Legislating for Harmony
Partnership under the Children Act 1989
Published on 1. July 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-85302-328-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Children Act 1989, together with the Guidance and Regulations, makes constant reference to co-operation and consultation. These are seen as embodying different aspects of the principle of partnership. However, as many of the contributions to this book clearly show, the notion of partnership in the daily practice of child welfare and protection is elusive.
As well as describing the various situations and settings in which the concept of partnership appears, this book takes an analytical and critical view. It analyses how the partnership principle is reflected in the law. It critically examines partnership between agencies, between child welfare professionals and children, and, finally, between child welfare professionals and parents. It brings together contributors from a number of different disciplines and partnership is analysed from a variety of theoretical and professional perspectives, including law, social work, psychoanalytic theory and social theory.
As well as describing the various situations and settings in which the concept of partnership appears, this book takes an analytical and critical view. It analyses how the partnership principle is reflected in the law. It critically examines partnership between agencies, between child welfare professionals and children, and, finally, between child welfare professionals and parents. It brings together contributors from a number of different disciplines and partnership is analysed from a variety of theoretical and professional perspectives, including law, social work, psychoanalytic theory and social theory.
Reviews / Votes
`all readers with an interest in the recent developments in child welfare will be challenged and interested by at least some of its contents ... should certainly be welcomed for taking the important idea of `partnership' seriously and providing some good material to help us explore and develop the idea in more detail.' -- Child and Family Social Work `There are no weak chapters; each one is written with conviction and verve. This is an excellent book. It is a nice example of the conceptual insights that are generated when different academic disciplines tackle a shared concern.' -- Journal of Social Work Practice `This is a valuable collection of essays ... [the book] comes from Brunel University's Centre for the Study of Law, the Child and the Family and it demonstrates the high standard of scholarship which that Centre is producing ... The book is of value to law and social work students, and to any practitioner seeking a scholarly and theoretical treatment of the subject.' -- Family Law Journal `...'handy', something for the teacher, or psychologist to dip into ...' -- British Journal of Educational PsychologyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-328-6 (9781853023286)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Felicity Kaganas is Lecturer in the Law Department and Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Law, the Child and the Family (CSLCF), Brunel University. Michael King is Professor Associate and Co-Director of the CSLCF, Brunel University. Christine Piper is Lecturer in the Law Department and Co-Director of the CSLCF, Brunel University.
Content
PART A - INTRODUCTION. 1 Partnership under the Children Act 1989 - an overview, Felicity Kaganas. PART B LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR PARTNERSHIP. 2 Partnership with parents: doing something together under the Children Act 1989, Judith Masson, Professor of Law, Warwick University. 3 Partnership between parents, Christine Piper. 4 Partnership: reflections on some Canadian experiences, Alison Diduck, Lecturer in the Law Department and Associate Director of the CSLCF, Brunel University. PART C - PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE. 5 Social work and families: lessons from research, June Thoburn, Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia. 6 Working with children, Brynna Kroll, Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Course Leader, Social Work Department, West London Institute, Brunel University. 7 Tri-partnership: statutory, voluntary and private partnerships, Robin Solomon, Senior Lecturer, Social Work Department, West London Institute, Brunel University. 8 Partnership: a clinical perspective, Mark Berelowitz, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Royal Free Hospital, London. PART D - CONSTRUCTING PARTNERSHIP. 9 Child protection and working in a partnership with parents, Sarah Woodhouse, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford. 10 Partnership in politics and law: a new deal for parents? Michael King
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