Signs of Safety

Signs of SafetyUnlock new perspectives in child protection with our essential book on building effective partnerships with parents. This groundbreaking publication, featuring the ISBN 9780393703009, delves into innovative methods that help child protection professionals strengthen families amidst the challenges posed by suspected or substantiated child abuse or neglect. Published in 2010 by W W Norton & Company, this brand new title spans 240 pages of invaluable

Unlock new perspectives in child protection with our essential book on building effective partnerships with parents. This groundbreaking publication, featuring the ISBN 9780393703009, delves into innovative methods that help child protection professionals strengthen families amidst the challenges posed by suspected or substantiated child abuse or neglect. Published in 2010 by W W Norton & Company, this brand new title spans 240 pages of invaluable insights that merge practicality with a solution-oriented approach. The authors present a transformative philosophy grounded in ten fundamental practice principles designed to guide child protection workers through the complexities of abuse investigation. Emphasizing the importance of risk assessment, this work highlights how professionals can incorporate the perspectives of both service recipients and experts, promoting an environment of collaboration over coercion. As you navigate potentially volatile situations with vulnerable, at-risk children, this book serves as a vital toolkit for effective child protection assessment and planning. The practical strategies provided will empower practitioners to forge meaningful relationships with parents, ultimately aiding in the prevention of abuse and family breakdown. By integrating cooperation with their professional responsibilities, child protection workers can make a lasting impact. Experience a fresh approach to revitalizing child protection services today. Free shipping is available for this item; please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note: Once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780393703009
Year: 2010
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 240


Description:
This book presents a revolutionary approach to child protection work. It focuses on the question, "How can child protection professionals actually build partnerships with parents where there is suspected or substantiated child abuse or neglect?"
The authors bring the solution orientation to child protection work, expanding the investigation of risk to encompass signs of safety that can be built upon to stabilize and strengthen the child's and family's situation. The philosophy behind this approach is clearly articulated through ten practice principles that serve as guiding beacons for child protection workers as they traverse the rough waters of abuse and neglect investigation.
Child protection workers are involved with vulnerable, at-risk children in potentially volatile situations. Here they will find a new child protection assessment and planning protocol that allows for comprehensive risk assessment incorporating both danger and safety and the perspectives of both professionals and service recipients (parents). The authors provide practical, hands-on strategies for building a partnership with parents, which may, in the long run, prevent abuse and family dissolution. They illustrate these strategies in cases showing the subtle process of integrating the seemingly opposite notions of coercion and cooperation.
Respectful, optimistic, and highly practical, this book promises to revitalize and redirect child protection services.