Sense and Sensibility in Social Work with Families and Children - (Research in Social Work) by Sara Serbati & Edgar Marthinsen & Brid Featherstone

Book Synopsis

Practitioners and managers in child protection often struggle to focus on the needs of children and families in the face of ever-expanding bureaucracy.

This book brings together authors from across Europe to explore the strategies and solutions that promote doing things right by those in need rather than to the letter of procedure. It argues that more flexible, community/relationship/partnership-based approaches are required to meet the needs of parents and children experiencing difficulties and risk of harm.

Essential reading for academics, practitioners, managers and policy makers in social work and child welfare, it contributes to the development of reflective thinking and spotlights the potential of co-production and co-creation.

About the Author

Sara Serbati is Professor in Associate Professor of Social Pedagogy in the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Science at the University of Padua.

Edgar Marthinsen is Emeritus Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Brid Featherstone is is Emeritus Professor of Social Work in the Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Huddersfield.