Child protection work : beyond the rhetoric /
By: Buckley, Helen.
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003Description: 222 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1843100754 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781843100751:; 9781843100751 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Child welfare -- Ireland | Child abuse -- Ireland | Child welfare -- Ireland -- Case studies | Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ireland | Social work with children -- IrelandDDC classification: 362.709417Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and indexes.
1. Child Protection: The Social Regulation of Parenting -- 2. 'Constructing' Child Abuse -- 3. Making Sense of the Evidence: Assessment of Child Protection Concerns -- 4. The Child Protection Conference -- 5. The Evolution of Case 'Careers': Medium to Long-term Child Protection Work -- 6. The Parents' Perspectives -- 7. Concluding Analysis.
Based on a qualitative study of Irish child protection practices, this work takes a detailed look at what professionals involved in child protection do as they process cases. Examining both theoretical frameworks and practice, it sets out to clarify the factors that influence decision-making.