02870nam a2200373Ia 4500 313171 20191015020339.0 120710s2013 cau 000 0 eng 2012943950 9781412919227 (hb : alk. paper) 9781412919234 (pb : alk. paper) DLC DLC spa pcc HV6626 .L35 2013 362.82 Laing, Lesley. 243964 Social work & domestic violence : developing critical & reflective practice / Lesley Laing & Cathy Humphreys ; with Kate Cavanagh. Social work and domestic violence developing critical and reflective practice. First edition. Los Angeles, California : SAGE Publications, c2013. 1302 ix, 173 pages illustrations ; 25 centimeters. Includes bibliographical references (pages [144] - 167) and index. Introduction: Key Concepts in Social Work and Domestic Violence -- Naming and Framing Domestic Violence: Engaging with Complexity -- Contemporary Legal and Policy Contexts -- Practices with Women -- Children and Domestic Violence: Complexities in Responding to the Statutory Duty to Protect -- Practices with Men in the Domestic Violence Context -- Multi-agency Work: Collaborating for Women's and Children's Safety -- Concluding Reflections. "Domestic violence affects all areas of Social Work. This book shows how Social Workers can intervene in everyday practice with victims, their families and perpetrators of domestic abuse. It provides students with knowledge of theory, research and policy to put directly in practice across a variety of legal and service-user contexts. The authors draw on their extensive experience as practitioners and researchers in the field, placing particular focus on evidence-based practice. Topics covered include: Child protection ; Interprofessional collaboration ; The policy and legal context ; Working with women ; Working with men. Each chapter begins with a case study and concludes with reflective questions to highlight practice dilemmas and challenge students to reflect critically. Further reading from a rich range of sources guides readers to expand their knowledge. This book will be valuable reading for students studying domestic violence, child protection, and family social work, as well as practitioners of Social Work."-- Publisher's website. Family social work 94624 Local Family violence Local 94629 Family violence Prevention. Local 94629 Australian Humpheys, Catherine. author. 236835 Cavanagh, Kate 1951- editor of compilation. 208720 6 HV6626 .L35 2013 230958 230958 0 0 lc 0 HV_6626_000000000000000__L35_2013 0 mbl 128248 12 12 20 2016-05-27 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 75.87 504005 0 HV6626 .L35 2013 50000003245924 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:313171 6