Full Description
Drawing on original research, this book provides a major critique of contemporary child protection research, policy and practice. In particular, it challenges current attempts to reorder priorities and reconstruct the balance between family support and child protection. In the process, it provides a unique insight into the nature of child protection work and the way practitioners respond to the inherent tensions and difficulties involved. It is essential reading for anyone interested in this major personal and social issue.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables.- Preface.- Current Issues in Child Protection and Child Abuse: Common International Themes.- The Contemporary Discourse of Child Protection.- Orthodox Approaches to Child Abuse Risk: A Critical Appraisal.- Deconstructing Child Protection: Some Methodological Choices.- Finding the Child in Child Protection.- Identifying Some Risk Assessment.- Criteria Advice, Guidance and Normalisation.- Deconstructing Outcomes in Cases of Alleged Sexual Abuse.- The Future(s) for Child Protection.- End Notes.- Bibliography.
