The Child's World: Assessing Children in Need - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853029572 ISBN 13: 9781853029578

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001

Synopsis

Written for professionals involved in the assessment of children in need, this book is a comprehensive guide to recent developments in research and practice. It looks at the policy framework for assessment, the actual process of assessment, how to assess the developmental needs of children and how to assess their parents' and family's capacity to meet those needs.

The contributors are experts from a range of fields and the guide, which was developed by the NSPCC and is published in association with them, is designed to facilitate productive joint agency work. Key topics covered include:

* ecological perspectives on the child and the family

* attachment theory and child development

* assessing families where the parents have a learning disability

* working with children and families from minority ethnic groups

* the effect of sexual abuse within the family on the assessment process

* assessment prior to birth.

Originally commissioned by the Department of Health, and outlining the developments and theory underpinning their Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families this book will be essential reading for qualified and trainee social workers and those completing the Post Qualifying Award in Child Care. It will also be an indispensable guide for psychologists, teachers, health visitors, and any other professionals and qualifying professionals involved in the assessment of children in need.

About this title

From the Author:

Jan Horwath is a lecturer in social work studies at the University of Sheffield. Her professional and research interests focus on training and professional development, child-care practice and the management of child welfare services. Her recent publications include Effective Training in Social Care (with Tony Morrison) and Working Together for Children on the Child Protection Register (with Martin Calder).

About the Author:

Di Hart worked for many years as a child care social worker and manager before taking up a post at NCB developing practice with children in public care. She has a particular interest in children in secure settings. Recent work has included a review of the use of physical restraint in children's services, the development of a care-planning model for looked after children who go into custody and a project aiming to improve outcomes for the children of drug-misusing parents.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1853029572
• ISBN 13: 9781853029578
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Horwath Jan