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HARRY FERGUSON Chair in Social Work, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education, University of Nottingham, UK.

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Utterly distinct in portraying the reality of how the job looks, feels, smells and sounds as practitioners move between office, car and home. * Professor David Howe, author of 'Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention' *

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Introduction Knocking on the Door of History The Development of Child Protection Policy and Practice Streets, Housing Estates, Doorsteps: Getting to the Home The Home Visit: Crossing the Threshold Bedrooms, Kitchens and More intimate spaces Relating to Children The Importance of Touch in Protecting Children The Car as a Space for Therapeutic Practice Hospitals, Office Interviews and the Emotional Complexity of Practice Working with Mothers Working with Fathers Working with Resistance, Good Authority and Involuntary Clients Multi-Agency Working and Relationship-Based Practice Spaces for Reflection and Organisational support Intimate Child Protection Practice Conclusion.

Child Protection Practice

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 12/04/2011
      ISBN13: 9780230242838, 978-0230242838
      ISBN10: 0230242839
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      HARRY FERGUSON Chair in Social Work, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education, University of Nottingham, UK.

      Trade Review
      Utterly distinct in portraying the reality of how the job looks, feels, smells and sounds as practitioners move between office, car and home. * Professor David Howe, author of 'Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention' *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Knocking on the Door of History The Development of Child Protection Policy and Practice Streets, Housing Estates, Doorsteps: Getting to the Home The Home Visit: Crossing the Threshold Bedrooms, Kitchens and More intimate spaces Relating to Children The Importance of Touch in Protecting Children The Car as a Space for Therapeutic Practice Hospitals, Office Interviews and the Emotional Complexity of Practice Working with Mothers Working with Fathers Working with Resistance, Good Authority and Involuntary Clients Multi-Agency Working and Relationship-Based Practice Spaces for Reflection and Organisational support Intimate Child Protection Practice Conclusion.

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