Safeguarding Children, Young People and Families

Vida Douglas, Julie Fourie

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781529768558
  9781529768565
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781529769234
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Work
• Index: Social Sciences

Keeping children and young people safe is everybody's responsibility. This requires health, social care and education professionals to make sense of complex family situations that are placing a child or young person at risk of harm. This is no easy feat. The actions we take matter and we need to get this right if we are to truly make things better and improve outcomes for children and young people.  Using case studies, reflective questions and checklists for practice, this hands-on guide will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to effectively and confidently make a difference to the lives of children and young people. 

This series of books from Learning Matters is aimed at busy social work and health care practitioners, particularly in the context of integrated health and social care, who are looking to enhance their skills and extend their knowledge. Written from a practical point of view, they have clear links to both qualifying training as well as CPD. They are up-to-date, accessible and totally skills focused.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• About the Authors
• Foreword from the Series Editor
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Safeguarding: setting the scene
• Chapter 2 The voice of the child and young person
• Chapter 3 Communicating with adults and professionals
• Chapter 4 Assessment: managing risk and decision-making
• Chapter 5 Interventions: achieving good outcomes
• Chapter 6 Court work
• Chapter 7 Resilience in safeguarding children, young people and families
• Chapter 8 Checklists for effective practice
• References
• Index