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Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Child Protection

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Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Child Protection by Marie Connolly examines the challenges faced by child protection systems, highlighting the limitations of the current risk-focused approach. The book advocates for a transformative shift towards genuine cultural change to better serve vulnerable children and families amidst ongoing bureaucratic pressures.
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This book is essential for professionals and students in social work, child protection, education, and related fields seeking a deeper understanding of systemic issues and innovative approaches within child protection services.

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For decades, child protection systems have striven to provide responsive services to vulnerable children and families in the face of the constant change and instability caused by the bureaucratization of child protection. This book lends a strident voice to the argument for a shift beyond the current risk paradigm, towards genuine cultural change.

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For decades, child protection systems have striven to provide responsive services to vulnerable children and families in the face of the constant change and instability caused by the bureaucratisation of child protection. Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Child Protection lends a strident voice to the argument for a shift beyond the current risk paradigm, towards genuine cultural change.

Series: Beyond the Risk Paradigm

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781137441294

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 February 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Red Globe Press

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 248

About the Author

Marie Connolly is Chair and Head of Social Work at the University of Melbourne. Previously, she was Chief Social Worker in in New Zealand. Her child welfare practice, academic and consulting careers span over 30 years in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. She has held honorary professorships at the University of Auckland and the Skondal Institute in Stockholm. She has published extensively, including Understanding Child and Family Welfare: Statutory responses to children at risk (Palgrave) and Social Work: Contexts and Practice 3rd edition (Oxford University Press).

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