisHelping traumatized children develop the story of their life and the lives of people closest to them is key to their understanding and acceptance of who they are and their past experiences. The Child's Own Story is an introduction to life story work and how this effective tool can be used to help children and young people recover from abuse and make sense of a disrupted upbringing in multiple homes or families.The authors explain the concepts of attachment, separation, loss and identity, using these contexts to describe how to use techniques such as family trees, wallpaper work, and eco- and geno-scaling. They offer guidance on interviewing relatives and carers, and how to gain access to key documentation, including social workers' case files, legal papers, and health, registrar and police records.This sensitive, practice-focused guide to life story work includes case examples and exercises, and is an invaluable resource for social workers, child psychotherapists, residential care staff, long-term foster carers and other professionals working with traumatized children.Trade ReviewA fluent and engaging narrative. -- Children & SocietyI found the book both clear and well written with a sound and thorough explanation of methods to carry out this work. There are really useful exercises that foster carers (or anyone else carrying out this work) can use. -- Foster CareThis is an excellent guide for professionals undertaking life story work with children or practitioners working with traumatised children. It has useful sections on general work with children. For example, it briefly outlines attachment theory and breaks down the process of interviewing, offering advice about each stage. It is easy to read and the format makes it simple to find or recap particular sections. The authors offer examples from practice and also suggest a series of exercises which prompt and provoke the reader to empathise with the child involved in this process. The worker is encouraged to move away from viewing the process as the production of a book but rather to see it as an effective therapeutic tool. -- Community CareIt's easy to read and a good reference for multi disciplinary teams of staff and foster carers alike -- Adoption-net.co.uk`This is a valuable and must have resource for all those who work with and alongside traumatized children and young people. Work with traumatized children and young people requires a creative and supportive worker who is able to provide a 'afe place' to explore, discover, and ultimately piece together the perceptions that have developed through those experiences. This book gives a framework to go on the journey of discovery and face the known and unknown. It is a book that has case vignettes, creative exercises, and some reference to theory of attachment and identity. Its main focus though is the child and how to develop a coherent and understandable narrative, with the therapist being a guide who supports the journey of discovery.' -- British Psychodrama Journalhis book gives us solid reasons why abused children usually need therapeutic work, without which there is a great risk of the abuse continuing to the next generation. The authors feel that traumatised children, who may have had several foster-parents or institutional placements in their lives, need to be offered a special kind of life story work. This is much more than a simple explanation of their placements or basic information about their birth parents as is used in adoption. It includes full explanations about race, culture and religion which may even extend to children being given tapes of their parents' voices to demonstrate their accents. The authors begin with a very full explanation of attachment including the latest information about how the brain is affected by abuse... Condensed case histories are highlighted throughout the book and this adds clarity and interest to what is undoubtedly a good idea that will benefit children. -- Young Minds MagazineTable of ContentsForeword, Mary Walsh, Co-founder and Chief Executive of SACCS. 1. Who am I? The Importance of Identity and Meaning. 2. A Tale of Two Children. 3. The Truth and Something Other Than the Truth. 4. Interviewing: Art not Science. 5. Safe at Last: Providing a Safe and Stable Environment. 6. Internalization. 7. Making the Book. 8. But Does it Really Work Like This? 9. Life After Life Story. Appendix: The Story of SACCS. References.

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Book SynopsisTherapy is a critical element of work with abused children, offering them the opportunity to explore past experiences in a safe environment with the emotional support of a therapist. Reaching the Vulnerable Child offers a tried-and-tested model of integrated therapy that incorporates play and expressive arts to foster verbal, non-verbal and symbolic communication.The authors describe how emotional, physical and sexual abuse impact on children's development, and discuss attachment, separation, loss, and the effects of trauma on brain functioning. They provide practical guidance on preparing for sessions and creating safe therapeutic environments, and explain the importance of involving carers in the recovery process. Drawing on a wide range of techniques including play, movement, art, drama, music and therapeutic story work, this approach proposes methods for addressing guilt and low self-esteem, establishing trust and dealing with sexualized or aggressive behaviour.This guide to working with abused children and young people will be valued by professionals and therapists from a range of backgrounds, including psychotherapists, play therapists and arts therapists, as well as those responsible for children's services. It is an ideal accompaniment to The Child's Own Story, also in the Delivering Recovery series.Trade ReviewFor therapists in childhood trauma, this book discusses techniques for helping children who have experienced sexual, emotional, and physical abuse. The authors describe how trauma occurs; attachment, separation and loss; the role of the therapists and the use of toys; what to in therapy, themes; and the evaluation of a child's recovery. -- Book NewsJanie Rymaszewska and Terry Philpot provide a concise statement of the principles, problems, and process of traditional child psychotherapy. Reaching the Vulnerable Child was a delightful journey for me…The book serves as an important review for the experienced psychotherapist; for the students or younger professional, it is an excellent introduction to play therapy. -- APA Review of Books, PsycCRITIQUESReaching the Vulnerable Child is likely to be of interest to all individuals working with abused children (whether in a therapeutic role or as a parent or teacher). -- Journal of Mental HealthThis book can be dipped into or read from cover to cover, a boon for any busy therapist or social worker wishing to develop therapy. It also provides exercises for the reader so that they are in touch with a child's feelings and predicaments. It is well worth adding to your library. -- Community Care MagazineThis book is refreshingly accessible. Technical terms are simply explained and the reliance on material from therapy sessionis enlivens the reader's grasp. There are good explanations of how the therapeutic process works through the various stages of therapy. Each chapter is invitingly easy to understand, offering case sypnoses and exercise for the participant reader to heighten self-awareness. The book enriches understanding of the painful but achievable journey of sexually abused children through therapy towards emotional health. -- Seen and Heard (NAGALRO)Table of ContentsForeword, Mary Walsh, Co-founder and Chief Executive of SACCS. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction: From Pain to Recovery: Therapy and the Integrated Model. 2. What is Sexual Abuse? 3. Blighted Lives, Hope Survives. 4. Trauma. 5. Attachment, Separation and Loss. 6. Therapy: Establishing the Framework. 7. The Search for Lost Boundaries: Therapy Tasks. 8. Themes in Therapy. 9. A Framework for Recovery Assessment. 10. Endings and New Beginnings. References. The Story of SACCS. The Authors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated edition of the essential reference Understanding Drugs provides a complete overview of the key facts and core issues surrounding substance misuse. All commonly-used street drugs are covered, with quick reference guides, helpful diagrams and clear information on each drug's effects, methods of use, legal status, availability, treatment options and associated slang. This edition includes new sections on ketamine, `date-rape' drugs, and over-the-counter opiate-based drugs, and recent findings on the long-term effects of cannabis and its potential medicinal use, and discussion of the legalisation debate.This comprehensive handbook is an essential reference for teachers, social workers, youth workers, residential home managers, policy makers and parents, enabling readers to recognise drug misuse and confidently offer information and guidance.A companion volume, Understanding Drug Issues: A Photocopiable Resource Workbook is also available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers.Trade ReviewI can honestly say that I found this tome immensely useful in furthering my knowledge regarding drugs and how to help those who are involved in substance misuse. I like the lay-out of the book which incorporates helpful diagrams and flow- charts. The book avoids being overly academic but is very informative, the information regarding substances involved in drug abuse is certainly comprehensive. I recommend this book for psychologists who work in the prison and probation services and anybody who has an interest in understanding the illicit drugs world and drug- taking. -- Forensic Update (BPS)This book is about as up to date as it gets and is set out in a way that makes it easy to find the particular drug you want to look up... The writers have written in plain English, free from jargon and terminology, which makes it not only understandable but also interesting and informative to readers, including parents and young people. The use of pictures and diagrams to show the effects on the body of each drug is particularly appealing to visual learners, and leaves readers in no doubt as to the potential harm the drug can cause. It also includes recent findings about long-term effects of cannabis, something that all young people who use the drug should be aware of. On the flip side it also looks at the possible medical uses of cannabis. This book provides information not only about the different types of drugs, but also the indicators of drug use, providing the reader with signs of drug use and what to do about them. There is a section on over-the-counter and prescription-only drugs - the book doesn't restrict itself to illegal drugs. The writers' vast experience is demonstrated throughout the book, and it is clear that both are familiar with the subject area. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleThis is a must-have for the staff library! I cannot praise it too highly... The sections on signs and symptoms of misuse is invaluable for anyone in close contact with young people. -- School Librarian JournalWe all have a responsibility to take action and make a difference, this book can contribute to this process by providing the factual information necessary to understand why drugs do what they do, and why they both appeal to and attract many. This is the first step in the process. Use and apply the information wisely for the benefit of our future. -- Police Service JournalThis book is highly recommended to all professionals and lay-persons, who need to have a good all-round knowledge of street drugs. The clear and user-friendly style in which it has been written makes this publication very approachable as well as interesting, In addition to numerous charts and diagrams, this book also contains very useful photographs that all promote a clearer understanding of the relevant subject-matter. It will also be particularly useful to the police service as a whole, as well as specialised squads. -- Police Journal/Internet Law BooksPraise for the first edition:'Now and then a book hits the market that gets it just right. This publication is written in a clear, jargon-free style, making it an easy, interesting and informative read... This book should be on every reading list.' -- Nursing TimesThis book not only provides information about drug types, but also indicators of drug use and dealing with drug related incidents, providing the reader with information on what to look out for and what to do…a must for all adults working with young people and parents. -- Psychiatric CareUnderstanding Drugs provides a wealth of information... It is particularly well set out for quick and easy reference. I wholeheartedly recommend it. -- British Journal of Guidance and CounsellingDrugs in all their forms, both medical and recreational, are examined in this accessible book, presented in a balanced way. The authors both have considerable experience... If you want to understand more about drugs; to be able to give young people accurate and sensible information; to help someone who is involved in drugs; or to formulate a policy on substance misuse... This is an excellent place to find out. -- Health VisitorTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. A Brief History of Drug Use and a Snapshot of the Current Drugs Situation in Britain. 3. Cannabis Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol. 4. Stimulants. 5. Hallucinogens. 6. Opiates. 7. Volatile Substance Abuse: "Sniffing". 8. Tranquillisers and Sleeping Pills: Anxyiolytics and Hypnotics. 9. Anabolic Steroids. 10. Over the Counter Medicines. 11. `Date Rape Drugs': Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine. 12. The Signs and Symptoms of Substance Misuse: Things You Will Need to Look Out For. 13. Physical Evidence of Possible Drug or Substance Use. 14. Managing Drug Related Incidents. 15. Common Reasons for Drug and Substance Misuse and Details of Available Treatment. 16. The Language of Drug and Substance Abuse. 17. The Legislation Debate. Appendix 1: Formulation of a Substance Misuse Policy. Appendix 2: Useful Organisations. Index.

