Protecting children

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4473-3275-6
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 310 g

The state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection.

Against this tense background, this innovative book argues that child protection policies and practices have become part of the problem, rather than ensuring children’s well-being and safety.

Building on the ideas in the best-selling Re-imagining child protection and drawing together a wide range of social theorists and disciplines, the book:

• Challenges existing notions of child protection, revealing their limits;

• Ensures that the harms children and families experience are explored in a way that acknowledges the social and economic contexts in which they live;

• Explains how the protective capacities within families and communities can be mobilised and practices of co-production adopted;

• Places ethics and human rights at the centre of everyday conversations and practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Featherstone, Brid

Gupta, Anna

Morris, Kate

White, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Trouble ahead? Contending discourses in child protection

Building better people: policy aspirations and family life

Family experiences of care and protection services: the good, the bad and the hopeful

A social model for protecting children: changing our thinking?

A social model: experiences in practice

Domestic abuse: a case study

Crafting different stories: changing minds and hearts

Concluding thoughts

Über Autor(innen)

Featherstone, Brid
Brid Featherstone is Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield.

White, Susan
Sue White is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield.

Morris, Kate
Kate Morris is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield.

Gupta, Anna
Anna Gupta is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Brid Featherstone is Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield.

Anna Gupta is Professor of Social Work at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Kate Morris is Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield.

Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield.