Published
Apr 13, 2016Page count
224 pagesISBN
978-1447322511Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 13, 2016Page count
224 pagesISBN
978-1447322535Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 13, 2016Page count
224 pagesISBN
978-1447322542Dimensions
Imprint
Policy Press
Strengthening Child Protection
Following high-profile Serious Case Reviews into the tragic deaths of children, including Victoria Climbie, Peter Connelly and Daniel Pelka, information sharing has now become a moral and political imperative for safeguarding the welfare of children.
What prompts information sharing and how do we get it right? This accessible book challenges widely held assumptions about information sharing in child welfare that facts about risks to children are clear and that sharing them with other professionals is a straightforward process. End-of-chapter questions prompt reflection and ensure direct practice relevance.
This is essential reading for academics and policy makers, students on post-qualifying child protection courses, social workers, managers and all other professionals tasked with safeguarding children.
Foreword by Professor Sue White;
Introduction;
The significance of ‘information sharing’ in safeguarding children;
So, what is this thing we call ‘information’?;
Understanding professional information need and behaviours;
How is information shared in everyday practice?;
Putting pieces of the ‘jigsaw’ together to establish a ‘full’ picture;
Professional relationships with information;
Emotion information: working with hunches, concerns and uncertainty;
Conclusion.
