The Child Protection Handbook

The Child Protection Handbook provides comprehensive guidance for professionals working with children and young people aged under 18, covering all aspects of child protection, including organisational issues, children's rights, diverse backgrounds, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It offers accessible, up-to-date information in an easy-to-navigate format, with illustrative boxes and reflective points to encourage practitioners to think about their own practice and apply new knowledge. It also covers new forms of child abuse, poverty and child protection, teenagers, safeguarding in sport and leisure, and working with parents at risk of repeat removal of their children through care proceedings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 536 pages
Publication date: 20 May 2024
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

The Child Protection Handbook is a comprehensive guide for individuals working with children and young people aged under 18 in various settings, including social care, education, health services, and sport and leisure. It provides up-to-date information on recognizing and protecting at-risk children, considering organizational issues, children's rights, diverse backgrounds, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Handbook covers all aspects of child protection, including legal and policy frameworks, and offers practical advice and strategies for practitioners. It is designed to be accessible, easy to navigate, and suitable as a reference book for busy professionals. The book has been fully updated since the last edition in 2007 and includes illustrative boxes, reflective points, and links to resources and further reading. It focuses on poverty and child protection, new forms of child abuse, including technology-assisted child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, gangs and criminal exploitation, radicalization, forced marriage of children and young people, female genital mutilation, and faith-based abuse. It also highlights the importance of supporting social workers in child protection practice. Overall, the Child Protection Handbook is an essential resource for anyone working with children and young people, and it will help to improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

Weight: 944g
Dimension: 192 x 236 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780702079771
Edition number: 4 ed