Joint Investigation: Working Together - Training Together - Softcover

Davies, Liz; Townsend, Debbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905541325 ISBN 13: 9781905541324

Publisher: Russell House Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This manual is designed for training police officers and social workers who have responsibilities to work together to safeguard and protect children, as well as those professionals whose work is linked to the UK's Local Safeguarding Children Boards (such as healthcare workers, teachers and education staff, probation officers, and religious leaders). Primarily addressing the joint training of specialist police officers and social workers, Joint Investigation in Child Protection can also help those linked to safeguarding children to: understand and recognize what constitutes 'significant harm;' focus on the children involved; develop suitable investigative skills; and understand the roles of fellow professionals from other agencies and work effectively with, and if necessary, challenge them. Workers from a wide range of backgrounds, with varied levels of experience, can benefit from this training's approach to child-centered interviewing. The book challenges and goes beyond existing UK government guidance in ways that can significantly improve safeguarding and protecting children and young people. It follows English and Welsh statutory guidance, and is adaptable for use in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is a rich and extensive resource, containing 23 presentations and 31 activities.

About this title

About the Author

Liz Davies is a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University. She has many years experience as a social worker and child protection manager and trainer. She is widely published, and regularly works with the media on child protection issues. Debbie Townsend is a former Metropolitan Police detective specialising in child abuse investigation and also a child protection trainer. She now works as a consultant designing and delivering child protection courses. Together, they deliver the post qualifying training in joint investigation and investigative interviewing skills to social workers and police at London Metropolitan University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Russell House Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905541325
• ISBN 13: 9781905541324
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 256