Safeguarding Children

Hedy Cleaver is Emeritus Professor at Royal Holloway, UK.Pat Cawson is a freelance consultant, formerly Head of the Child Protection Research Unit at the NSPCC.Sarah Gorin is a Senior Research Officer at the NSPCC.Steve Walker is the Head of Child and Family Services for the City and County of Swansea.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ixThe EditorsAcknowledgements xvIntroduction 1Jenny GrayI Themes and Principles of Safeguarding 111 Putting Children and Their Rights at the Heart of the Safeguarding Process 132 Working Effectively with Parents 383 The Wider Family and Community 624 Children Living Away from Home 775 Working Effectively in a Multi-Agency Context 112II the Process of Safeguarding 1376 Should I Be Worried? 1397 Approaching Someone for Help 1598 Carrying Out or Contributing to an Assessment 1799 Judgements, Decisions and Plans 20010 Intervention 21811 Reviewing and Ending Intervention: Achieving the Best Possible Outcomes for Children 252Index 279