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1. Rebalanced and refocused social work practice?

This article discusses the rise and dominance of child protection work in the United Kingdom before moving on to consider the legislative attempt, via the Children Act 1989 in England, Wales and N. Ireland

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The 1970s heralded the beginnings of a major shift in focus within child care social work in the United Kingdom, and the preventive, family support approach that had characterised practice since the 1940s was gradually, but decisively, replaced by a central concern with child abuse. This paper outlines the rise and dominance of child protection work in the United Kingdom before moving more...

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Child Care in Practice, Vol: 12 Page: 97-112 2006
David Hayes

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