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Week ending 27 August 2010
| | | Proactive child protection and social work. |
| | Draws together child protection policy practice and research on emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and physical abuse. Each type of abuse has a dedicated chapter with: definitions, statistics and an overview of research; vulnerable groups (disabled children, age groups) and different forms the abuse can take; the social work role; physical and behavioural indicators; responding to children's need at an early stage and perpetrators; the social work response, making judgements, practice issues, law, policy and guidance; assessments and case studies. |
| | Publication Details: | Exeter: Learning Matters, 2008 pp 184 |
| | ISBN: | 9781844451319 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QLJ JD |
| | Authors: | Davies, Liz, and Duckett, Nora |
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| | | The Family Law Act 1996 (Forced Marriage) (Relevant Third Party) Order 2009. |
| | Enables local authorities to seek a protection order for vulnerable adults and children at risk of forced marriage without first having to seek leave of the court. Came into force on 1 November 2009. |
| | Publication Details: | [London]: The Stationery Office (TSO), 2009 pp [2] |
| | Shelf Mark: | QK4 4G |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | Great Britain, laws and statutes |
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Child and family services |
| | | Raising the questions. |
| | DVD (30 mins) demonstrating the counselling skills need in youth work to support young people and confront prejudice. Covers skills in listening, facilitation, confidentiality and sensitivity. Presents 3 dramatised scenes between a youth worker and a young person showing: a boy who has been thrown out of his family home; a girl who is being bullied because of her close friendship with another girl; and a girl who may be being sexually abused by her mother's partner. Includes a voiceover by the youth worker of their thoughts and approach. Includes tutor notes for sessions based around the DVD. |
| | Publication Details: | Ipswich: Concord Media, [198-] |
| | Shelf Mark: | DISK |
| | Corporate Authors: | Inner London Education Authority |
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| | | Allegations against foster carers: information for foster carers. |
| | Booklet to help foster carers understand what is likely to happen if an allegation of child abuse or neglect is made against them or a member of their family. Looks at what and why allegations are made, practical steps to prepare such as keeping a daily record, getting support, the official investigation procedures and what might happen after an allegation has been investigated. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Fostering Network, 2009 pp 22 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QLL LNJ J |
| | Corporate Authors: | The Fostering Network |
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| | | Reclaiming social work: London Borough of Hackney Children and Young Peoples Services: independent evaluation: summary. |
| | An evaluation of the Reclaiming Social Work project to improve services for children and families in the London Borough of Hackney. Focuses on the introduction of social work 'units' with increased autonomy and shared responsibility. Surveys were conducted on staff in the new units and old-styled teams in Hackney and other boroughs. Findings indicate that the new units promote a more positive culture and a better support structure when under pressure. The units were also found to perform more strongly in terms of risk management and standards of care. Concludes that there is widespread support for the program and provides recommendations for improvements. |
| | Publication Details: | London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 2009 pp [6] |
| | Shelf Mark: | QLE ATR QT |
| | Authors: | Cross, Steve, Hubbard, Alison, and Munro, Eileen |
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| | | The family therapy treatment planner. |
| | A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans. Identifies 38 behavioural problems encountered in family therapy and for each one presents pre-written behavioural definitions, long-term goals, short term objectives matched with therapeutic interventions and diagnostic suggestions. The format allows treatment components to be identified by behavioural problem and developed into a customised treatment plan. Includes evidence-based treatments. The range of behavioural problems include: adolescent or child/parent conflicts, alcohol abuse, anger management, death of a child/parent, extra-familial sexual abuse, incest survivor, physical/verbal/psychological abuse and traumatic life events. See also The family therapy progress notes planner (2010). |
| | Publication Details: | Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley, 2010 pp 350 |
| | ISBN: | 9780470441930 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QES ISX |
| | Authors: | Dattilio, Frank M., Jongsma, Arthur E., and Davis, Sean D. ed. |
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Child health, development and welfare |
| | | Young people with anti-social behaviours: practical resources for professionals. |
| | Guide to working with young people aged 10 to 18 years who have anti-social behaviour. Introduces theory and research on anti-social behaviour, youth justice, risk and protection and learning styles. Provides resources for use with individuals and groups with discussion scenarios, worksheets, cartoons, card games and creative activities (can be photocopied). Covers issues such as racism, drugs, bullying, peer pressure and empathy. Also includes the principles of and ideas for work with parents. |
| | Publication Details: | Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2011 pp 218 |
| | ISBN: | 9780415565707 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QT |
| | Authors: | Hampson, Kathy |
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| | | Helpline uncovered. |
| | Short DVD (8 mins) about the work of the NSPCC Helpline, a service for anyone concerned about the safety or welfare of a child. Shows call handlers talking about receiving, responding to and referring on calls from people concerned about a child. Includes a duty manager explaining her role, the work of a member of the support service team and comments on the feedback on the service. |
