A Practitioner's Tool for Child Protection and the Assessment of Parents

A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, this guide enables professionals to make informed decisions about protection issues. Firmly rooted in current practice, it draws on the experience and expertise of Jeff Fowler who is a practicing consultant with 30 years' experience as a qualified social worker. His work has already formed the basis of guidance reports for child protection agencies and court proceedings. The book provides a systematic method of collecting and interpreting information vital to a best practice assessment. It also includes specific chapters that focus on assessing attachment issues, childhood experiences, alcohol and drug abuse, and parenting skills and abilities. It provides a case study leading to an assessment report that can be used for case conferences, as a core assessment in care proceedings or for statements in public and private law matters. This is an important book for social workers, health professionals, teachers, legal and criminal justice professionals and the police and any professional working in the field of child protection.