Good Practice in Safeguarding Children: Working Effectively in Child Protection (Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice)

"Good 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. GOOD PRACTICE in Safeguarding Children......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Introduction ......Page 9 1 From Protection to Safeguarding: Bringing You Up to Date on Statutory Responsibilities ......Page 13 2 The Contribution of Schools to Safeguarding Children ......Page 27 3 Making the Most of a Home Visit......Page 49 4 Infant Mental Health and Early Attachment......Page 67 5 Working with Unco-operative or Hostile Families ......Page 87 6 Neglect and Parental Learning Disability ......Page 105 7 Safeguarding Children Who Live with Parental Substance Misuse ......Page 123 8 Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children ......Page 145 9 Safeguarding Children and Mental Health Practice: Experiencing the Field......Page 165 10 Safeguarding Trafficked Children ......Page 183 11 Criminal Investigation and Safeguarding: Dilemmas for Policing ......Page 201 12 Good Practice in Undertaking Social Work Assessments ......Page 219 13 The Most Important Professional Relationship ......Page 239 14 Doing Serious Case Reviews Well: Politics, Academia, Risk Management and Staff Care ......Page 267 List of Contributors ......Page 279 Subject Index......Page 282 Author Index......Page 288 Good 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.