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Child Welfare Policy and Practice: Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research
Roy Hattersley
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Description for Child Welfare Policy and Practice: Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research
Paperback. This book explores the implications of recent research for all those concerned with child welfare and social work. It addresses the present concerns as expressed by Government bodies and central Government enquiries regarding the services and policies relating to children in need of care and attention. Editor(s): Iwaniec, Dorota; Hill, Malcolm. Num Pages: 304 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1; JKSN; JPQB; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Child Welfare Policy and Practice - Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research explores the implications of recent research for all those concerned with child welfare and social work. It addresses the present concerns as expressed by Government bodies and central Government enquiries regarding the services and policies relating to children in need of care and attention.
The book deals with social care issues that are common within the UK as well as covering specific aspects of Scottish and Irish child welfare. The current areas of concern covered by the contributors include:
the development of children's service plans
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Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853028120
SKU
V9781853028120
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Ref
99-1
About Roy Hattersley
Moira Borland, Ann Laybourn, Malcolm Hill and Jane Brown work at the Centre for Child and Society, University of Glasgow. Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon is a developmental psychologist and a lecturer in psychology at the University of Stirling. She has contributed considerably to developmental psychology and child care literature and has a young son called Dylan.
Reviews for Child Welfare Policy and Practice: Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research
This is a timely moment for the publication of such a volume; not only has significant political change taken place across the UK, but many of the research studies being reported have taken place subsequent to the implementation of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995... The value of a comparative perspective is perhaps particularly ... Read more