| | Publication Details: | [London]: NSPCC, 2010 |
| | Shelf Mark: | DISK (H) |
| | Corporate Authors: | NSPCC |
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| | | Safe and secure: the disk. |
| | CD-ROM of a manual for religious organisations providing a detailed guide to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. It covers the law in all four nations of the UK and contains good practice guidance. Sets out ten standards including a safeguarding policy, developing awareness training, safe recruitment, responding to concerns, pastoral care and managing those who pose a risk. Accompanied by three leaflets: Help...I'm safeguarding co-ordinator; Help...I want to recruit workers safely; Safe and secure: key facts. |
| | Publication Details: | Swanley, Kent: Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service, 2009 |
| | Shelf Mark: | DISK |
| | Corporate Authors: | Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service |
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| | | Child protection reform across the United Kingdom. |
| | Outlines the developments in safeguarding and child protection policy in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. Chapters look at: the Every child matters (2004) programme in England; the policy direction taken by the Welsh Assembly government; the reform implementation process in Northern Ireland; and the Getting it right for every child (2008) approach in Scotland. The final chapter compares these programmes and considers the extent to which child protection policy is converging or diverging. |
| | Publication Details: | Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2010 pp 96 |
| | ISBN: | 9781903765975 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QLJ JD4 36 |
| | Authors: | Stafford, Anne ed., Vincent, Sharon ed., and Parton, Nigel ed. |
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| | | Special guardianship in practice. |
| | Reports on a study examining how 8 local authorities have implemented special guardianship and the experiences of carers and children. Looks at variations in approaches, assesses take-up and identifies issues in policy, procedure and resources. Considers application, assessment and the court hearing. Describes placement experiences, well being and birth family relationships. Looks at the support for special guardians and their children. Compares children in the special guardianship sample with those in other permanent placements. |
| | Publication Details: | London: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), 2010 pp 229 |
| | ISBN: | 9781905664993 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QLL KLN |
| | Authors: | Wade, Jim, and Dixon, Jo, and Richards, Andrew |
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Disability and special needs |
| | | What's happening..? |
| | DVD (65 mins) documentary presenting the experiences of three young people with learning difficulties. They talk about how their lives became difficult or unhappy and what helped them to start to feel better. Includes video diaries and interviews with family and practitioners. Includes a sheet with questions to think about. Based on a research study at the University of Strathclyde to find out what made 16 young people with learning difficulties feel anxious or depressed. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, [2006] |
| | Shelf Mark: | DISK |
| | Corporate Authors: | Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities |
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| | | Children talking to ChildLine about parental alcohol and drug misuse. |
| | Reports on calls to ChildLine about parental alcohol and drug misuse between April 2008 and March 2009. Includes statistical breakdown of the number of calls received, looking at age, gender, issues discussed, changes over time. Presents findings from research. Discusses the issues associated with parental alcohol and drug misuse: child abuse and neglect, emotional impact, looked after children and coping behaviours. Considers the policy in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and makes recommendations to improve services. |
| | Publication Details: | London: NSPCC, 2010 pp [33] |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Mariathasan, Jeevi, and Hutchinson, Dustin |
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| | | Best practice in professional supervision: a guide for the helping professions. |
| | Guide to being a supervisor. Covers the role, functions and dispositions involved. Explains the basic skills, the practicalities of forming and maintaining the supervision relationship and the organisational context and culture of supervision. Provides practical examples and a model of supervision which draws together ideas from adult learning theory and reflective practice. Looks at how supervision can assist practitioners to develop professional resilience and manage stress. Chapters cover supervision of clinical student placements and supervision in child protection settings. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Jessica Kingsley, 2010 pp 256 |
| | ISBN: | 9781843109952 |
| | Shelf Mark: | TUB TW |
| | Authors: | Davys, Allyson, and Beddoe, Liz |
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| | | Children and young people with harmful, abusive or offending sexual behaviours: a review of the literature. |
| | Collates what is known about young people with problematic or offending sexual behaviour and highlights where knowledge is limited. Chapters focus on: defining sexually harmful behaviour and the factors to consider when determining whether sexual behaviour is harmful or not; describing sexually harmful behaviour, terminology and typology; profiling young people with problem or offending sexual behaviours; placement issues; aims and objectives of treatment; treatment issues; and assessing and managing risk. |
| | Publication Details: | Edinburgh: Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland, 2008 pp 34 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Hutton, Linda |
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| | | Female sex offenders: theory, assessment and treatment. |
