This book equips professionals with the ability to recognise a child at risk and to work with a child already suffering. Advice is offered on how to navigate the multi-disciplinary processes. Fictional case studies and exercises immerse the reader in scenarios. The authors lead readers through learning points, recommendations, and legislation.

This book contributes to the scientific and ideological debate on child sexual abuse and illuminates the trainer practitioner in the process by recognizing that human services training is built on the ideology and values of the sponsoring organisation, the participants, and the trainer.

Child abuse takes the lives of four to seven children every day1 and profoundly impacts millions of families each year. As parents, we have a great responsibility to protect our children and rear them in positive, nurturing and safe environments. When our children are babies, we offer protection with crib walls and play pens. As they grow, we replace these with structure and boundaries that help our children stay secure, safe and out of danger.But protecting our children is more than just preventing them from meeting people who might harm or hurt them. It involves considering risks in the world today, understanding characteristics of people who abuse, and making changes in the way we do things, so that our families can stay safe. Keeping Your Child Safe outlines strategies parents can use to recognize and prevent child abuse. This guidebook explains what abuse is to increase your awareness and provides prevention strategies focusing on developing effective parenting skills, understanding the benefits of nonviolent discipline techniques, and offering practical ways to meet their children's emotional, physical, and developmental needs. Another goal is to empower parents to become not only practitioners of safe practices but also advocates for preventing child abuse by reaching out to other parents who may need help and support.The book is organized in four sections. The first explores types of abuse and ends with ideas to keep your child safe. The second section addresses technology safety to foster understanding about navigating potential dangers in the internet connected world in which our children are growing up, learn strategies to protect your children, and receive tips for talking with your kids about risks and precautions. The third section on bullying can help parents build a child's resiliency and teach them how to stay safe when responding to confrontations. The final section provides information to help you evaluate organizations with whom you might entrust your child's safety, be it schools, youth organizations, camps or faith-based organizations.This book is meant to open your eyes and inspire you to communicate with and educate your children so that they remain safe.

Child Welfare and Child Protection: An Introduction prepares future child welfare professionals to tackle the complex and challenging work associated with responding to child maltreatment. Developed by a former child protection professional and a social work scholar, this book draws upon current research and features cases that simulate those child welfare professionals are likely to encounter in the field. After an historical examination of the evolution of child protection in the United States, the book focuses on understanding the causes of child maltreatment and risk assessment. Readers are presented with a compelling case and the opportunity to see how it develops over the course of three chapters that address the investigative process, the delivery of ongoing services to assist families in addressing high-risk behaviors, and helping children achieve timely permanency when returning home is not an option. Other chapters present foster parent and foster child perspectives, additional considerations for special needs populations, and suggestions for working effectively on a child protection team. Every effort is made to prepare readers for the stresses and strains associated with working in child protection, including a dedicated chapter on self-care. Featuring foundational and critical information for future professionals, Child Welfare and Child Protection is well-suited for introductory undergraduate and graduate courses. For a look at the specific features and benefits of Child Welfare and Child Protection, visit cognella.com/child-welfare-and-child-protection-features-and-benefits. Learn more about how Child Welfare and Child Protection can support Title IV-E funded education and training programs.