Steve Hothersall is a senior lecturer in social work at the Robert Gordon University. He has worked as both a practitioner and manager in childcare and was previously the Director of Post-qualifying and Masters programmes in Childcare at the University of York. Steve has also worked as a mental health officer, a nurse and a teacher.

• IntroductionThe Legal, Policy and Practice ContextWorking Together: Collaboration and Effective PracticeWorking with and Providing Support to Children, Young People and Their FamiliesThe Children’s Hearing System and Youth JusticeChild ProtectionLooked After and Accommodated Children and Young People, Permanency and AdoptionReferencesIndex

This provides not only useful information for comparison of child protection systems and procedures, but also some succinct summaries of theoretical perspectives.