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Marie Connolly - Culture and Child Protection: Reflexive Responses - 9781843102700 - V9781843102700
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Culture and Child Protection: Reflexive Responses

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Description for Culture and Child Protection: Reflexive Responses Paperback. Culture and Child Protection is a concise exploration of the close links between social service practices and cultural values which offers a culturally sensitive model of child protection practice. The authors demonstrate the ways in which a combination of personal, professional and societal attitudes often influence practice decisions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.

Providing services that are culturally relevant is an ongoing challenge for practitioners, managers, and policy-makers within the social services. Culture and Child Protection is a concise exploration of the close links between social service practices and cultural values which offers a culturally sensitive model of child protection practice.

The authors demonstrate the ways in which a combination of personal, professional and societal attitudes often influence practice decisions. In a context where children from ethnic minorities dominate the welfare statistics of the Western economies, the authors argue against a reliance on rigid approaches to working with particular ethnic groups. They ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843102700
SKU
V9781843102700
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Marie Connolly
Dr Marie Connolly holds the position of Chief Social Worker within the New Zealand government. Until recently she was Associate Professor and Director of the Te Awatea Violence Research Centre at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She has published four other books including Effective Participatory Practice: Family Group Conferencing in Child Protection and New Zealand Social Work: Contexts ... Read more

Reviews for Culture and Child Protection: Reflexive Responses
The book offers a thoughtful analysis of the complexity of child protection work and of the influence of the specific cultural contexts, of practitioners and clients alike, on effective child protection decision-making. It offers approaches for valuing both the professional initiative of workers and the inclusion of clients in service provision.
Community Care I enjoyed reading this book. It ... Read more

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