Synopses & Reviews
'Promoting children's wellbeing' examines the wide-ranging and growing number of policies and practices which are intended to contribute to children's wellbeing. Topics include the development of children's identities, the value of play in the lives of contemporary children, the promotion of children's health, risk and staying safe, and family law. The contributors draw upon research and practice to analyse and examine the policies, services and practice skills needed for collaborative, effective and equitable work with children. It will be important reading for students, practitioners and academics working in a wide range of children's services across the UK.
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We owe it to ourselves and our children to take this book, study it, debate, argue with it, but above all learn from it. This book allows us to consider the whole child and challenges us to communicate in a meaningful way so that the wellbeing of the child is secured. If you think that caring for a child is 'child's play', you may be nearer than you think to understanding and respecting the child's world. Glo Potter, foster carer
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Stimulating and informative, ably capturing the complexity and challenges facing Children's Services; valuable reading for all child related practitioners. A book that requires us to reflect, discuss, and review how we can do things better. Jane March-McDonald, SWAP, June 2008
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...a useful and relevant addition to the bookshelves.... Social Work
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This book is a thought-provoking and accessible exploration of children's well-being. It is genuinely enjoyable to read and should encourage any reader to examine their own understanding and practice. Sarah Lewis, Children & Society
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Designed as a teaching text, this collection will amke an excellent resource for both students and practitioners. Bill Bell in Children and Young People Now
Synopsis
This book examines the wide-ranging and growing number of UK policies and practices which are intended to contribute to children's wellbeing. Topics include the development of children's identities, the value of play in the lives of children, the promotion of children's health, risk and staying safe, and family law. Promoting Childrens Wellbeing encourages reflective and critical practice for everyone studying and working in the field of childhood studies and early year courses. It examines common UK policy, legal, and practice frameworks now emerging for work with children and families across universal and specialist services.
Synopsis
This attractive and accessible textbook analyses and examines the policies, services and practice skills needed for collaborative, effective and equitable work with children.
About the Author
Janet Collins, Faculty of Education and Language Studies, Open University and Pam Foley, School of Health and Social Welfare, The Open University
Table of Contents
Introduction
Pam Foley
1 Children and identity
Victoria Cooper and Janet Collins
2 Children negotiating identities
Sue Johnston-Wilder and Janet Collins
3 Health matters
Pam Foley
4 Play matters
Doug Springate and Pam Foley
5 Anxieties and risks
Mark Gladwin and Janet Collins
6 Staying safe
James Blewett and Pam Foley
7 Children, families and the law
Michael Isles
Acknowledgements
Index