| | A collection of essays brings together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders. It describes the most recent research data regarding female sexual offenders, covering issues such as female-perpetrated sexual abuse prevalence and juvenile offenders. It includes an assessment of the risk of recidivism, international treatment initiatives, and a discussion on the use of the polygraph with female sexual offenders. Feature practitioner-focused essays which evaluate current assessment strategies, treatment needs, effectiveness, and processes for female sexual offenders. |
| | Publication Details: | Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley, 2010 pp 206 |
| | ISBN: | 9780470683439 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QLJ KHG LJN |
| | Authors: | Gannon, Theresa A. ed., and Cortoni, Franca ed. |
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| | | What else works?: creative work with offenders. |
| | Argues that it is unhelpful to think of probation service users as offenders or socially excluded people as problems to be managed and treated. Suggests top-down approaches exclude offender and practitioner. Looks at the history of policy, practice and theory in the probation service. Explores creative and change-focused practice that engage social agency and personal responsibility-taking. Discusses different ways of working with offenders, with chapters on women, residential work, ethnic minorities, youth justice and sex offenders. |
| | Publication Details: | Cullompton, Devon: Willan Publishing, 2010 pp 290 |
| | ISBN: | 9781843927662 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QRE VB |
| | Authors: | Brayford, Jo ed., Cowe, Francis ed., and Deering, John ed. |
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| | | Fit. |
| | DVD (105 mins) film about homophobic bullying among young people. Follows six young people as they discover their sexuality or discover the sexuality of their friends. Shows how they deal with their own reactions as well as the reactions of friends, families and school peers. Includes a series of video diaries by the main characters. Created for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-16 years) complementing the National Curriculum for PHSE and Citizenship. Accompanying booklet looks at homophobic bullying. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Stonewall, 2007 |
| | Shelf Mark: | DISK |
| | Authors: | Beadle-Blair, Rikki Dir. |
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| | | Investigating child sexual abuse allegations: do experts agree on anything? |
| | Considers the different techniques for interviewing children who are suspected of being sexually abused. Outlines the main theoretical approaches. Finds eight areas of agreement among experts in child sex abuse investigations such as using structured questions. Includes a case synopsis (State of Montana v. Harts, 1993) demonstrating how poor interviewing technique led to false allegations of abuse. Recommends training is necessary on interviewing children and on child sexual abuse. |
| | Publication Details: | Melville, New York: American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, 1998 pp [9] |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Sachsenmaier, Susan, J. |
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| | | Sex trafficking: inside the business of modern slavery. |
| | A business and economic analysis of sex trafficking. Explains supply and demand, profit margins and the factors that lead to slavery. Quantifies the size and growth of the industry. Outlines legal, tactical and policy measures for abolition. Chapters focus on slavery in: India and Nepal, Italy and Western Europe, Moldova and the former Soviet Union, Albania and the Balkans, Thailand and the Mekong Sub-region, and the USA. Reports on interviews with abolitionists and traffickers, visits to brothels and impoverished villages and testimonies from current and former slaves. |
| | Publication Details: | Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2009 pp 298 |
| | ISBN: | 9780231139618 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QSL X |
| | Authors: | Kara, Siddharth |
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| | | Worried about a child's sexual behaviour? |
| | A factsheet outlining typical sexual behaviours of children and young people at each developmental stage from 0 to 16 years. Provides guidance to help identify behaviour that may be of concern. Outlines what to do if you are worried about a child's behaviour with directions for parents or acquaintances, teachers and professionals and designated child protection leads. |
| | Publication Details: | London: NSPCC, 2010 pp [3] |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | NSPCC |
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| | | Involvement and action taken by health bodies in relation to the case of Baby Peter Connelly: progress against the recommendations of our intervention report. |
| | Looks at the progress made by the four NHS trusts involved in the care of Baby Peter Connelly who died in August 2007. Provides details of what has been done by each trust to meet the five recommendations set out in the report Safeguarding children (2009). |
| | Publication Details: | London: Care Quality Commission, 2010 pp 15 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | Care Quality Commission |
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Society and social welfare |
| | | Social trends 40. |
| | Statistical information about the United Kingdom arranged under the headings: population; households and families; education and training; labour market; income and wealth; expenditure; health; social protection; crime and justice; housing; environment; transport; lifestyles and social participation. Also includes: an article reflecting on four decades of social reporting; long term trends for every chapter; a timeline from 1970-2009. |
| | Publication Details: | Basingstoke, Hants.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 pp 244 |
| | ISBN: | 9780230240674 |
| | Shelf Mark: | STATS/Society |
| | Authors: | Hughes, Matthew ed., and Church, Jenny ed. |
| | Corporate Authors: | Office for National Statistics |
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