Child protection practice

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferguson, Harry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave MacMillan , 2011
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Knocking on the door of history
  • 2. Child abuse and the development of child protection policy and practice
  • 3. Streets, housing estates, doorsteps: getting to the home
  • 4. The home visit: crossing the threshold
  • 5. Bedroom, kitchens and more intimate spaces
  • 6. Relating to children
  • 7. The importance of touch in protecting children
  • 8. The car as a space for therapeutic practice
  • 9. Practice in hospitals, offices and other public spaces
  • 10. Working with mothers
  • 11. Working with fathers
  • 12. Using good authority: working with resistance and involuntary clients
  • 13. Multi-agency and relationship-based practice
  • 14. Spaces for reflection and organization support
  • 15. Intimate child protecting practice