| Description |
1 online resource (242 pages). |
| Series |
Safeguarding Children Across Services |
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Safeguarding children across services series.
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| Contents |
Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect; Acknowledgements; Note on Initial Assessments, Core Assessments and Section 47 Enquiries; 1. Introduction; Issues to be balanced in the decision-making process; Why babies?; Separation; Policy context; The study; Conclusion; Outline of chapters; 2. The Children; Introduction; The children; Evidence of maltreatment; Conclusion; Summary points for Chapter 2; 3. The Parents and Their Circumstances; Introduction; The parents; Issues affecting parenting capacity; Risk factors in the wider environment. |
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The mitigating value of protective factorsClassification of families where children are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm; Conclusion; Summary points for Chapter 3; 4. Referrals and Assessments; Introduction; Referrals; Core assessments and section 47 enquiries; Conclusion; Summary points for Chapter 4; 5. Pathways to Permanence; Introduction; Support; Position of the sample at age three; Decisions; Safeguarded through parental change (16 children: 37%); Not safeguarded (12 children: 28%); Safeguarded through permanent placement away from home (15 children: 35%); Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Points for Chapter 56. How Far Were the Children Safeguarded?; Introduction; Risks of harm and how they changed over time; Parents who overcame difficulties (sufficient change group); Parents with continuing problems; Factors indicative of parental change; Experience of maltreatment; Emotional and behavioural difficulties and delayed development: the children at age three and over; Conclusion; Summary points for Chapter 6; 7. Professional Perspectives; Introduction; Why were parents continually given another chance?; Why was there sometimes a premature withdrawal of services? |
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Why was neglect so hard to identify?Checks and balances; Conclusion; Summary points for Chapter 7; 8. Parents' Perspectives; Introduction; Parents' expectations and experiences of adult services; Parents' views of universal and targeted children's services; Parents' expectations and experiences of social workers; The unequal partnership between parents and professionals; Factors which influenced the relationship between social workers and parents; Conclusion; Summary points for Chapter 8; 9. Summary, Key Findings and Their Implicationsfor Policy and Practice; Introduction; Summary. |
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Key findings with implications for policyConclusion: recommendations; Aims, Methodology and Issues Concerning Recruitment and Retention of the Sample; Aims and objectives; Study design; Sample recruitment; Methods; Final sample; Limitations; Sample bias; Comparing the study sample with the eligible population; Conclusion; Issues Concerning the Scores from the IT-HOME Inventory; References; Subject Index; Author Index; Blank Page. |
| Summary |
Safeguarding babies and very young children is a highly complex process, involving difficult decisions surrounding their needs, care, and whether they need to be separated from their families. This book, based on a research study which followed babies who were identified as likely to suffer significant harm before their first birthdays until they were three years old, explores key issues surrounding the safeguarding process. These include how the decision whether to remove children from their families are made, whether social work interventions work and the impact they have on children's life. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Child welfare.
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Child abuse.
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Foster home care.
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Home care.
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Social sciences.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Child welfare. (OCoLC)fst00854709
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| Added Author |
Westlake, David, 1982-
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Ward, Harriet, 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Rebecca. Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2012 9781849052375 |
| ISBN |
9780857004819 (electronic bk.) |
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0857004816 (electronic bk.) |
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