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Author:   Bob Lonne (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) ,  Nigel Parton (University of Huddersfield, UK) ,  Jane Thomson ,  Maria Harries (University of Western Australia, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780415429061

ISBN 10:   0415429064
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   10 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Reforming Child Protection 1. Reforming Child Protection: Principles and Themes of Effective Child, Family and Community Well-Being Section 2: The Successes and Failures of Child Protection 2. The Chequered History of Contemporary Child Protection Practice 3. Differential Responses and Changing Social Mandates 4. The Troubled State of Organizational Environments 5. Service Users and Stakeholders Section 3: A Child and Family Well-Being Reform Agenda 6. Reforming Child Protection: Principles and Processes 7. A New Ethical and Practice Framework 8. Effective Organizational and Service Delivery Models 9 . Planning and Implementing Change Section 4: Crisis, What Crisis? The Past and the Future: Choice and Chance 10. Change and the Future of Child and Family Well-Being Practice

Reviews

'...exceptionally well evidenced and explained so that the overall argument makes a compelling case for paradigm change...this is an excellent book, making a compelling case for the need for a radical change in the way society supports and polices families.' - Eileen Munro, Child and Family Social Work 'Reforming Child Protection is an important step in building the intellectual foundation for transformation of the systems most directly responsible for children's safety.' - Gary B. Melton, Clemson University, USA

Reforming Child Protection is an important step in building the intellectual foundation for transformation of the systems most directly responsible for children's safety. Gary B. Melton, Institute on Family and Neighbourhood Life, Clemson University, USA.

Author Information

Bob Lonne is a senior lecturer at the School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. Nigel Parton is NSPCC Professor in Applied Childhood Studies in the Centre of Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Jane Thomson is Head of the School of Social Work and Community Welfare at James Cook University, Australia, and the North Queensland Director on the National Board of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Maria Harries is Associate Professor in the School of Social and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia, Australia.

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