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Book SynopsisPartnerships in Social Care is a practical handbook for professionals engaged in planning strategic partnerships in health, social care and education services.The author proposes that service providers consider five key questions when setting up new partnerships:* Is this partnership necessary?* What is its purpose?* Who is involved?* Where will it function?* How will it work?Fletcher discusses the common problems of building successful partnerships - such as conflicts of interest and allocation of funding and resources - and offers guidance and practical tips on dealing with them. Designed as a quick reference, the book allows readers to find advice relevant to their particular situation or gain an overview of the themes explored.This accessible and concise professional handbook is highly recommended for practitioners, managers and politicians, as well as all professionals working in, or considering working in partnerships in health, social care, housing, children's services, education, community development, justice and local services.Trade ReviewIf you have ever worked in a partnership project with internal and external agencies, you will wish you had read this first. The charts are useful and aimed at practical situations that actually happen. The case studies show the processes required, without any value judgements or preconceived notions of what is right or wrong. The advice is sound and this book is a good introductory guide to the subject. -- Community CareThe strengths of this book are addressing practical questions and providing guidance for planning and executing partnerships within social care setting. The work is written as a hand-book for an audience that is likely to have an interest in developing partnership based services, since it is aimed at professionals, politicians, service providers and commissioners, who will appreciate the book's practical and accessible format. -- The Journal of Interprofessional CareThis is a practical handbook, which offers advice and information on how to achieve more effective and efficient local services through setting up strategic partnerships in health, social care and education services. The book is readable and concise, and is recommended for leaders, managers and practitioners working in partnerships among health, social care, housing, justice and education services. The appendices are useful, and provide models of actual cases, early start reviews and developing a new project. This last appendix is an example of a leaflet developed for staff to assist them through a project. This book is helpful and offers a sound starting point for all those involved in developing partnership work in social care. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThis is a practical handbook offering advice on how to achieve better, more effective local services through setting up strategic partnerships in health, social care and education services. -- New Literature in Old AgeIt's a marvellously lucid and topical book, full of practical wisdom and insights. The author, Keith Fletcher, writes from many years' experience as a social work manager, inspector and consultant, which shows. It's also very easy to read and, at a little over 100 pages, contains absolutely no waffle…anyone working in children's services will find this book an invaluable reference. -- Children NowConsultant Fletcher focuses on establishing and maintaining close working relationships that result in collaboration in designing and delivering health, social care and education services. He shows how conflicts of interest and intent and limited resources often have agencies that should be working together instead at each others' throats, and shows how to turn these disadvantages as incentives for cooperation and mutual support. -- Book NewsTable of ContentsPart I. Overview. Introduction: What this book is about. Who this book is for. 1. Partnership: the agenda. Part II.. 2, Is this partnership necessary? 3. Purposes. 4. Who is involved? 5. Geography and demography. 6. Managing change. 7. The Change Programme. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisProfessional Risk and Working with People provides advice on assessing and managing risks for all those employed to take risks with or on behalf of other people.The authors explore issues of risk assessment and management that provides readers with a broad knowledge of risk practices that can be applied across a range of disciplines. They detail the benefits of risk as well as the potential harm and explain relevant legislation and concepts of negligence in clear and accessible language. Examples of risk policies, systems and effective judgement in managing complex risk decisions are also included.In the current climate of blame and readiness to pursue legal action against professionals, this book will prove essential reading for all practitioners who come into contact with risk, including doctors and other health and care professionals, probation officers and social workers. Leaders of professional courses and their students will also find this an invaluable guide.Trade ReviewThe style of writing and presentation of complex concepts is a useful model for analysing, monitoring and evaluating any organisation which provides a public service. There are very useful sections on an appendix of shared vocabulary, references, subject index, author index and an index of case law examples used. I would recommend the book for managers of organisations engaged in public service. It may also be useful for anyone involved in working in child protection and requiring a CRB check for their work and also EPs engaged in specialist work such as expert witness, CAMHs and YOT. -- DebateWhat makes this book different to many of the previous books on risk for professionals is that rather than focusing on delivering a series of facts and issues, it encourages readers to think through risk issues for themselves in their own context. It provides a clear structure for how risk issues can be framed and how professionals can consider their own practice, the constraints that are sometimes outside their control and, perhaps most importantly, a way of interpreting how their practice relates to the legal system. -- Mental Health TodayFor many years David Carson has delivered risk traing workshops to a variety of professionals. These have been stimulating and informative. Much of this book reflects these events, with the exercises refined and the teaching reproduce on paper. This enables newcomers to access Carson's arguments, while also offering a welcome refresh of training ideas for those familiar with his work.This book is an excellent resource for any health professional - probation officer, social worker or teacher. -- Professional Social WorkCarson (law and behavioural sciences, U. of Portsmouth, UK) and Bain (criminal and community justice studies, U. of Portsmouth, UK) discuss dealing with risk in health, social care, education, and criminal justice fields, and provide ideas for making decisions, assessment, and management plans. They also describe important legal concepts, methods of communication, thinks that can go wrong in the assessment process, and what should be included in risk policies. -- Book News IncThe authors are both well qualified to analyse the type of risk decisions increasingly encountered by professional individually and within organisations. Their aims in this book include: provision of a range of aids for professional thinking on risk assessments and management plans; detailing both the benefits and potential harm of risk, explaining relevant legislation and concepts of negligence clearly and accessibly highlighting currently poor procedure and practice; together with advice on satisfying legal requirements; practical advice on effective communication about risk and recomendations for pratice and policy. -- The Rospa Occupational Safety & Health JournalThis a book that every occupational therapist in clinical practice should read. Eash point is illustrated with case examples, spanning across areas such as the prison/parole service, mental health, child protection and medical negligence. This book has an easy, conversational style, making it enjoyable and light to read despite the complexity of the subject matter. The book is thought provoking as it raises almost as many questions as it answers. Occupational therapists, especially those working in 'high risk' settings such as community care or psychiatric services, will find this text an invaluable asset. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThis book is written in clear language throughout, easily accesible to various professionals or beginning professionals in a range of work situations... I found it not only thought-provoking and enlightening, but also an enjoyable read -- SWAP E-bulletinThe authors fully achieve their aims of targeting the professionals making decisions about other people, and suggesting ways that decision makers ought to approach risk. Also practical tools and applied concepts offered, along with accessible straight forward style of writing offers those new to risk decisions the confidence to embrace their work, and those old hands a timely refresher. -- Prison Service JournalTable of ContentsPreface.1: Risk: Making It Work For and Not Against You. 2: Map and Model. 3: The Law: From Judging to Supporting Decision-making. 4: Risk Assessment. 5: Risk Management. 6: Risk Communication. 7: Risk Procedures. 8: Risk Policies. 9: Risk Strategies. 10: Conclusion. Appendix: Shared Vocabulary of Risk and Risk-taking. References. Subject Index. Author Index. Index of Legislation.

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Book SynopsisDisability and Impairment introduces professionals working with families to the everyday issues faced by disabled people of all ages in family life.Peter C Burke shows how social attitudes shape the world of the 'disabled family' either positively or negatively and the effects of stigma. He demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life.This book covers the spectrum of disability issues, and offers information and advice for professionals working with families and disability, explaining the value of family support, how to validate the feelings of siblings with disabled brothers and sisters, tackling social exclusion and understanding the role of lifelong professional help.Case studies and practice notes make this an accessible reference for social work students and practitioners.Trade ReviewThis book is written for social workers but would prepare less experience speech and language therapists for common issues faced by families. Experienced therapists could read it as a way to reflect on their caseload. The author's interest in families reultrs from his experience of having disabled children. Based on his research, he views assessing the needs of the whole family as the best way to support disabled children. He examines the impact of disability on families, particularly siblings being stigmatised. Some helpful ideas about how to gain children's views are provided. Importance is given to gaining these views as a way to promote self-advocacy... It would be useful reading for speech and language therapists who are planning to set one up. -- Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Abigail Mance , Speech and Language Therapist in LondonDisability and Impairment offers an important perspective on families coping with disability, Burke raises critical questions about the current state of professional assessment and the delivery of support services to families in need. Signicantly, Burke give a voice to his subjects, which makes Disability and Impairment an indispensable contribution to the literature on disability and adolescents. -- Journal of Youth and AdolescenceWritten to introduce professionals working with families to the everyday issues faced by disabled people of all ages in family life. -- Current Awareness ServiceDisability and Impairment is a book which will be of help to many professionals who are beginning work with families who have a disabled child.truly becomes a 'family matter' and offers advice on how professionals can best work with all family members to ensure realistic assessments and meaningful packages of care. -- Professional Social WorkThis book allows us an holistic insight into the lives of families with a disabled child. It is an informative resource for all professionals due to its comprehensive exploration into everyday life. This text has useful practical advice included to assist families and professionals. The case studies and evidence-based approach make this a welcome resource for social work students studying the social work degree. Both academics teaching in this field and practitioners could benefit from this resource. The book is a refreshing and coherent read. -- The British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgements: A Professional and Personal Dedication. Introduction. 1. Disability and Impairment: Theory and Practice. 2. Stigma, Need and Service Provision. 3. The Impact of Childhood Disability: The Family Experience. 4. The Impact of Childhood Disability: Professional Understanding. 5. Support Across Early Life Transitions. 6. Siblings of Disabled Children. 7. Listening to Children with Special Needs. 8. Support Groups for Children and Young People. 9. A Positive Framework for Empowerment and Inclusion in Social Care. Appendix: The Research Process. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCannabis is at the centre of ongoing controversial and often confused debate. Opinions on its potential impact on health are sharply divided: some argue that it poses serious risks to mental health and that adolescent use may lead to psychotic illness in young adulthood, or that it acts as a gateway to hard drugs such as cocaine or opiates. Conversely, others point to alcohol or tobacco being far more harmful yet entirely legal.Cannabis and Young People aims to shed light on the current debates by reviewing all the available evidence on a range of issues relating to the use of cannabis among children and adolescents and summarizing the main conclusions in clear, jargon-free language.Areas covered include:* Patterns of cannabis use* Changes in usage* Young people's views on cannabis* The potential harmful effects, including mental health problems, educational attainment, antisocial behaviour* The family and social factors that can initiate cannabis use* The progression to regular use* The effects of decriminalizationThis book will be an essential read for anyone needing informed, authoritative information about cannabis and its effects.Trade ReviewProvides all the vital information surrounding cannabis in one text -- Youth & Policy`This is a useful introduction for any practitioner working with young people.' -- Journal of Mental Health`This book aims to strip away the polemics and establish the facts. It provides a concise, but comprehensive literature review of cannabis and young people, including: patterns of use, young people's views, predictors of use, the effects of cannabis, links with the use of other drugs, prevention and treatment, and policy issues. The book is a useful summary and will be of interest to the professional working in the field… This book provides a good guide to the literature and research on cannabis and young people. This will be a valuable resource for anyone researching this field or with a specific interest, such as substance misuse workers in young offenders and juvenile establishments.' - Prison Service Journal`The content is timely, readily accessible and written in plain English, appealing to profeesional and lay readers. The contextualisation of cannabis use among young people explores a complex range of social factors, notably, gender, age, ethnicity, class and anti-social behaviour… There is a helpful range of websites and literature sources.'`The book is slim with handy summaries at the end of each chapter, the underlying message being how difficult it is to make hard and fast statements on a subject so riven with ignorance and misinformation and about which everybody seems to be desperate for easy answers and quick fixes'. - Safer Society`Writing for mental health health professionals and parents, Jenkins (Institue of Psychiatry, London) reviews the evidence in a range of issues relating to the use, young people's views, predictors of use, psychosocial functioning , the gateway effect, prevention and treatment, and policy'. - Book News`This small book provides a considerable amount of very useful information for those who are involved in seeking to develop programs for the prevention and treatment of cannabis use. This includes parents, teachers, therapists, the police, and many other bodies in society'. -- Internet Law BooksTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Patterns of Cannabis Use. 3. Young People's Views About Cannabis. 4. Predictors of Cannabis Use. 5. Cannabis and Psychosocial Functioning. 6. Cannabis and the Use of Other Illicit Drugs. 7. Prevention and Treatment. 8. Cannabis Policy. 9. Conclusion. References. Index. About Focus.

