Social Work with Children and Families: Policy, Law, Theory, Research and

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: SOCIAL WORK AND THE PROVISION OF FAMILY SUPPORT
Introduction; N.Frost
Family Support: Policies for Practice; K.Morris
The Legal Foundations of Family Support Work; L.Jordan
The Theoretical Foundations of Family Support Work; N.Frost & P.Dolan
What Research Findings Tell Social Workers about Family Support; A.McLeod
Family Support Work in Practice; J.McCormack
PART II: SOCIAL WORK AND CHILD PROTECTION
Introduction; J.Smeeton
Social Policy and Child Protection: Using the Heart and the Head: M.Little; D.Jodrell & S.Karakurt
Legal Perspectives on Social Work in Child Protection; C.Ball
The Place that Theory Plays in Child Protection Social Work; S.Hackett
The Challenging Nature of Research in Child Protection; H.Sneddon
Child Protection Social Work in Practice; J.Smeeton
PART III: SOCIAL WORK IN THE FIELD OF ADOPTION AND FOSTERING
Introduction; C.Jones
Adoption: From the Preservation of the Moral Order to the Needs of the Child; J.Simmonds
Legal Perspectives on Social Work in Adoption and Fostering; C.Ball
Two Theoretical Fields Relevant to the Practice of Social Work in Adoption and Fostering; C.Jones
Milestones in Adoption and Fostering Research; G.Clapton
Adoption and Fostering in Practice; S.Holland & C.Love
PART IV: RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE
Introduction; A.Kendrick
Residential Child Care Policy; J.Stanley
Residential Child Care: The Legal Foundations and Requirements; R.Sen
Theory in Residential Child Care; M.Smith
What Research Tells Us about Residential Child Care Practice; A.Kendrick
Residential Child Care in Practice; J.Bolger & J.Millar
Index.