A Guide to Trauma-Regulated Social Work with Children
Building a Framework for Practice
Will be published approx. on 15. September 2026
244 pages
E-Book
978-1-040-75853-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book critically examines the effectiveness of the United Kingdom's child and family social work structures and proposes the integration of a trauma-informed approach to improve current social work practice.
The authors argue that current government policies, theoretical frameworks and practices contribute to structural inefficiencies leaving vulnerable children and families without the support they so desperately need. Drawing on evidence-based research, this book advocates for a trauma-focused, family-centred approach, focusing on interventions that are framed around national and international guidelines to emphasise prevention and healing over crisis management.
This call-to-action book provides social workers, policymakers, caregivers and legal professionals with a roadmap towards reform and bridges the gap between public perception and professional practice to foster a trauma-informed approach.
The authors argue that current government policies, theoretical frameworks and practices contribute to structural inefficiencies leaving vulnerable children and families without the support they so desperately need. Drawing on evidence-based research, this book advocates for a trauma-focused, family-centred approach, focusing on interventions that are framed around national and international guidelines to emphasise prevention and healing over crisis management.
This call-to-action book provides social workers, policymakers, caregivers and legal professionals with a roadmap towards reform and bridges the gap between public perception and professional practice to foster a trauma-informed approach.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
21 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-040-75853-3 (9781040758533)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Rachel Fairhurst | Thomas Hawkins
A Guide to Trauma-Regulated Social Work with Children
Building a Framework for Practice
Book
approx. 09/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€47.50
Not yet published
Rachel Fairhurst | Thomas Hawkins
A Guide to Trauma-Regulated Social Work with Children
Building a Framework for Practice
Book
approx. 09/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€191.50
Not yet published
Persons
Rachel Fairhurst Rachel Fairhurst is the CEO and founder of the Trauma Regulation Board (TRB), the UK's first dedicated regulatory body for trauma-informed practice, currently undergoing Professional Standards Authority review. Her work combines neuroscience, strategic operational governance, and advanced trauma cluster-mapping to reform how trauma-related behaviours are interpreted across safeguarding, mental health, legal systems and service sectors internationally.
Tom Hawkins is the Director of Regulated Social Work with the Trauma Regulation Board and the CEO of Hawkins Social Work Consultancy Limited. He is an experienced children and families, child protection social worker and former social work lecturer. He primarily practiced within public law, fostering and adoption and currently practices as an independent social worker undertaking a variety of roles including court appointed assessments.
Tom Hawkins is the Director of Regulated Social Work with the Trauma Regulation Board and the CEO of Hawkins Social Work Consultancy Limited. He is an experienced children and families, child protection social worker and former social work lecturer. He primarily practiced within public law, fostering and adoption and currently practices as an independent social worker undertaking a variety of roles including court appointed assessments.
Content
1. The Current Landscape 2. Lived Experience: A Case Study Analysis 3. What Families Say 4. What is Trauma and Why it Matters to Social Work 5. The Ethics Gap: Misaligned Values in Practice 6. Does the Law Fail Children? The Underlying Principles 7. Does the Law Fail Children? Powers and Duties 8. Safeguarding Without Safety 9. Intersectionality, Power and Protection 10. What Can We Learn from Other Countries? 11. Towards a Trauma-Informed Social Work Framework 12. Rethinking Assessment 13. Rewriting the Case: Would Outcomes Change? New Case Study? 14. Safe Practitioners Create Safe Systems: Vicarious Trauma, Moral Injury, and Organisational Duty in Social Work 15. Conclusion: Reclaiming Social Work: A Trauma-Regulated Future
