An introduction to working with
children
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An introduction to working
with children
A guide for social workers
Matthew Colton,
Robert Sanders and
Margaret Williams
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0 Matthew Colton, Robert Sanders and MargaretWilliams 2001
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Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Exercises and Case Examples
CHAPTER 1 The Origins and Contexts of
Contemporary Child Welfare
Objectives
The development of child welfare services
Social work with children and families
Some exercises
CHAPTER 2 Child Development Theory
Objectives
The nature-nurture divide
Locke and the Environmentalists
Rousseau and the Developmentalists
Cultural issues in child development
Gender in child development
Attachment theory
Social ecological theory (Bronfenbrenner)
Some exercises
CHAPTER 3 Skills in Working with Children and Families
Objectives
Skills needed to work with children
Skills needed to work with families
Case examples
CHAPTER 4 Prevention and Family Support
Objectives
A continuum of services
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Preventive and protective services
The meaning of prevention
Legal duties of local authorities and social workers
Contexts of family support
Types of family-support services
Issues in monitoring quality
The problem of 'ecological validity'
Case example
CHAPTER 5 ProtectingChildren
Objectives
Abused children
The definition and extent of child maltreatment
Understandingthe causes of child abuse
The consequences of child abuse
The child-protection system
The legal framework
Messagesfrom research
Case examples
CHAPTER 6 LookingAfter Children
Objectives
Children who are 'looked after'
Principles of child placement
The Looking After Children project
Selection of appropriate care options
Varieties of residential care
Abuse of children in care
Alternatives to residential and foster care
Secure accommodation
Adoption
Case example
CHAPTER 7 Anti-discriminatory and Anti-oppressive Practice
with Children and Families
Objectives
Anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
Changing populations in child welfare
Contents vii
Anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressivepractice with
looked-after children 224
Children's rights 227
Case examples 231
Final Thoughts
References
Index
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List of Tables
5.1 Referralsto social services departments where there are
child-welfare concerns
6.1 Trends in child welfare in the twentieth century
7.1 Children under 16 by ethnic group (per cent)
7.2 Average household size by ethnic group of
head of household
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List of Figures
Bronfenbrenner's ecology of human development
Prevention/protection continuum
Eco-mapof Hickson family
Eco-mapsymbols
Genogram symbols
Eco-map-John Hickson
Eco-map-Sue Hickson
Eco-map- Mark Hickson
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Exercises and Case Examples
Exercises
2.1 Nature/nurture
2.2 Spare the rod
2.3 Spoiled goods?
2.4 Separation experiences
2.5 Applyingthe ecological model
Case examples
3.1 Helpingtroubled children
3.2 Overcoming barriers to working with families
3.3 Working across professional and disciplinary boundaries
4.1 Salimah and Tasneem W
5.1 Paula Hislop
5.2 Jean and Paula M
6.1 John
7.1 Rifat's story
7.2 Sharon's story
7.3 Lorna's story
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