| Description |
1 online resource (414 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Brief contents; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; What is a child?; Diverse and changing childhoods in the UK; How do and should we envisage childhood?; What is a children's service? Agencies and professionals that work with children; The legal basis for work with children; Policy guidance and frameworks; Broader policy trends; Working with 'the community'; Evidence-based policy and practice; The rest of the book; Part I CHILDREN'S SERVICES |
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Chapter 2 Children's help-seeking and views of servicesIntroduction; Children's concerns and worries; Children's help-seeking; Experiences and views of professionals and services; When professionals/services get it wrong; When professionals/services get it right; Views on specific professionals or services; Material and organisational factors affecting service use; Conclusions and implications; Exercise; Recommended reading; Chapter 3 Children's commissioners: representing children's interests and views; Introduction; The emergence of children's commissioners; The UNCRC |
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History of commissioners/ombudsmenThe impact of devolution; Setting priorities; Working in partnership; Involving children and young people; Influencing law, policy and practice; Individual case work; Formal investigations/inquiries; Changing the culture; Conclusions and implications; Exercise; Recommended reading; Chapter 4 Integrating children's services; The policy background; The LIW study; The knowledge in use in interprofessional work; Challenges faced by agencies and professionals; Conclusions and implications; Exercise; Recommended reading |
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Chapter 5 Getting it right for children: promoting effective changeIntroduction; Getting it Right for Every Child and the Highland Pathfinder; Changing systems and procedures in line with Getting it Right; Changing professional practice; Findings from the Pathfinder evaluation; Changing professional cultures; Conclusions and implications; Exercise; Recommended reading; Chapter 6 European developments in professional practice with vulnerable children; Introduction; Professionals, children and families; Policy orientations towards children and families; The social pedagogical paradigm |
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Conclusions and implicationsExercise; Recommended reading; Chapter 7 Youth justice, policy and practice; Introduction; Policy and practice in UK jurisdictions; Children or offenders first?; International standards; European standards; Approaches to effective practice; Desistance and social integration; Restorative practice; Conclusions and implications; Exercise; Recommended reading; Part II COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATION; Chapter 8 Centre-based services in the early years; Introduction; Early years centres: the education-led model; Early years centres: the social welfare model |
| Summary |
Children's Services: Working Together brings together contributions from a number of authors in the field. The book covers policy, theory, research and practice relevant to students and professionals working with children in a wide range of roles. The emphasis on working collaboratively with other professionals, where appropriate, and the holistic approach to children make this a valuable resource to anyone working with children today |
| Notes |
Effectiveness studies |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Head, George
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Lockyer, Andrew
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Reid, Barbara
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Taylor, Raymond
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| ISBN |
9781317861867 |
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1317861868 |
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