Social Work with Children and Families

Maureen is an Independent Social Work Consultant who was formerly the Director of Social Work programmes at the University of Leeds. She has substantial experience working with children and families as a social worker and a Guardian ad Litem. She now undertakes independent assessments for court proceedings in a variety of areas and continues her interest in adoption through chairing a local authority adoption panel and the Independent Reviewing Mechanism. Steve is an Independent Social Work Consultant, but he was previously Practice Co-ordinator for the Social Work programmes at the University of Leeds where he developed the practice curriculum for the new social work degree at the University. He currently acts as an Independent Practice Assessor for qualifying students, practice teachers and post-qualification awards. He is an experienced fostering and adoption worker and undertakes independent assessment for a number of agencies.

• IntroductionValues and Ethics in Social Work with Children and FamiliesThe Legal and Political Context of Social Work with Children and FamiliesFamily Support in Social Work with Children and FamiliesWorking Effectively with Children and Families in the Safeguarding Children ArenaDirect Work with Children and Young PeopleLife story work with children and young peopleSocial Work with Children with Disabilities and Their FamiliesSubstitute Care for ChildrenConclusionAppendix 1 Professional Capabilities FrameworkBibliography

This is an excellent text for students to understand social work with children and families, especially for students without a background in this subject area. I have used this for a recent MA module and found the text to be easy to use and informative for my students.