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Book SynopsisThe correlation between 'disengagement' and illness in people with dementia living in long-term care settings is becoming more widely recognised, and developing and adapting front-line staff responses to the changing needs of individuals is a crucial factor in addressing this problem.This book presents a complete practical framework for whole person assessment, care planning and review of persons with dementia or signs of dementia (including those with learning disabilities) who are in need of, or already receiving, health and/or social support. The book provides photocopiable assessment forms, guidelines for carrying out the assessment, and suggestions for tailored interventions based on the profile that emerges from the assessment process. The authors also include a clear explanation of the five theoretical components of dementia that are considered in the assessment: health, biography, personality, neurological impairment and social psychology. This good practice guide will provide a step up to the challenge of providing person centred care as a minimum standard rather than just an ideal.Care workers in residential settings and social workers assessing clients for their support requirements will find this an essential resource.Trade ReviewIt is often easier to adopt the value of person-centred care without being clear what it means in terms of day-to-day practice reality. This book excels at being very clear about exactly what the processes involve and gives suggestions for how they should be undertaken. -- Research, Policy & PlanningLike many (but sadly not all) training materials, this guide is set out in a format that is easy to read and adapt. The section on cognitive ability is, as the authors comment, surprisingly absent in much training material for people supporting people with dementia. -- DementiaOne of the Bradford Dementia Goup good practice guides, this book will be well used by carers working with older people. It offers up-to-date and theoretically sound information, with practical assessment forms that can be photocopied... This is an excellent resource for staff in care homes who want a comprehensive guide to planning care for people with dementia. -- Nursing Standards, Gary Blatch, Dementia Strategy Manager, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-SeaI greatly enjoyed reading this well-presented, practice-orientated publication and positively recommend it. I agree with the authors that there has never been a better time to promote new ideologies and positive ways of working with people with dementia. -- Quality in Ageing and Older PeopleI found this book to be useful and practical. One of its strengths lay in its participatory intentions and if practitioners followed these guidelines, they would go a further step towards enhancing service user and carers' confidence in the purpose of planning and attention to sharing information on a more equal footing when thinking about how care and support can bre enriched within different environments. -- British Journal of Social WorkAt last, here's a superbly thought-out and designed tool and format for care planning... This book is truly a "good practice guide" and has all you need to use care planning properly, but you'll have to work at it because you have to understand what you're doing... Buy it and USE it!. -- Standards for PracticeThe whole ties things together very neatly and the book will be treasured by those who use it. Let us hope that this will be many, for these pages will help people turn good intentions into good practices. -- For Dementia PlusTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1. What is Enriched Care Planning? Chapter 2. Life Story. Chapter 3. Life Style and Future Wishes. Chapter 4. Personality. Chapter 5. Health. Chapter 6. Capacity for Doing. Chapter 7. Cognitive Support Needs. Chapter 8. Life at the Moment. Chapter 9. Implementing and Reviewing Care. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have made us think differently about disability. Whatever direction they have come from, they share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal. There are compelling biographies of:· Sir Bert Massie: public servant· Lord (Jack) Ashley: Labour politician· Rachel Hurst: activist and campaigner· Tom Shakespeare: academic· Phil Friend: entrepreneur and business consultant· Peter White: broadcaster· Mat Fraser: actor, musician and performer· Andrew Lee: activist and campaigner· Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic champion Defying Disability is based on extensive interviews with the subjects and the people who know them. It marks their similarities and differences, the forces that drove them to achieve, the impact they have had on policies and practice, and how the modern history of disability in the UK has been played out in their lives. Defying Disability is not just a good read; it will inform professionals in the field, students in disability studies, disabled people, their families and carers, and everyone interested in disability politics and policies.Trade ReviewThere are a lot of acronyms in this book but don't be put off - this is not a dry and dusty academic volume. The actions and opinions of these outspoken people will challenge your perceptions of disability and achievement, and will ultimately enable you to form your own opinion on where you stand in the disability debate. -- Link (Assoc for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalis)If you feel you need a nudge or even a mighty kick to get more politically active in the disability movement, read this. The nine men and women interviewed in the book are giants in the disability world, dazzling in their achievements, and demonstrate how we need people who believe in what they are doing in the face of criticism and are bolshy or tenacious enough to push on with it. -- One in Seven (RNID)Based on extensive interviews with the subjects and the people who know them, the new book Defying Disability tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have mad us think differently about disability. Labour politician Lord Jack Ashley and Paralympic champian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson are two of the nine leaders featured. Whatever direction they have come from, they share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal. -- MobiliseThis is an important insight into lives of nine brave people, who have, whatever their background fought for themselves and others; and in the case of some changed the lawand our way of seeing others. This book should be read by all. -- Internet Law Book ReviewsThis is an engaging and slightly edgy read by the former and founding editor of Disability Now... Written in a style that offers at the same time factual biography and personal narrative, this book will be of great interest to a wide audience. -- Disability NowA major contribution to our understanding of disability politics. -- The National Information ForumThis important book provides a fascinating insight into the achievements of nine disabled leaders and the development of British disability politics and practice over the past 40 years. The leaders profiled reveal both a range of approaches to tackling disabled people's exclusion, and differences in personal attitudes towards impairment and disability politics itself. In doing so, Defying Disabilty provides a more accurate reflection of the diversity of disability than some traditional disability texts. -- Claire Tregaskis, disability consultantThis book provides a fascinating insight into the lives of nine people who overcame the potential disadvantage of disability to achieve recognition, change and national acclaim. The story of motivation and unstoppable determination reflected by the lives of each of these disabled leaders is inspiring. The book is admirable in describing the power of the human spirit when not accepting limitations imposed by others, to strive beyond possible expectations. It paves the way forward in recognizing the rights and abilities of all disabled people. -- Peter Burke, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences, Hull UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1. Bert Massie: Public Servant. Chapter 2. Jack Ashley: Politician. Chapter 3. Rachel Hurst: Activist/Campaigner. Chapter 4. Tom Shakespeare: Academic. Chapter 5. Phil Friend: Entrepreneur. Chapter 6. Peter White: Broadcaster. Chapter 7. Mat Fraser: Actor/Performer. Chapter 8. Andrew Lee: Activist/Campaigner. Chapter 9. Tanni Grey-Thompson: Athlete. Chapter 10. Different Lives, Common Purpose.

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Book SynopsisThis handbook provides guidance for all practising social work professionals, and the staff who support them, on the post-qualifying (PQ) framework for social workers. The book introduces the framework and outlines how post-qualification accreditation and professional registration affect social workers.Covering the theory and practice of social work, the Handbook provides a set of tools and resources that enable social workers to develop their practice while coping with the demands of operational duties. The book looks at working with a range of service user groups such as children, people with learning disabilities and young offenders, as well as examining common issues that social workers may encounter, such as inter-agency work, and issues such as loss and participation. Tackling the increased post-qualification training necessitated by the new framework, this handbook contains resources and materials to help practitioners continue their own professional development.This definitive guide is an invaluable resource for all practising qualified social workers, students and trainers, and educators.Consultant editor: Robert Adams is Professor of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Teesside, UK.Trade ReviewAt a time when many busy social workers in the UK, and other states struggle to keep ahead of practice trends and service demands; the book offers to assist their understanding and advance practice methods. The Post-Qualifying Handbook for Social Workers is a solid, reliable contribution which has value for those already practising as social workers and those - students - preparing for it. -- Critical Social PolicyCovering the theory and practice of social work, the Handbook provides a set of tools and resources that enable social workers to develop their practice while coping with the demands of operational duties. -- Working with Older People`…[A]n excellent and timely publication. It is clearly written despite the difference in authors and is consistent in style and presentation. …Very comprehensive covering areas that would normally be missed with PQ such as loss and the strategic approach to PQ.' -- Graham Ixer, Head of Social Work Education, the General Social Care Council (GSCC)This is a much-needed book on this increasingly important area of social work education and practice. It provides essential material for those studying on post-qualifying programmes, highlighting a wide range of practice areas, [and is] written in an engaging and accessible format by leading academics and experienced practitioners. The critically reflective approach is an important feature of the book, supporting the development of understanding and skills for transforming practice. -- Anne Quinney, Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University; Academic Adviser, The Social Policy and Social Work centre of the Higher Education Academy (SWAP), and co-editor of Practice Journal[This handbook contains] authoritative chapters that take the reader into informative, thought-provoking and challenging territory… this book will give plenty of material for the reader to engage with. -- Professor David Stanley, PhD AcSS, Chair in Social Care, School of Health, Community and Education Studies, Northumbria UniversityTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction, Wade Tovey. Part One: Contexts. Introduction. 1. Engaging with Continuing Professional Development: With or Without Qualification? Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire. 2. Reflective, Critical and Transformational Practice, Robert Adams, University of Teesside. 3. Ethics and Values in Theory and in Practice, Mary Rayner, University of Teesside. 4. The Social Context of Post-Qualifying Practice, Nigel Leech, University of Teesside. 5. Integrating Theory and Practice at Post-Qualifying Level, Ian Duncan, University of Teesside. 6. Post-Qualifying Studies - European and International Contexts, Malcolm Payne, St Christopher's Hospice.7. Researching Practice, Terry Murphy, University of Teesside, and David Nulty, NW PQ Consultancy. Part Two: Practice. Introduction. 8. Developing Inclusive Practice in Children and Families Social Work, James Reid, University of Teesside. 9. Community Care and Care Management, Martin Leveridge, University of Teesside. 10. Mental Health Social Work, Linda de Chenu, University of Hertfordshire.11. Learning Disabilities Today: Integrated Working, Michael Wren, University of Teesside. 12. Working with Young Offenders, Denis Hart, University of Teesside. Part Three: Issues. Introduction. 13. Assessment, Brian Littlechild, University of Hertfordshire, and James Reid. 14. `I Just Don't Want to Go There' - Sexuality in Social Work Education and Practice, Joy Trotter, Mary Crawley, Lesley Duggan, Emma Foster, and Jo Levie, University of Teesside.15. Thinking about Loss to Make Sense of Our Self, Maggie Jackson, University of Teesside. 16. The Challenges of Practice Learning Today, Jackie Gilchrist, University of Teesside.17. Users' and Carers' Involvement in Education and Service Delivery, Wade Tovey, University of Teesside. Part Four: Doing PQ. Introduction. 18. The PQ Framework in England from 2007, Vicki Lawson-Brown, Sunderland University and the Open University. 19. Adopting a Strategic Approach to Post-Qualifying Learning, Paula Sobiechowska, Anglia Ruskin University. 20. The Use of Portfolios in Social Work Education, Maire Maisch, Anglia Ruskin University. Afterword. Appendix 1: Supporting Roles in PQ, Geoff Owens, NEPQ Consortium. Appendix 2: Useful Websites. Appendix 3: Why Employers Should Engage with the Revised PQ Framework, Amanda Hatton, Skills for Care. Appendix 4: Post-Qualifying Education and Training for Social Workers. References. Contributors. