Description
Book SynopsisThis best-selling text has been used by countless students, practitioners and researchers as a key reference on child protection issues. The book demystifies this complex and emotionally-charged area, outlining research, history, social policy and legislation, as well as the theory and practice underpinning child protection work.
Written by influential academics and practitioners, this updated edition looks at child protection practices in a global context and provides:
â The latest research and thinking on the causes and consequences of child abuse, including new insights about the relationship
between deprivation, poverty and abuse and neglect
â An overview of child protection practices, ranging from the 19th Century to recent policy and practice changes, including the widespread adoption of practice models and attempts to improve the quality of social work services
Using examples to highlight key discussions and points, this book will e
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Childhood, child abuse and history
Chapter 2: A history of child abuse and neglect: 1870 to present day
Chapter 3: Protecting children and young people from harm: Contemporary perspectives
Chapter 4: Defining child abuse
Chapter 5: Perpetrators of child abuse
Chapter 6: The causation of child abuse
Chapter 7: The consequences of child abuse
Chapter 8: The evidence base for child protection practice
Chapter 9: Global and cultural perspectives on child abuse
Chapter 10: Reflections for future child protection work
