Social Work With Children

The ultimate introductory companion to your children and families module. Starting with an exploration of the knowledge base and contexts of social work practice with all children and their families, this friendly guide moves on to demonstrate how knowledge base is applied in practice with specific groups, from disabled children to young offenders

GORDON JACK is Reader in Social Work at the School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Durham, UK. His main research interests lie in the field of social ecology, social policy and child welfare.

HELEN DONNELLAN is Project Development Manager in the School of Social Sciences & Social Work at University of Plymouth, UK. In this role, she has responsibility for a range of projects from the development and accreditation of professional and academic programmes to actively undertaking research in areas of health and social care.