Child-Centred Social Work: Theory and Practice

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What makes a good social worker? Children and young people quoted in this book say they want someone who listens, cares and respects them as individuals. Keeping a focus on children and young people can be difficult, however, when other adult professionals, carers and managers have a stronger and more influential voice than the children themselves.

With an emphasis on professional expectations, values and practice skills such as building trust, listening and advocacy, this textbook helps enable social workers base their practice with children and young people on a truly child-centred model. It draws on contemporary knowledge about childhood and children’s rights to provide a critical understanding of the theoretical and legal basis for child-centred practice, and examines the dilemmas faced by professionals in maintaining their focus on promoting children and young people's participation in decision-making.

Child-Centred Social Work: Theory and Practice is essential reading for students and professionals, helping the reader understand what we can learn from the tragic deaths of children such as ‘Baby P’ and Victoria Climbié, and from children and young people in care who need their voices heard.

With an emphasis on professional expectations, values and practice skills such as building trust, listening and advocacy, this textbook helps enable social workers base their practice with children and young people on a truly child-centred model. Drawing on contemporary knowledge about childhood and children’s rights, it provides a critical understanding of the theoretical and legal basis for child-centred practice, and examines the dilemmas faced by professionals in maintaining their focus on promoting children and young people's participation in decision-making.

Child-Centred Social Work is essential reading for students and professionals, helping the reader understand what we can learn from the tragic deaths of children such as ‘Baby P’ and Victoria Climbié, and from children and young people in care who need their voices heard.

• Written by an author with a reputation for promoting children's rights and advocacy
  
• Emphasises professional expectations and values
  
• Draws together key aspects of children's social work in one volume
  

Primary

'Social Work with Children and Young People' modules on both UG and PG Social Work programmes (this is a core module). NB. Social Work modules don't typically recommend one core text book but several texts, which may be termed as Key reading or Recommended Reading.

Secondary

'Ethics and Values in Social Work' and Social Work Law' modules; Social Workers.

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Vivienne Barnes

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“I would recommend this book to all social workers and other professionals who undertake assessments and work with children and families as it gives a clear message children and young people should be centre of all assessments and work with families. … This makes this book very relevant to current social work practice with children and families.” (Rukhsana Farooqi, Journal of Social Work Practice, March 20, 2019)

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