In addition to bios of agency heads and review of legislation and publications, this important book provides a critical look at the evolution of the Nation and its treatment of children as it covers often inspiring and sometimes heart ...
By reading this guide and Responding in Power to the Child Protection System, you will be a part of the movement to change the way the Child Protection System is allowed to operate.
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.
Supporting families in caring for their children and connecting family networks to their children is a traditional value in Indigenous cultures. Prioritizing services that focus on this goal is not only important to the development of a ...
Presents an innovative, synergistic practice model that will help social workers use restorative justice skills to facilitate healing and recovery in the families and communities that they serve.
The recommendations of this report led the First Minister , with the approval of the Scottish Executive and of Parliament , to initiate a National Child Protection Reform Programme . This programme is ongoing at the time of publication ...
Recent government initiatives and developments in professional practice have been designed to help families in difficulty effectively, in order to prevent child harm. This book examines whether these changes have...
The first part, entitled Policies and theories, consists of four chapters, each of which addresses a theoretical approach aligned to contemporary child care policies and which inform the practices of all universal services, ...
Another aim is to reduce the number of child protection cases and children 'looked after', by offering better-targeted services at an early stage.There should also be better links between family support services for children in need, ...
Melbourne: National Child Protection Clearinghouse; Australian Institute of Family Studies. Cameron, G., Coady, N. & Adams, G.R. (eds) (2007a) Moving Towards Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare: Current Issues and Future ...