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Child protection work: Beyond the rhetoric
By Helen Buckley
Book description:
Based on a qualitative study of Irish child protection practices
this book takes a detailed look at what professionals actually
"do", contracting 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 protection 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.
Emphasizing 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.
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Toward a child centered,
neighborhood-based child protection system: A report of the
consortium on children, families and the law
By Gary Melton, Ross Thompson and Mark Small
About the Authors
Gary B. Melton Director of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University in Clemson, South
Carolina. A professor of psychology, he is also a Fellow of the
American Psychological Association and eight of its divisions.
Ross A. Thompson
is a Carl A. Happold Distinguished Professor of
Psychology at the University of Nebraska. He is Director of the
university's developmental psychology program.
Mark A. Small is Professor of Psychology and research associate at
the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson
University. He is also a licensed attorney.
Book description:
The current system of protecting society's children from abuse is
failing miserably. In this volume, scholars affiliated with universities
and professional associations nationwide pinpoint a better strategy.
Their research spotlights neighborhood-based child protection systems
and provides a comprehensive approach for creating procedures that
meaningfully address child maltreatment.
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Child protection: An introduction
By Chris Beckett
Book description:
The book offers an introduction to child protection work.
Describes the job of a child protection social worker, covers the
many ways children are abused, explains the causes of
abuse/neglect, and explores some of the difficulties and dilemmas.
Cites case examples to illustrate key concepts.
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Childhood: It should not hurt
By Claire Reeves
Book description:
The book covers the disturbing issues of incest and child sexual
abuse, the greatest hidden epidemic in America. Readers will get
information on recognizing the signs and symptoms and what to do
if you learn your child has been sexually abused. Understanding
the quagmire of the judicial system is covered with solid
step-by-step advice. The book explains the difference in family,
juvenile and criminal courts; social service agencies, and the
guardian-ad-litem, and it prepares families that may find
themselves in this complicated and often confusing arena. The
sections about child molesters arms parents with knowledge to
protect their children. The book offers advice for adult survivors
of sexual abuse to help them reclaim their lives and move forward
is valuable information. This book is a tremendous resource for
parents, legal and psychological professionals, and all adults who
are concerned about the health and safety of our children.
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Building solutions in child protective services
by Insoo Kim Berg and Susan Kelly
Book Description
An empowering approach to protecting children. How does one change the
attitudes and practices of a statewide bureaucracy notorious for
inefficiency, staff turnover, and a culture of despair? First, take an
outsider to the system, Insoo Berg, with a vision and a solution-focused
model. Add an insider, Susan Kelly, who understands the system. Spend
many hours with CPS workers in the field, helping them make the shift to
a partnership model that emphasizes strengths and solutions. Envision
systemwide change. Celebrate small successes on the way to building
family self-sufficiency and integrity. This recipe, described here in
detail, can be replicated wholly or partially by any CPS agency
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Signs of safety: A solution and safety
orientated approach to child protection casework
By Steve Edwards and Insoo Kim Berg
Book description:
A revolutionary approach to child protection work. This book
focuses on the question, "How can child protection professionals
actually build partnerships with parents where there is suspected
or substantiated child abuse or neglect?" It brings the
solution-oriented model to child protection work, expanding the
investigation of risk to encompass signs of safety that can be
built upon to stabilize and strengthen the child's and family's
situation. For child protection workers, who are involved with
vulnerable, at-risk children in volatile situations, it provides
practical, hands-on strategies for building a partnership with
parents, which may, in the long run, prevent abuse and family
dissolution.
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Handbook for child protection practice
By Dianne DePanfilis
Book review:
"The timing of the publication with the revised
Working Together guidelines could not be more advantageous. This
book is a unique and important contribution to child care
literature. No agency should be without."
Book Description
The Handbook for Child Protection Protection Practice presents
a comprehensive and critical portrait of the phenomenon of
neglect. Drawing on theory, research and clinical practice
experience, the contributors cover issues facing social workers.
They provide a view of child neglect which moves beyond the
current child welfare focus on parental omissions in care.
Organized in question and answer format, topics covered include:
engaging with the client; initial assessments for factors such as
neglect and physical and sexual abuse; how to assess the family;
interventions with various different emphases; and safeguarding
the social workers well-being: legally, physically and mentally.
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The future of child protection: How to break the
cycle of abuse and neglect
By Jane Waldfogel
Book Description
This book formulates a new approach to protecting children and
reforming the current child protective services (CPS) system.
Currently, Waldfogel argues, the CPS system is overwhelmed by
referrals. As a result, neither high-risk nor low-risk families
are adequately served. Waldfogel examines the underlying
assumptions of CPS, compares the U.S. record with those of
Britain, Canada, and Australia, and offers a "new paradigm" in
which CPS joins with other public and private partners to provide
a differential response to the broad range of children in need of
protection. She highlights reforms under way in several states and
in Britain. This book's analytical clarity and straightforward
policy recommendations will make it mandatory reading for
policymakers, practitioners, and others interested in the future
of child protection. "Waldfogel presents a significant work in the
area of child protective services . . . [Her] model acknowledges
the diversity of families, the need for a community approach, and
the need for family support . . . [Her argument] is well thought
out and worthy of serious consideration as an alternative to the
present child protection system."
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