Main description:

Safeguarding Children and Young People offers students and practitioners an accessible and multi-disciplinary guide to working together with other professionals to deliver a child-centred and co-ordinated approach to safeguarding, in line with the Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance. Taking a 'whole systems' approach, and offering support on prevention, assessment, intervention, systems, and leadership, the book reflects on recent challenges including contextual abuse, child sexual exploitation and cyber-abuse. The book includes case studies, activities and points for reflection to aid learning and test understanding.

Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1: A brief history of child protection
Chapter 2: 'Working together' to safeguard children and young people
Chapter 3: Understanding child abuse and child protection
Chapter 4: Exploring two case studies: abuse by celebrities and abuse in institutions
Chapter 5: Assessing need and providing early help
Chapter 6: Working with families: child abuse within the family
Chapter 7: Understanding child sexual exploitation
Chapter 8: Contextual safeguarding: a contemporary challenge
Chapter 9: Essential safeguarding skills
Conclusion and learning for the future