Full Description
This book critically examines the effectiveness of the United Kingdom's child and family social work structures and proposes the integration of a trauma-informed approach to improve current social work practice.
The authors argue that current government policies, theoretical frameworks and practices contribute to structural inefficiencies leaving vulnerable children and families without the support they so desperately need. Drawing on evidence-based research, this book advocates for a trauma-focused, family-centred approach, focusing on interventions that are framed around national and international guidelines to emphasise prevention and healing over crisis management.
This call-to-action book provides social workers, policymakers, caregivers and legal professionals with a roadmap towards reform and bridges the gap between public perception and professional practice to foster a trauma-informed approach.
Contents
1. The Current Landscape 2. Lived Experience: A Case Study Analysis 3. What Families Say 4. What is Trauma and Why it Matters to Social Work 5. The Ethics Gap: Misaligned Values in Practice 6. Does the Law Fail Children? The Underlying Principles 7. Does the Law Fail Children? Powers and Duties 8. Safeguarding Without Safety 9. Intersectionality, Power and Protection 10. What Can We Learn from Other Countries? 11. Towards a Trauma-Informed Social Work Framework 12. Rethinking Assessment 13. Rewriting the Case: Would Outcomes Change? New Case Study? 14. Safe Practitioners Create Safe Systems: Vicarious Trauma, Moral Injury, and Organisational Duty in Social Work 15. Conclusion: Reclaiming Social Work: A Trauma-Regulated Future
