Leadership in Child and Family Practice

Margarita Frederico is Professor and Graduate Research Coordinator in Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Australia, and Principal Research Consultant Berry Street Take Two Program. She has taught and researched in social work, child protection, child and family welfare and leadership for many years. Her research is applied and translational, and her focus is on contributing to the development of knowledge to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and their families. Maureen Long is a qualified social worker and family therapist who worked in the child and family practice sector as a practitioner and manager for more than 25 years in both the community and public sectors. For the past 11 years, she has taught in the Social Work program at La Trobe University, Australia, where she is a senior lecturer and discipline course coordinator. Nadine Cameron has been involved in social work, social policy and sociological research and teaching for nearly 20 years. She also co-wrote the groundbreaking book, Social Work and the Body.

• List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword (Ric Pawsey); Preface (Margarita Frederico, Maureen Long, Nadine Cameron); Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The ever changing context of Child and Family Practice (Robyn Miller and Margarita Frederico); Chapter 2: Skills and knowledge for Child and Family Practice (Maureen Long); Chapter 3: A dynamic approach to developing knowledge and skills through curriculum and teaching and learning approaches (Nadine Cameron and Margarita Frederico); Chapter 4: Developing effective leadership in Child and Family Practice: Types of leadership (Margarita Frederico); Chapter 5: Leadership at team manager level (Lynne McPherson); Chapter 6: Leadership in direct practice (Bruce D. Perry, Annette L. Jackson and Sarah Waters); Chapter 7: Culturally respectful leadership: Indigenous staff and clients (Muriel Bamblett, Cindy Blackstock, Carlina Black and Connie Salamone); Chapter 8: Culturally competent leadership: Culturally diverse clients and staff (Menka Tsantefski);Chapter 9: Leadership and practice in domestic and family violence (Cathy Humphreys); Chapter 10: Trauma-informed leadership (Bruce D. Perry and Annette L. Jackson); Chapter 11: Leading for the future (Margarita Frederico, Maureen Long and Annette L. Jackson); Index

'This is an excellent resource that pushes us to consider where current systems fail and how to cultivate leadership that will transform child and family services. It is an essential read for those committed to reshaping models of workforce development to improve child outcomes.' - Todd I. Herrenkohl, PhD, Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Child and Family, University of Michigan School of Social Work, USA'This is an excellent book covering some difficult issues of central importance to both social work and related disciplines. It tackles the question of how high professional practice standards can be achieved and maintained, how practice knowledge, organisational knowledge and research knowledge can be brought to practitioners and used by them. It is one of the few books to focus on this complex matter. It places professional and organisational leadership at the centre of this dynamic and shows how education needs to be integrated into the goals and content of practice. Note: it is very clearly written and engages the reader quickly.' - Professor Emeritus Thea Brown, Department of Social Work, Monash University, Australia