Good practice in child protection : a manual for professionals / edited by Hilary Owen and Jacki Pritchard. - London : Jessica Kingsley, 1993. - 240p. : ill. ; 24cm. - Good practice series. .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction, Hilary Owen and Jacki Pritchard; managing your own learning in child protection, Ann Hollows; the Children Act and child protection, Pat Munroe; recognition of abuse, Alice Swann; awareness and recognition, Jo Crow; recognition of abuse by workers in other specialisms, Jacki Pritchard; preventing female genital mutilation - a practical multidisciplinary approach, Hilary Owen and Lola Brown; children with disabilities - a challenge for child protection procedures?, Philippa Russell; on becoming a tightrope walker - communicating effectively with children about abuse, Eve Brock; promoting inter-professional understanding and collaboration, Tony McFarlane; developing skills in contributing at child protection case conferences, Hilary Owen and Lindsey Savage; child protection conferences - maximizing their potential, Marion Charles; formulating child protection plans, Hilary Owen and Jacki Pritchard; victims of child abuse giving evidence - helping to reduce trauma, Isobel Todd; child protection - the police perspective, Colin Walke; supervision and support of workers involved in child protection cases, Dorota Iwaniec; support and supervision for social workers working in the child protection field, Jacki Pritchard.

A practical handbook for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases as they get to grips with the new legislation on child protection. Topics include: recognizing abuse; preventing female genital mutilation; and communicating with children about abuse, among others.

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Social work with children--Great Britain
Abused children--Services for--Great Britain
Child abuse.
Child abuse--Prevention
Child welfare
Child abuse
Social work

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