Children’S Rights and Child Protection: Critical Times, Critical Issues in Ireland - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719086272 ISBN 13: 9780719086274

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This topical book comprehensively draws together diverse perspectives from key leaders in the field to address critical issues for children in relation to their rights, welfare and protection at a critical time in Ireland.

The broad array of chapters addresses the changing and complex landscape of policy, practice and law. It discusses the politics of children’s rights, the impact of child abuse within the catholic church, diverse approaches to service delivery and professional practice, the media and representations of child protection practice, and the relationship between research evidence and practice. It offers a critique of governance in children’s services and identifies key barriers to fundamental progress in the area of children’s rights and the protection of children.

This original book fills a gap in publications in this area in Ireland. It is vital reading for academics, practitioners, managers, students and policy-makers, as well as being accessible to individuals with a broad interest in child welfare and protection.

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About this title

About the Author

Kenneth Burns is Deputy Course Director of the Master of Social Work and a Research Associate with the Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century at University College Cork

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719086272
• ISBN 13: 9780719086274
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Lynch Deborah, Burns Kenneth