Strengthening Child Protection : : Sharing Information in Multi-Agency Settings / / Kellie Thompson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Thompson, Kellie,
• MitwirkendeR: White, Sue,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

Following high-profile Serious Case Reviews into the tragic deaths of children, including Victoria Climbie, Peter Connelly and Daniel Pelka, information sharing has now become a moral and political imperative for safeguarding the welfare of children. What prompts information sharing and how do we get it right? This accessible book challenges widely held assumptions about information sharing in child welfare that facts about risks to children are clear and that sharing them with other professionals is a straightforward process. End-of-chapter questions prompt reflection and ensure direct practice relevance. This is essential reading for academics and policy makers, students on post-qualifying child protection courses, social workers, managers and all other professionals tasked with safeguarding children.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and table -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The significance of ‘information sharing’ in safeguarding children -- So, what is this thing we call ‘information’? -- Understanding professional information need and behaviours -- How is information shared in ‘everyday’ practice? -- Putting pieces of the ‘jigsaw’ together to establish a ‘full’ picture -- Professional relationships with information -- Emotion information: working with hunches, concerns and uncertainty -- Conclusion -- Children in Need Model -- Multi-agency interview schedule used in phase two of data collection -- References -- Index