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisThe manual is written in an accessible format with ample exercises and handouts, all designed for easy photocopying. Its great advantage is the material's transferability across all disciplines making it applicable to all professionals working with vulnerable adults. Each chapter offers an introductory discussion of a particular topic or question, such as how to identify different types of adult abuse and how to discuss and respond to a disclosure, highlighting the difficulties that may be associated with such a sensitive discussion. Her Classification of what constitutes different types of abuse in relation to differing ages, genders, ethnicities and cultures is sophisticated yet accessible, offering depth while avoiding stereotyping.In my view, this is an ideal resource for training of support workers, nurses, social workers, care managers, training officers, police officers and students of these subjects. If such training can be interagency and interprofessional, then this is likely to provide even greater benefits.- The Author, Journal compilation`…comprehensively engages with all aspects of adult protection work, from suspecting or making an allegation that abuse is happening, through to the investigation and case conference stages. It achieves comprehensiveness by including consideration of risk assessment, but manages to do this by providing materials for both basic awareness training through to more advanced and in-depth training. The resource covers specific sections of society, such as older people, younger people, black and minority ethnic people, and specialised chapters including additional training materials and case studies. The material achieves clarity in the theoretical framework and helps the participant to work through what the theory means for practice. Exercises, handouts, key learning points, case examples and suggested reading are all part of this approach.'- Leveson Centre NewsletterWorking with Adult Abuse is a comprehensive training resource, which can be used by anyone who works with vulnerable adults across the sectors (statutory, voluntary and independent). It can be used by people who have a responsibility for training within any organisation, but also by any individual worker or student.The resource covers all aspects of adult protection work, from suspecting or making an allegation that abuse is happening in the community or in a communal setting through to the investigation and case conference stages, including consideration of risk assessment and the development of protection plans. In doing so, it provides materials for basic awareness training courses through to more advanced and in-depth training.Practical advice is presented within the historical context of adult abuse guidance and policy development. This is complemented by specialised chapters on the abuse of specific sections of society, such as older people, younger adults and black and minority ethnic people, which provide additional training materials and case studies. Each chapter offers an introductory discussion of a particular topic or question, such as exactly what constitutes adult abuse, how to respond to a disclosure of abuse, when to report abuse and to whom. Exercises, handouts, key learning points, case examples and suggested reading are also included. The resource, which is presented in a large A4 format, includes a wealth of photocopiable materials.This is an ideal resource for the training of social workers, care managers and workers, training officers, police officers, students of social work and those undergoing NVQ or post-qualification training.. It will also be helpful to unqualified staff such as home carers, residential staff and support workers.Trade ReviewA useful resource for training staff. -- The Journal of Adult protectionPritchard, a registered social worker and a social work trainer and consultant in the UK, offers a comprehensive training manual for social workers, health care staff, probation and prison staff, hospice workers, and others who work with adults who are vulnerable to abuse. The manual covers understanding, recognizing, and investigating adult abuse, developing protections plans, and the importance of documentation. Three final chapters present cases on issues related to the abuse of older people, the abuse of younger adults, and the abuse of black and minority ethnic people. -- BookNews.comThe materials provided in this easy-to-photocopy book allows trainers, whether in a health care context or education to deliver comprehensive, effective and sensitive training in this difficult area. -- SignpostThis book will be useful for a range of professionals (especially trainee doctors, nurses and social workers in the wards of Departments of Geriatric Medicine), care-managers and police officers. Clearly, the eventual beneficiary will be the vulnerable adults... It is crucial then that all Accident and Emergency Departments, Departments of Medicine for the Elderly, libraries, nursing and care homes, as well as other relevant organisations, have a copy. This will enable the involved professionals to equip themselves well in advance in dealing with suspected sufferers of abuse. -- Age and AgeingTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. A Note on the Text. Glossary of Terms. 1. The Purpose of the Manual and How to Use It. 2. History, Current Guidance and Principles. 3. What is Adult Abuse? 4. Recognising Adult Abuse. 5. Handling Disclosure. 6. Investigating Adult Abuse. 7. Case Conferences. 8. Risk Assessment and Developing Protection Plans. 9. The Importance of Recording. 10. The Abuse of Older People. 11. The Abuse of Younger Adults. 12. The Abuse of Black and Minority Ethnic People. Appendix 1: Forms. Appendix 2: Bodymaps. Appendix 3: Risk Tool. Appendix 4: Useful Organisations. Appendix 5: JPP Videos/DVDs. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisPublic Services Inspection in the UK provides a detailed account of the changing role of inspection in public services management. It analyses the key debates about the role that inspection plays in increasing public accountability and encouraging service improvement.Contributors describe current inspection methods across the key public sectors of education, social care, the criminal justice system, local government services and healthcare, and examine the underlying issues and tensions associated with public services inspection. They compare approaches adopted in different parts of the UK and present evidence that can be drawn on to develop more effective practice, as well as offering recommendations for future policy and research.Public Services Inspection in the UK is essential reading for public service managers, social workers, policy makers, researchers, academics, students and professionals working in public services who have an involvement in the inspection process.Trade ReviewIn this detailed account of the changing role of inspection in public services management, contributors analyze the key debates about the role that inspection plays in increasing public accountability and encouraging services improvements. They show were inspection works and where it does not, and explain the rise of such inspections and the inspection of local governments services, inspection of adult's and children's social care, education systems, health services and criminal justice agencies. -- Booknews.comThe book provides a valuable narrated historical evolution of the different inspection practices for the different public services in the UK. A key reference for future research on inspection in general and on the public service inspection in the UK. -- The International Journal of Public Sector ManagementA valuable feature of the book is that it has a truly UK-wide scope, the devolved systems of inspection are described for all four jurisdictions and there are active comparisons between the evolving systems... In dealing forthrightly with the issues of inspection, this is a valuable collection of writings that develops a critical awareness and overview... For those wanting to understand more of the origins, theories and practice of inspection, this book is a good place to start. -- Research, Policy and PlanningTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Rise of Public Services Inspection. Steve Martin, Cardiff Business School and Howard Davis, Warwick Business School. 2. Inspection of Local Government Services. James Downe, Cardiff University. 3. Inspection of Adult and Children's Social Care. Chris John, University of Wales Business School, Cardiff and David Loc, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. 4. Inspection of Education and Skills: From Improvement to Accountability. Jane Martin, Local Better Regulation Office. 5. Regulation and Inspection of Health Services. Kieran Walshe, Manchester Business School. 6. Inspection and the Criminal Justice Agencies. John W. Raine, University of Birmingham. 7. Holistic Public Services Inspection. Steve Bundred, Audit Commission and Clive Grace, Cardiff University. 8. Performance Paradoxes: The Politics of Evaluation in Public Service. John Clarke, Open University. 9. The Future of Public Services Inspection. Howard Davis, Warwick Business School and Steve Martin, Cardiff Business School. The Editors. The Contributors. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisDevelopments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community.Three different aspects of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs. Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community `punishment', case management, accreditation and resettlement. The continuing concern with promoting evidence-based solutions to crime is addressed, and this book will assist professionals working with offenders with making focused interventions supported by research.This book will be essential reading for students of social work and probation and criminology, probation officers and social workers.Trade ReviewThis book consists of a series of useful essays by 20 high-powered contributors, which on the one hand amount to an indictment of current government policies and criminal justice practice, and on the other offer details of several hopeful initiatives which may bear fruit in the future... The book considers the fascinating subject of crimogenic needs - what is it exactly that makes the offender commit the offence? Real motives are not always the ostensible ones. -- Quaker in criminal justice, Adrian SmithTable of Contents1. Introduction and Overview. Gill McIvor, Lancaster University, and Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea. Part 1: Developments in Policy. 2. New Labour's Youth Justice: A Critical Assessment of the First Two Terms. Barry Goldson, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool. 3. Youth Justice: Developments in Scotland for the Twenty-First Century. Bill Whyte, University if Edinburgh. 4. Adult Offenders: Policy Developments in England and Wales. Sam Lewis, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds. 5. Developments in Probation in Scotland. Gill McIvor, Lancaster University, and Fergus McNeil, University of Glasgow. 6. Youth and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland. Tim Chapman, Independent Consultant, Youth Justice, and David O'Mahoney, Durham University. 7. Accreditation. Sue Rex, National Offender Management Service, and Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea. Part 2: Assessment, Supervision and Intervention. 8. Risk and Need Assessment. Jim Bonta, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Canada, and Stephen Wormith, University of Saskatchewan. 9. Programmes for Probationers. James McGuire, University of Liverpool. 10. Case Managing Offenders within a Motivational Framework. Frank Porporino and Elizabeth Fabiano, T3 Associates. 11. Pro-Social Modelling. Chris Trotter, Monash University, Melbourne. 12. Giving Up and Giving Back: Desistance, Generativity and Social Work with Offenders. Fergus McNeill, University of Glasgow and Shadd Maruna, Queen's University, Belfast. 13. Restorative justice. Gwen Robinson, School of Law, University of Sheffield. 14. Paying Back - Unpaid Work by Offenders. Gill McIvor, Lancaster University. Part 3: Issues and Needs. 15. Developments in Work with Drug Using Offenders. Iain Crow, University of Sheffield. 16. Dealing with Diversity. Loraine Gelsthorpe, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. 17. The Resettlement of Prisoners in England and Wales: Learning from History and Research. Maurice Vanstone, Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Wales, Swansea. 18. Postcript: Opportunities and Threats. Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea. The Contributors. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the theory and practice of the developing innovative practice of 'co-production' - a model of service in which users of a service will play an active and participatory role in the service provided to them, adopting a working partnership.Examples of methods and services designed on co-production principles are given by the experienced contributors, including housing initiatives in which the users, rather than professionals, provide support to each other and criminal justice settings in which offenders participate in active restorative justice programmes.Drawing together key figures in the field of social care, this book is important reading for social care practitioners and service providers wanting to stay up to date on the latest developments in the field , as well as academics, researchers and students.Trade ReviewCo-Production and Personalisation in Social Care has at its core a focus on the value of working in partnership with service users and treating disabled people with respect and as actors who are involved in co-producing their own situations and futures, rather than as 'problems' and passive recipients of professionally decided servides. -- Ethics and Social WelfareDrawing together key researchers and practitioners, this book will be essential reading for social care practitioners and service providers, academics, researchers and students. -- Handicap InfoHunter and Ritchie's book Co-Production and Personalisation in Social Care, is an important publication which provides an excellent introduction to co-production in social work... The authors impressed this reader as being experienced, knowledgeable and grounded and a great strength of the book is its practicality. -- SWAP E-bulletinTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction. Pete Ritchie, Ex-Director of Scottish Human Services and Susan Hunter, Edinburgh University. Chapter 2: It's About More Than the Money: Local Area Coordination as an Innovative Approach to Supporting People with Disabilities to Get a Good Life and to Creating More Welcoming Communities. Eddie Bartnik and Dr. Ron Chalmers, Directors of Disability Services Commission, Western Australia. Chapter 3: Co-Production through Encouragement: The Braveheart Project. James Mulholland (on behalf of Braveheart). Chapter 4: Co-Production in Supported Housing: KeyRing Living Support Networks and Neighbourhood Networks. Carl Poll, former director of KeyRing. Chapter 5: Co-Production - Support for Self-Employment. Jane Pagler, Wales. Chapter 6: Family Group Conferencing and `Partnership'. James Cox, Co-ordinator of Family Group Conferencing project, Edinburgh City Council. Chapter 7: Person-Centred Planning and Co-Production. Steve Coulson, Development Worker, Edinburgh Development Group. Chapter 8: Restoring `Stakeholder' Involvement in Justice. Bill Whyte, Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland. Chapter 9: Recovery in Psychosis: Moments and Levels for Collaboration. Dr. Kristjana Kristiansen, University of Trondheim. Endnote. References. Subject Index. Author Index.Research Highlights in Social WorkThis topical series examines areas of particular interest to those in social and community work and related fields. Each book draws together different aspects of the subject, highlighting relevant research and drawing out implications for policy and practice. The project is under the editorial direction of Professor Joyce Lishman, Head of the School of Applied Social Studies at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

