Child Protection Practice

HARRY FERGUSON Chair in Social Work, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education, University of Nottingham, UK.

• IntroductionKnocking on the Door of HistoryThe Development of Child Protection Policy and PracticeStreets, Housing Estates, Doorsteps: Getting to the HomeThe Home Visit: Crossing the ThresholdBedrooms, Kitchens and More intimate spacesRelating to ChildrenThe Importance of Touch in Protecting ChildrenThe Car as a Space for Therapeutic PracticeHospitals, Office Interviews and the Emotional Complexity of PracticeWorking with MothersWorking with FathersWorking with Resistance, Good Authority and Involuntary ClientsMulti-Agency Working and Relationship-Based PracticeSpaces for Reflection and Organisational supportIntimate Child Protection PracticeConclusion.

Utterly distinct in portraying the reality of how the job looks, feels, smells and sounds as practitioners move between office, car and home.