Communicating with children and their families
Subtitle: responding to need and protection
By: Liz Davies and Evelyn Kerrigan Lebloch
Contributors: Lebloch, Evelyn Kerrigan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780335244195; 9781299779327; 9780335244188
Subjects: Social Services & Welfare; Human Services; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Social service; Communication; Public Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE
Description: This book fills a significant gap for a practical textbook that considers communication theory, policy and ethics in an innovative and engaging way.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Engagement: Building communication with a young person in a context of sexual exploitation; title: Negotiation: Exploring a multi-agency process to assess risk and respond to a child's needs; title: Investigation: Protecting a baby from neglect and physical harm in a context of parental resistance; title: Use of power: Representing the best interests of an unaccompanied asylum seeking young person; title: Persistence: Overcoming organizational barriers in family work with a disabled child.