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Book SynopsisChildren have a right enshrined within the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to participate in decisions that affect them, and their participation in social care services can have a positive impact on their own self-esteem and confidence, but also the quality of service and decisions made by the social care professionals working with them. Everyone seems to agree on the idea that children have to be heard, but not on how, where and when they can participate, or the organisational cultures needed to facilitate it. Promoting Children's Rights in Social Work and Social Care addresses these questions. Margaret Bell looks at the reality of children's life experiences, examines the variety of definitions of participation and highlights creative initiatives for children's involvement which have proven successful. Four research studies on children's participation in the UK are presented, which draw on interviews with children aged 6-19 and cover children's views on decision-making and recording processes, their opinions on the social work help they have received, how involved they feel, and the responses of the agencies involved.This book will be essential reading for any social work or social care professional working with children, as well as students and academics in the social work and social care fields. It will also be invaluable to those involved in promoting children's rights and child participation.Table of ContentsSeries editor's foreword. Mary John, University of Exeter, UK. Introduction. Part 1. 1. What is Participation? Definitions, Arenas and Outcomes. 2. What is Participation? Different Methods. 3. The Policy and Background to Participatory Practice. 4. The Theoretical Underpinnings of Participatory Practice. 5. What Gets in the Way? Adult Attitudes, the World in Which Children Live and Organisational Culture and Values. Part 2. Introduction: Research Studies on Children's Experiences of Participation. 6. The Involvement of Children in Family Group Conferences. 7. The Participation of Children in Initial Child Protection Investigations. 8. The Participation of Children in Social Work Electronic Records. 9. Children's Views on their Involvement in Service Evaluation and Design: the RUBeing Heard Project. 10. Implications for Practice. 11. Conclusion. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisYoung homeless people are ordinary young people trapped in an extraordinary situation. This accessible guide provides information and advice on how to understand the needs of these young people, and how to ensure they are supported effectively. It combines the latest research and practice to establish what works best when helping young homeless people and provides insights into their world through diary excerpts and interviews. Key issues covered include the relationship between drug and alcohol misuse and youth homelessness, current policies on housing and support for homeless youths and strategies for renewing a young person's familial bonds and friendships after an experience of homelessness. This book is an invaluable guide for anyone working with young homeless people, including youth workers, counsellors, social workers, residential care staff, teachers, health visitors and managers in the housing, education, health and social welfare sectors.Trade Review...this is an important book which fills a gap in terms of translating research and working knowledge about youth homelessness into practice. The book's content conforms broadly to its title and presents a very useful resource concerning issues to consider when working with homeless young people. It describes the forms of practical and psychological issues that need to be addressed in assisting young vulnerable people to develop a sense of self-efficacy and hope for the future. -- Child and Family Social WorkShines much needed light on the world homeless young people inhabit. -- Roof MagazineThis book is insightful, instructive and comprehensive; in short, an excellent read. -- Children and Young People NowSome history, some peer research and a lot of sound advice on working and understanding young people who experience homelessness is what this book provides. -- HousingTable of ContentsIntroduction - What this Book is About. 1. Definitions and Measures of Youth Homelessness. 2. Characteristics of Young Homeless People. 3. A History of Youth Homelessness. 4. A Geography of Youth Homelessness. 5. Something to Do - Education, Training and Employment. 6. Family - A Help or a Hindrance? 7. Friends and Acquaintances - Helping Young People to Maintain and Rebuild Social Networks. 8. Drugs and Alcohol - Dealing with Substance Misuse. 9. Housing and Support - Working for Sustainable Futures. 10. The Human Factor - What Works When Responding to Adolescent Behaviour. 11. The Future of Services for the Homeless. Appendix: The Quarriers Research Project - How Young People's Views Can Be Heard.

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Book SynopsisThis pocket-sized guide can be taken conveniently to meetings, interviews and visits, to be used as a quick reference point for information about the practical application of restorative justice.The book covers every stage of the process, from how a facilitator should prepare for taking on a new case, through initial contacts with victim and offender and facilitating meetings, to recording and evaluating a case. While acknowledging throughout the different possible ways of proceeding, the authors provide example prompts for steps such as writing to a victim for the first time, talking to the victim and offender ahead of their meeting, and initiating meetings. They use jargon-free language and provide helpful task checklists for speed and ease of reference.This is an invaluable companion for youth offending team workers, probation officers, prison staff, police, referral order volunteers, mediators and any professional needing to know about restorative justice.Trade ReviewThis is truly a pocket-sized guide, which means that it is convenient to carry with you wherever you go. It is a quick reference tool that facilitates instant access to pertinent information about the day-to-day practice of restorative justice (RJ). It takes the reader on a journey through the RJ process, from first encounter with the concept, to the restorative "meeting" and on to the final destination of recording and evaluation. -- British Journal of Forensic PracticeI wish this book had been available when I trained as a restorative justice facilitator. It is so reassuring to refer to and can easily be carried as a aide-memoire. Designed as a guide to arranging and facilitating meetings, it is full of clear advice, obviously born of experience. -- The Howard JournalThis book's thorough approach to restorative justice is much needed and indeed it fulfils its objective. Thorough in it's advice, the book also accomplishes the purpose of being balanced. It pays as much attention to the perpetrator as it does the victim and is equally useful to everyone involved in the process. It accomplishes this through its dedication to placing steady emphasis on the different parties and also through the simplicity of its language. As manuals go it could not be any easier to read. The Pocket Guide to Restorative Justice covers every stage of the process to form a valuable guide for anyone involved in the restorative justice process. -- FrontlineRestorative justice puts the emphasis on repairing the harm caused, holding offenders to account before their victims. It is not a soft option. It is tough for an offender to continue denying the consequences of their actions when they sit across the table from their victim. This explains why restorative justice is effective in cutting re-offending. Such face-to-face meetings can also help the victim. -- Cherie Booth QCAt best restorative justice can be truly transformative for all involved which is why I believe we need to expand its role in our criminal justice system. But for restorative justice to work well also needs the involvement of highly skilled and trained staff together with good standards and clear guidance. This invaluable pocket guide from two leaders in the field will help ensure the highest quality of restorative practice. -- Cherie Booth QCA highly useful companion for youth offending team workers, probation officers, prison staff, police, referral order volunteers, mediators and any professional needing to know about RJ. -- Child RightAlthough this is a guide for practitioners, it could also work as an introduction to someone contemplating working with is wonderfully innovative approach to justice. Essential for the briefcase if you have any dealing with your justice, prison work, care homes or schools. -- The FriendTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Getting Started. 3. Contacting the Offender. 4. Contacting the Victim. 5. Assessment. 6. Agreement to Meet. 7. Preparing for the Meeting. 8. During the Meeting - Issues. 9. The Restorative Meeting. 10. Shuttle Mediation. 11. Referral Orders and Panels. 12. Recording and Evaluation. Appendix. Resources. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law, sets this within a comprehensive legal framework. The relevant law and guidance is extensive. It includes Department of Health guidance (No Secrets), human rights, the regulation of health and social care providers, the barring of carers from working with vulnerable adults, care standards tribunal cases, mental capacity, undue influence, assault, battery, wilful neglect, ill treatment, manslaughter, murder, theft, fraud, sexual offences, data protection and the sharing of information. The book focuses on how these areas of law apply to vulnerable adults, and brings together an extensive body of case law to illustrate this. Also covered is how local authorities and the NHS may themselves be implicated in the harm - through abuse, neglect or omission - suffered by vulnerable adults. For example, in terms of the gross lapses in standards of care, infection control, nutrition and basic dignity sometimes to be found in hospitals.All those working in community care, adult social work, health care and housing will find this book invaluable. Local authorities, the NHS, voluntary organisations and students will find this to be essential reading.Trade ReviewThe safeguarding of vulnerable adults is a major area of work for protection and enforcement agencies, yet this is the first book to address the legal framework of such efforts. Particular emphasis is put upon issues concerning vulnerable adults harmed by abuse, neglect or omission. Case histories blend with community insights, as well as social and financial harm analysis, in a detailed, in-depth guide. -- The Midwest Book ReviewCase law, careful analysis and sound practice. This is an essential reference for all care home providers and home care agencies. -- Caring TimesTable of ContentsContents: Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Background: policy, definition and prevalence. Chapter 3. Local authority social services. Chapter 4. National Health Service legislation. Chapter 5. Regulation of care provision for vulnerable adults. Chapter 6. Mental capacity. Chapter 7. National Assistance Act, environmental health, Mental Health Act and other interventions. Chapter 8. Physical and sexual harm and abuse. Chapter 9. Financial abuse Chapter 10. Disclosure of personal information and confidentiality. Chapter 11. Adult protection: procedural aspects. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the risk factors surrounding children at risk of experiencing and perpetrating violence, and looks at the positive role that children's rights can play in their protection.The authors propose that violence in childhood is not spontaneous: that children are raised to become violent in poorly functioning families and child-unfriendly environments. They may be exposed to toxic substances in utero, to maltreatment in infancy, to domestic violence or parental criminality as they grow up. Each of these risk factors is empirically linked with the development of antisocial and aggressive behaviour, and each reflects a violation of children's rights to protection from maltreatment. The authors show how respecting children's rights and safeguarding them from exposure to violence can shift the balance between risk and protective factors and, as a result, reduce the incidence and severity of childhood violence.This book will be essential reading for professionals working in child protection or with young offenders, academics, students, practitioners and policy-makers.Trade Reviewthe publication of Children, Families and Violence is a very welcome addition to benefit the work of researcher, students, policy-makers, service providers and advocates who are engaged in identifying and elaborating the essential connection between violence and child rights. -- Journal of Children's ServicesThe book is an excellent reference tool that collates relevant reserach about issues as diverse as the effects of toxic substances, corporal punishment, abuse, partner vilence and maternal depression... This book is a valuable and orginial elaboration of rights-based approaches. It demystifes the challenges at the inter-personal, policy and cultural leveles for progress in better protecting children and promoting their well-being. It is useful for advocacy and will help those dealing with the aftermath of violence to frame their understanding and responses. It clearly links extensive reserach about children and their well-being with their human rights. Rights are no longer abstract or a legal pursuit outside of the sphere of those working with children. It also makes it clear that we all have a role to play in improving rights awareness and supporting the rights of children to be free from violence. -- Journal of Children's ServicesThis book is an interesting and thoughtprovoking read and it is clear to any reader how much work, time and effort has gone into its publication, emphasising its central message that children and their rights should be respected to help end our society's predisposition to violence. I think this book contains a wealth of knowldge for those who work within policy, participation and education sectors. I am sure that others will find this as educational and intersting as I have. -- Children & SocietyA thought-provoking read from start to finish. -- Professional Social WorkThis book helps demonstrate that early intervention work, along with work informed by real participation from children themselves, is crucial. I believe this is a challenge which we should all rise to. -- Children & Young People NowTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Neurological Underpinnings. 