Remarking Social Work With Children And Families

Description:
A great many changes are taking place in relation to social work with children and families in Britain. This accessible text charts some of the key developments that have taken place and subjects them to critical examination. Topics include: the new institutional framework for social work; the new 'tools' of social work practice, in particular the LAC system; the framework for the assessment of children in need; the police/social work and health/social work partnerships; approaches to race and ethnicity; the implications of New Labour's adoption review and the new role of 'personal advisor'.Amidst a flurry of government initiatives, this book provides readers with an opportunity to take a step back and form a reflective overview of how work with children and families is being remade.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Thinking Critically About Social Work with Children and Families in the Early Twenty-First Century Part One: Major Departures? Social Work with Children and Families 1990-1997; 1. The 'Blueprint' for Change: The 'Looking After Children' (LAC) System; 2. Examining the 'Product Champions: LAC and its Continuing Role in the Remaking of Social Work with Children and Families; 3. 'Working Together' to Protect Children? Part Two: Things Can Only Get Better? New Labour and Social Work with Children and Families; 4. Social Work and the Third Way: The Assessment Framework, New Labour and More New 'Tools' for Social Work with Children and Families; 5. An 'Eye Catching Initiative': New Labour and Child Adoption; 6. Viewing the World Through a Monochrome Lens: Social Work with Children and Families and the Dominant Approach to 'Race' and Ethnicity; 7. Social Work with Children and Families in a World of 'Emergent New Professionals' Conclusion