3. Parenting Styles. 4. Violence in the Family. 5. Policy Interventions. 6. Cultural Contexts. 7. Respecting Children's Rights. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisGood Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection.The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice such as criminal justice and welfare, and covers groups who may be overlooked, such as people with brain injuries, older prisoners and adults within the black and minority ethnic communities. Issues covered include domestic violence and honour-based crime, abuse in institutions, financial abuse, and risk assessment in adult protection. The book is illustrated throughout with case studies, and also gives a voice to the victims of adult abuse who can be forgotten in a working environment that emphasises target performance, indicators, standards, star ratings, paperwork and correct use of terminology.This book will be essential reading for anyone working with vulnerable adults, including social workers, care managers, care workers, health care staff, police, probation officers, staff within the prison system, advocates, volunteers, training officers and students.Trade ReviewJacki Pritchard, a stalwart in the adult protection field in England, has edited these books to cover a variety of different aspects of good practice. The fact that she has harnessed such an impressive set of authors (27) from a range of academic backgrounds speaks for itself. This immediately tells me both books (Good Practive in Safeguarding Adults and Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults) will have lots of reference information and are likely to have set presentations which are easier on the brain. -- RostrumIt is touching to be made aware that prisoners' need for protection measure are just as vital as those who have their freedom...Pritchard has a deliberate strand threaded though each book:* Effective practice must start with removing familiar and unfamiliar labels for groups and applying the same compassionate approach to all due to their shared vulnerability* Each professional must have at their disposal accurate legal knowledge of all the coutries in Britain to implement change. In other words, the practitioner in adult protection in the present century is almost reinvented as a specialist in generic knowledge. Pritchard's books help encourage the spread of such ideas. -- Bert Calder, Mental Health Officer, Falkirk CouncilThis readable, clear and comprehensive guide to working in adult protection is aimed at a wide range of practitioners who work with vulnerable adults, from students to specialist staff. It is edited by Jackie Pritchard, and independent social worker, trainer,consultant,researcher and author, who has a good track record of usable and helpful texts in this field. -- Nursing StandardTable of ContentsIntroduction. Jacki Pritchard, Independent Social Worker, JP Ltd. Chapter 1. No Secrets, Safeguarding Adults and Adult Protection Work. Gary Fitzgerald, Action On Elder Abuse. Chapter 2. Millstone to Mainstream: The Development of Vulnerable Adult Policy in North Wales. Arwel Wyn Owen, Anglesey County Council. Chapter 3. Two Years in the Life of an Adult Protection Co-Ordinator. Peter Sadler, Lincolnshire County Council. Chapter 4. Domestic Violence and Honour Based Crime: Joined Up Governance and an Islamic Approach. District Judge Marilyn Mornington, Family Justice Council and Jamieson Mornington, MA. Chapter 5. Elder Abuse and Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Lessons for Good Practice. Alison Bowes, Ghizala Avan and Sherry Bien Macintosh, University Of Stirling. Chapter 6. The Role of the Commission for Social Care Inspection. Adrian Hughes, Commission for Social Care Inspection. Chapter 7. The Abuse in Institutions and the Resulting Inquiries. Deborah Kitson, Ann Craft Trust. Chapter 8. Older Adults in Prison: Vulnerability, Abuse and Neglect. Adrian J. Hayes, University Of Manchester and Seena Fazel, University Of Oxford. Chapter 9. Brain Injury, Case Management and Financial Abuse: A Complex Affair. Lucy Naven and Jackie Parker, J.S. Parker and Associates. Chapter 10. Using the Mental Capacity Act to Protect Vulnerable Adults. Simon Leslie, Berkshire County Council. Chapter 11. Doing Risk Assessment Properly In Adult Protection Work. Jacki Pritchard. Chapter 12. Survivors Explain Healing Through Group Work. Members of Beyond Existing. List of Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe application of assessment frameworks hinges on human qualities and skills which are naturally prone to bias and inconsistency. Making Sense of Child and Family Assessment aims to support workers in analysing and making sense of the information gathered, and increasing accuracy and empathy in assessing the needs and risks for vulnerable children and young people. This book offers best practice guidance on how to analyse information gathered during the assessment of children and young people and their families. Good assessments take time and need to be appropriately resourced. A range of analytical tools are also needed if practitioners are to present assessments of children's needs which lead to meaningful care plans and improved outcomes. Helm introduces the key messages emerging from policy and research, and provides insights into today's multi-disciplinary practice. Professionals working in child welfare and protection roles, such as social workers, health visitors, midwives and teachers will find this practical guide to analysis invaluable in interpreting needs and outcomes.Trade ReviewThe book draws on the most up to date research into what works best for children. It goes on to provide practical, realistic suggestions as to how practitioners in social work, health and education can aim to achieve enhanced resilience and safety of the children under their care... The author, Duncan Helm, Senior teaching fellow at Sterling University has sensibly and coherently put together the subject matters of searching and seeing, building the picture, developing explanations, using intuition effectively, whilst keeping the child at the centre in order to make sense of the assessment. The book aims to fill the gap in the field of analysing children's needs, which is a crucial and most demanding part of the assessment process. The book places emphasis on how the practitioner's skills and human qualities play a role in assessment of a child's needs and in approaching recommendations. The book provides an overview of the key elements of theory behind the practices, and explains quite lucidly issues such as how information gathering, and their analyses by different professionals in different sectors leads on to develop hypotheses about cases. The readers will find the book informative of theories behind many activities that we, the health care professionals in particular, may already be carrying out without conscious knowledge of the bases. The professional development this book may potentially offer to the readers it to instil confidence in the work that we often do by default in the fields of safeguarding and assessing a child's need. The theoretical knowledge base would go on to add credence to any service development. -- BACCHNEWSIf you are a practitioner trying to make sense of all the changes, and how best to integrate the various tools you have been asked to use with your own observations, to analyse and formulate easy to understand plans - without losing sight of your all important 'gut feeling' - then this is the book for you. Easy to read, helpful and above all informative, the book has seven very easy to grasp chapters, each jam-packed with information... I commend the author for his ability to describe the various links between government objectives, target setting and research, all somehow set out within a context that understands the challenges of working within the 'real world' of social care.... This book explains the 'what', the 'why' and the 'how' of it all - in other words, what's relevant to the work we do. -- Professional Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Glossary. 1. Making Sense of Analysis. 2. Searching and Seeing in Assessment. 3. Building the Picture. 4. Developing Explanations. 5. Using Intuition Effectively. 6. The Child at the Centre. 7. Developing Practice in Analysis. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisChild well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really means and how it can help children.This book brings together contributions from international experts in order to define child well-being and to further understand how it can improve children's lives. Issues covered include how the idea is being used in government policy and practice in the UK and USA, how children can contribute to the understanding of child well-being, recent advances in the exploration of indicators and measures of well-being, and the importance of context in making comparisons. A concluding chapter explores whether child well-being is a useful concept in understanding children's lives, whether it positively contributes to policy and practice, and the value of international comparisons. This edited collection is essential reading for all those involved in understanding children's lives and who have responsibility for improving them, including practitioners, policymakers, students and academics.Trade ReviewChild Well-Being, by editors Colette McAuley and Wendy Rose, provides a timely and well-informed text that offers essential reading about a notion - well-being - that, while in common currency, has been exposed to relatively little critical treatment of its value for driving policy, practice and research in children's services... The book casts much needed light on a central element of welfare discourse - well-being - and charts the likely direction of future debates in this field. Essential reading. -- Research, Policy and PlanningThe collection is a welcome reminder of the need to re-order priorities with regard to children's lives and perceiving the issues... There is much in this book including a large research bibliography. It belongs in university libraries and in courses in sociology, politics and education. -- Metapsychology Online ReviewsThis book brings together contributions from 16 international experts from Ireland, Israel and the United States, as well as the UK, in order to define child well-being and to enhance our understanding of children's lives and how they can be improved. Issues covered include whether the concept assist professionals such as social workers, teachers and youth tribute to the understanding of child well-being; and how the idea is being used in government policy and practice... Recommended if you want more depth in your understanding of children's well being. -- Play for LifeThe views of children and parents are discussed in some detail, as is the disparity between them, and an insight into the Children's Society's 2008 subjective well-being survey makes for interesting reading... The text makes for an interesting read for all those working directly with children. -- Professional Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part 1. Understanding Children's Lives at Home, School and in the Community. 1. Child Well-Being, Child Development and Family Lives. Jane Aldgate, The Open University, UK. 2. Children's Views on Child Well-Being. Colette McAuley, University College Dublin, Ireland, Roger Morgan, Children's Rights Director of England and Wendy Rose, The Open University, UK. 3. Introducing the Concept of Child Well-Being into Government Policy. Wendy Rose and John Rowlands, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, UK. 4. How Schools Can Contribute to Pupils' Well-being. Pamela Munn, University of Edinburgh, UK. 5. Youth, Civic Engagement and Support: Promoting Well-being. Pat Dolan, Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. Part 2. Child Well-Being: International Developments and New Policy and Research Directions. 6. Developing Indicators for Child Well-Being in a Changing Context. Asher Ben-Arieh, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. 7. National Reporting on Child Well-Being – The State of the Nation's Children's Reports in the Republic of Ireland. Anne-Marie Brooks, Sinead Hanafin and Sylda Langford, Office of the Minister for Children, Dublin, Ireland. 8. The Challenge of Improving Children's Well-Being and Measuring Outcomes – An American Perspective. Peter J. Pecora, University of Washington and Casey Family Programs, USA and Markell Harrison-Jackson, Pinal County Education Service Agency, USA. 9. The Subjective Well-Being of Children. Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York, UK, Gwyther Rees, Children's Society, UK, Antonia Keung, University of York, UK and Haridhan Goswami, Children's Society, UK. Part 3. Child Well-Being: Current Issues and Future Directions. 10. Child Well-Being - Current Issues and Future Directions. Colette McAuley and Wendy Rose. References. List of contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisQuality Matters in Children's Services brings together authoritative research to explore critical concerns for those working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. Subjects covered include reunification, stability and wellbeing, kinship care, educating vulnerable young people, child protection, domestic violence and parental substance misuse, the participation of disabled young people and advocacy services. Mike Stein discusses key issues for policy and practice in the development of quality services including identifying and sustaining quality through involving stakeholders, integrated working and quality services, the development of policies, procedures and organisational processes and carrying out quality assessments, training and workforce reform.This book is essential reading for practitioners, senior staff, commissioners, managers and anyone involved in developing quality children's services.Trade Reviewthis book collates a lot of the recent research into what works in various areas of children's services into one easily accessible volume. -- RostrumThe content, issues and questions raised in this publication have relevance not only for children's social care but also for practitioners, managers and commissioners across Children's Trusts. As with previous publications in this series I find the presentation of research evidence in this type of overview format to be really useful. It offers information in an easy to digest way alongside both analysis and discussion of key implications for practice. The incoporation of the "Questions" sections encourages some real interaction with the text. It also offers a helpful tool for readers at different levels in organisations to consider how the quality of their service might improve to bring about better outcomes. What I particularly like about this publication is the fact that a real effort seems to have been made to link the research to the current children's services context. I also liked the fact that additional materieals have been produced and made freely avaliable designed to help promote and support the implemenation of the key messages into practice. -- Research, Policy and PlanningTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements. The Overview Process. Chapter 1. Quality Matters. Chapter 2. Coming and Going. Chapter 3. Going Home. Chapter 4. Going to Kinship Care. Chapter 5. Safeguarding and Supporting. Chapter 6. Caring and Educating. Chapter 7. Advocating and Participating. Chapter 8. Quality Matters in Children's Services.Appendix A. The Researchers' Summaries of Their Projects. Appendix B. The Advisory And Implementation Group. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisOffering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns (using the Assessment Framework) and plan effective child-centred and outcome-focused interventions. The authors analyse the impact of exposure to a climate of trauma and family violence on a child's bioneurological development and on their capacity to form attachments and to develop and reflect on relationships through childhood and adolescence into adulthood. They bring together the assessment of children in need with the evaluation of significant harm and risk, and potential for rehabilitation, and also explore the application of evidence-based approaches to intervention.This book is an essential tool for all front-line practitioners working with child protection, including social workers, child and adolescent mental health practitioners, police officers, probation workers and domestic violence organizations. It is also suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate and post-qualifying students.Trade ReviewThe collaborative book, by two very senior child psychiatrists and two distinguished independent social worker, is richly referenced, illustrated with apposite case examples and threaded with clearly tabulated, systematic guidelines to the analysis and evaluation of data concerning children who live with trauma and family violence…...I hope, however, that this title will be widely read and re-read... this is a book to be acclaimed, widely used, evaluated for therapeutic work and as a building block for the devilment of future research projects. -- Child and Adolescent Mental HealthThis book will be used as a Social Work teaching tool for many years to come and much coveted by the profession. This book is exceptionally good value... These authors are simply some of the best in their field, not solely academics, but facing the challenges as practitioners of meeting dysfunctional families on a day-to-day basis... The ingredients of such expertise result in timely and essential reading for all children's social workers and policy makers... This would be invaluable for social workers of all levels of experience... this book will be used as a teaching tool for many years and much valued by the profession. -- Seen and HeardSocial workers and their managers will find this helpful, and any work that aims to provide practitioners with tools to assist them in this complex task will be welcomed. In the post-ICS compliance world, workers are eager to get back to the task of producing quality assessments and this book will make some contribution to that process. -- British Journal of Social WorkThis is a book which, refreshingly, is both scholarly and of great practical use. -- Young MindsTable of ContentsChapter 1. Growing Up in a Climate of Violence – Frameworks for Understanding Family Violence. Chapter 2. Assessing Children's Needs – A Model of Assessment, Analysis, Planning Interventions and Identifying and Measuring Outcomes For The Child. Chapter 3. Collecting Information: Evidence-Based Approaches to Assessment. Chapter 4. Gathering Information, Analysis and Planning Interventions: The Ward Family – A Case Example. Chapter 5. Assessing Strengths and Risks with Children and their Families – Operationalising the Assessment Framework where there are Safeguarding Concerns. Chapter 6. Specialist Assessment where there are Continuing Safeguarding Concerns. Chapter 7. Therapeutic Intervention with Children Living with Trauma and Family Violence. Chapter 8. Principles and Practice in a Safeguarding Context: The Green family – A case example. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Integrated Children's System (ICS) was developed to support effective practice with children and families and improve decision making and planning for children in need. This book outlines what the ICS is and how it works, and assesses the effectiveness of a number of pilot studies, offering guidance for others using and implementing the system, which is being rolled out nationally. Part of the Government's long term programme to improve outcomes and life chances for children, the system provides a more structured and systematic approach by integrating the processes of working with children in need from the point of first contact through to the final review. The Integrated Children's System is vital reading for policymakers, social care managers, social care practitioners and those responsible for implementing the system.Trade ReviewThis book is vital reading for policymakers, social care managers, social care practitioners and those responsible for implementing the system. -- Child RightTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to the Study 2. Implementing the Integrated Children's System 3. Impact of the Integrated Children's System on Recording Social Work Practice 4. Impact on Recording – Social Workers' Perceptions 5. Impact of the Integrated Children's System on Inter-agency Working 6. Impact of the Integrated Children's System on Involving Children and Young People 7. Use of Information Technology 8. Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Practice. Appendix I: Aims and Methods. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisGood Practice in Safeguarding Children considers how front-line professionals can keep the best interests of the child at the heart of their work when statutory guidance, the way agencies are integrated and the delivery of services are changing. Liz Hughes and Hilary Owen have drawn together contributors' experiences of working with safeguarding children on a broad range of issues, including neglect, trafficked children, parents with learning difficulties and child protection supervision. The contributors discuss current dilemmas in safeguarding children work and provide models of good practice, including case scenarios and exercises. This book explores how changes in the system offer an opportunity to enhance the quality of service provision, to achieve better outcomes for children and their families.This book is a must-read book for all front-line practitioners involved in safeguarding children, including social workers, child and adolescent mental health practitioners, police officers, healthcare professionals, probation workers and teachers. It is also suitable for undergraduate, post-graduate and post-qualifying students.Trade Reviewthis book is well structured and the use of case scenarios, exercises and key points is helpful to encourage readers to reflect on current practice and to consider how they would implement the suggestions to improve outcomes for children and young people. There are references at the end of each chapter should the reader wish to exploretopics in greater depth. I would recommend this book to students and practitioners working in health, social care, education, the police service and the voluntary sector. -- Child Abuse ReviewDoes this new volume assist with keeping children safe? The answer is yes, as it engages with territory often not covered by traditional textbooks... I would thoroughly recommend this book to practitioners, students, and trainers working with all children and their families. It is also a particularly helpful starting point for those who are now wary and anxious about fulfilling their safeguarding role and child protection responsibilities. -- Child and Adolescent Mental HealthThis is an invaluable book for professionals at all levels. -- Nursing StandardThe book starts with a useful legislative update and considers the significance of the move away from using the term 'protection' (protecting children from maltreatment) to that of 'safeguarding' (ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care) Practical guidance is underpinned by research evidence and practice knowledge, including exercises and case scenarios. Contributors discuss dilemmas in safeguarding work with children and there are helpful lists of resources and websites. My overall impression is of a book containing high quality information that will be relevant to both frontline practioners and managers. -- Professional Social WorkThis book considers how front-line professionals can keep the best interests of the child at the heart of their work amidst ever changing statutory guidance and service delivery. A must-read book for all front-line practitioners involved in safeguarding children, including social workers, child and adolescent mental health practitioners, police officers, healthcare professionals, probation workers and teachers. -- ChildRightThis is a good introductory text about child protection systems and practice. It provides a nice overview about various aspects of child protection and has clearly been written with practitioners' needs in mind. -- CAFCASSTwelve contributors write with clarity and often passion to motivate and inspire as well as to inform. The text is very readable and includes highly salient topics, such as the "everyday" contribution that schools can make, the difficulties of safeguarding trafficked children, and good practice for supervision... I highly recommend this book. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleTable of ContentsIntroduction: Hilary Owen, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Liz Hughes, NHS Sheffield. Chapter 1. From Protection to Safeguarding: Bringing You Up to Date on Statutory Responsibilities. Hilary Owen. Chapter 2. The Contribution of Schools to Safeguarding Children. Flora Bandele, Sheffield City Council. Chapter 3. Making the Most of a Home Visit. Liz Hughes. Chapter 4. Infant Mental Health and Early Attachment. Dipti Aistrop, Sheffield Primary NHS CareTrust. Chapter 5. Working with Unco-operative or Hostile Families. Ruth Pearson, Sheffield Hallam University. Chapter 6. Neglect and Parental Learning Disability. Rosie Jakob, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, and Gail Gumbrell, Community Learning Disability Team, Bradford. Chapter 7. Safeguarding Children Who Live with Parental Substance Misuse. Mandy Craig, Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board. Chapter 8. Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children. Sue Peckover, University of Huddersfield. Chapter 9. Safeguarding Children and Mental Health Practice. Karen Johnson, Derbyshire Mental Health Services. Chapter 10. Safeguarding Trafficked Children. Emma Kelly, ECPAT UK (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children). Chapter 11. Criminal Investigation and Safeguarding; Dilemmas for Policing. Jeff Boxer, National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). Chapter 12. Good Practice in Undertaking Social Work Assessments. Rosie Jakob. Chapter 13. The Most Professional Relationship. Liz Hughes. Chapter 14. Doing Serious Case Reviews Well: Politics, Academia, Risk Management and Staff Care. Hilary Owen. List of Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisRebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence examines in-depth the long-term outcomes for women who have suffered domestic violence and abuse, based on interviews conducted over seven years.Through these interviews the author reveals the factors which help or hinder a successful transition from abusive relationship to independent living. The women interviewed provide an insight into the lengthy and difficult process of rebuilding their lives, and offer messages and advice to those working with women who have endured similar experiences. The author examines issues the women commonly face such as finding safe and independent accommodation, building practical and emotional support systems and relationships, and issues surrounding their children. She also discusses service provision and draws together the factors that contribute to a successful and independent life.This unique book will be essential reading for all those involved in working with women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse as well as those responsible for service provision and policy development.Trade ReviewIt is a well-structured book, with good chapter summaries and lists of key points at the end of each chapter, and a resource list of useful organisations and websites. The particular value of refuges and then social housing comes across throughout the book... The conclusions are life-affirming. All the women had developed a sense of personal worth, inner strengths and a determination to achieve, felt in control of their lives and able to take personal responsibility. -- CAFCASSThis is a longitudinal study of the effects of domestic violence and abuse on the lives of 12 women. They were interviewed first when they were in refuges, then six months later, then a few years after that. This is the book's unique selling point, as most studies cover a much shorter timescale... The author's respectful, acceptant and honest approach models the guiding principles of working with women whose self-esteem and sense of safety have been shattered by domestic violence and abuse... This is a really useful resource for inexperienced and trainee counsellors. It is written in clear and direct language and is well structured, with bulletpointed summaries at the end of each chapter and a useful list of organisations and their websites in an appendix... The closing chapters of the book- in which the women look forward to brighter futures- powerfully validate the work of services which do not give up on those who live with domestic violence and abuse, difficult and draining as the work may be. -- Therapy Today (http://www.therapytoday.net)Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. A new journey - with old baggage. 2. The transformation of home. 3. Building support systems. 4. Community, friendship and beyond. 5. Managing a new life. 6. Health and well-being. 7. And what about the children? 8. The view from here. 9. Looking forward, looking back. Appendix 1. About the project. Appendix 2. Precis of topic guide for interviews. Appendix 3. Resource materials. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisSocial Care Management, Strategy and Business Planning is a comprehensive guide to strategic social care management, covering all the knowledge and skills that managers in the 21st century must have, and showing how to make theory a practical reality. The book aims to make business planning a more accessible and user-friendly process, offering practical advice on how to tackle the everyday tasks which good social care management should involve. Topics covered include strategic planning, business development, commissioning and contracting, project management, decision-making, risk, and evaluation techniques. The book also acknowledges the challenges of working collaboratively within a complex legislative and policy framework and juggling different aspects of the management tasks whilst retaining professional identities and ethics. Also included are practical examples and lively tips and comments from practising managers on their experiences in different areas of business planning. This book will be essential reading for anyone involved in managing or leading practice either in the front line or at a more strategic level. It will be useful to post-qualifying social work students and is particularly valuable to anyone following a management training programme.Trade ReviewThis is a text grounded in social care policy and practice which provides the base for the discussion of social care leadership and management. The message is about participative management, the medium is engagement with people across the organisation, and the means are the tools and techniques introduced, described and made relevant with examples of their use within social care. It is wide-ranging and practical and is both an introductory text to read and a reference book to browse. -- Dr. Ray Jones, Professor of Social Work, Kingston University and St George's, University of London, UKAs we move towards the future with more emphasis on individual need and preference, the challenge for managers will be to deliver quality, efficiency and value in ways that are flexible and innovative, in an environment where policy, professional boundaries and resource levels are often conflicted. In this book, Trish Hafford-Letchfield gives managers and leaders the tools to navigate their way to solutions. At a time of rapid change within the social care sector, the organisations that innovate and manage well will be those that survive, and this book provides a very useful and practical route map to success. -- Martin Green, Chief Executive, English Community Care AssociationFor social care managers and students, Hafford-Letchfield (Social Work, Middlesex U., UK) offers an accessible guide to strategic social care mangement and the knowledge and skills needed by managers in today's care sector. She covers the legislative and policy environment for social care in the UK, strategic planning, business development, resource and financial management, commissioning and contracting, project management, decision making, quality assurance and performance measurement, risk assessment and management, and evaluation techniques. -- Reference & Research Book NewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Thinking about the legislative and policy environment for social care. 2. Strategic planning. 3. The business planning process. 4. Managing resources in your business plan. 5. Project management. 6. The commissioning and contracting process. 7. Managing performance. 8. The process of decision-making. 9. Risk assessment and risk management. 10. Evaluation. References. Contributors to manager's comments. Index.

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Book SynopsisArt-based activities can develop resilience and self-esteem, enabling children in need to cope better with ongoing stress and loss. Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need offers interventions and exercises drawn from practice and research, for practitioners to use as a basis for their own arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions.Holistic arts activities facilitate a spiritually sensitive approach. Mindfulness-based exercises underpin the approach, and include guided meditations in which a group imagines that they are clouds, or draw feelings and emotions while listening to music, to encourage awareness of the senses. The activities help the group to relax and become more self-aware, encourage an exploration of feelings, values and understanding and are beneficial for children not ready to embrace traditional therapies or counselling.This book is accessible and suitable for helping, health and education practitioners and students from a variety of disciplines, such as social work, psychology and counselling.Trade ReviewThe book describes many techniques for the purpose of drawing out feelings. Participants are helped to recognise the value of choices, enabling them to act on thoughts rather than impulse with negative consequences...I recommend this book for its thoughtful approach, holistic philosophy, and the variety of easily accessible techniques. -- Dramatherapy, Joan MooreTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Usefulness of Holistic Arts-Based Methods. 2. Spirituality and Spiritually Sensitive Helping. 3. Mindfulness-Based Practice. 4. Build Imagination, Self-Awareness, and Strengths. 5. Working in Groups Afterword. Index.

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Book SynopsisDomestic violence is encountered by disabled women more frequently than non-disabled women, yet disabled women are less likely to receive appropriate services, and there has been little research on their experiences and how this problem can be addressed.This book, drawing on the first UK national study of disabled women who have suffered domestic violence, highlights the experiences of these women, the nature of the violence perpetrated against them, and the seriousness and range of its impacts. The book draws attention to the gaps in services for disabled women and discusses how professional responses should be developed and improved, pointing to current examples of good practice. It includes first-hand accounts from disabled women and includes contributions from leading disabled women activists.This book will be important reading for students, practitioners, policymakers and academics in the fields of disability and domestic violence.Trade Review...this book is a valuable and timely examination of disabled women's experience of domestic violence. -- Disability & SocietyDisabled women face multiple challenges and discrimination, both in their experiences of domestic and sexual violence, and in gaining access to appropriate services….I hope this book will be a wake-up call for professionals and activists in all relevant statutory and voluntary agencies to review our own policy approaches and ensure that in all our local consultations and strategic planning, the findings and messages in this book, and the voices of disabled women survivors, are heard. -- From the Foreword by Nicola Harwin, Chief Executive, Women's AidTable of ContentsForeword by Nicola Harwin CBE, Chief Executive of Women's Aid Federation of England. 1. Introduction. 2. What the research tells us: A story of gaps and lacks. 3. Disabled women's experiences of domestic violence and abuse. 4. Professional responses to disabled women affected by domestic violence. 5. Understanding our history: the personal is political (Brenda Ellis and Ruth Bashall). 6. Nothing about us without us: policy and practice (Ruth Bashall and Brenda Ellis). 7. Ideas for moving forward: good practice and recommendations. 8. Looking more widely: strategic agendas and incorporating issues for disabled women experiencing domestic violence. 9. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisDomestic violence has a serious impact on children and families but some of the harm can be minimised by providing parents with effective guidance on developing safe, protective and positive ways of caring for their children in the aftermath of a violent relationship.This practical guide provides techniques and exercises to help practitioners work in a structured and focused way with parents after domestic violence has occurred. It sets out a framework for assessing risks and needs, and covers how to build strengths, set goals, and plan an intervention pathway. Advice, exercises and handouts that are easily photocopied will help parents understand the impact of domestic violence and develop their relationship with their child. The resource also covers how to use discipline, talking to children, understanding child development, and how to build resilience and empathy. Guidance on working with both the perpetrator and the victim of domestic violence is included.This invaluable resource will benefit child and family social workers, children's centre workers, therapists, counsellors and anyone supporting a family recovering from the trauma of domestic violence.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Assessing and Managing Risk. 3. Starting Out: Building Strengths, Setting Goals and Planning for Safety. 4. Child Discipline. 5. Working with Parents on the Impact of Domestic Violence on their Children. 6. Helping Parents Understand their Child's Development. 7. Child to Parent Violence and Out-of-control Behaviour: Becoming more parent-centred. 8. Working with Over-authoritarian or Abusive Parenting: Becoming more child-centred. 9. Therapeutic Parenting Following Domestic Violence. 10. Parental Separation. Bibliography. Notes.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a powerful and moving account of the experiences of 13 people with learning disabilities who were living with cancer. The author followed their lives as part of a 3-year research study, during which 10 people died. She spent extensive periods of time with them at their homes and day centres, in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes. In doing so, she gained a unique understanding of what it is like for individuals with learning disabilities to live with deteriorating health and how this may impact upon their families, friends and carers. How was each person's cancer diagnosed? How was their cancer and its implications explained to them? How much did they understand and how did they cope with treatment? What happened when they were dying? In answering these questions, the book exposes the suffering of people with learning disabilities at the end of their lives, but also their remarkable resilience and strength. In an optimistic final chapter, the author demonstrates how people with learning disabilities can best be supported at the end of life.This book will be an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the care and support of people with learning disabilities who have cancer and who are dying, including health and social care professionals, families and friends.Trade Review`This book is written by one of only a handful o people in the United Kingdom who specialise in researching the lives and experiences of people with learning disabilities who have cancer and is a valuable and much needed addition to the literature. It is also a commentary on contemporary care for people with learning disabilities, and the continuing struggle in accessing equitable care.` -- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, Liz Forbat, Cancer Research Centre, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling`This book is an account of vulnerable people with deteriorating health, made more vulnerable by their illness, struggling in an often insensitive system...Loss is an inevitable part of life for all of us but this book outlines the impact of loss on people with learning disabilities, often in devastating and subtle ways...I found it a very accessible book: its key element was that the research is presented in readable, detailed accounts of her observations over time as each person's illness progressed. This personal notebook, which relates her inner thoughts, doubts, confusion and sadness over people's pain, was very moving. The fact that at times she could not help and yet she was able to stay with that discomfort rather then cover it up is commendable, reading like a good psychotherapy session...I was surprised as I did not expect to be so affected by this book, nor to learn so much from it. I think the highest praise I can give Tuffrey Wijne is to say it is to my mind the seminal work on the learning disability and loss. I certainly hope it gets a wider audience outside the learning disability field, hopefully in the National Health Service.`Community Living, David O'Driscoll'This book will be an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the care and support of people with learning disabilities who are facing cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. And it also includes a helpful resource section at the end of the book.' -- Learning DisabilityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Preface. 1. Three Stories. 2. Diagnosis and Treatment. 3. Truth-Telling and Understanding. 4. Family and Friends. 5. Unprepared Services, Inexperienced Carers. 6. Dependent Lives. 7. Resilience. 8. Dying and Beyond. 9. Learning Lessons. Appendix 1. The People in this Book. Appendix 2. Methods. References. Resources.

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