Integrated Children's Services
- John M Davis - University of Edinburgh, UK
Working together with fellow professionals across different sectors of children's services is central to good practice for all those who work with children and young people. This book looks at how children's services can work together more effectively; by taking an approach that is grounded in research, the book engages critically with both the benefits and the pitfalls of integrated working.
The importance of relationships, roles, responsibilities and strategic planning is discussed, and chapters cover:
- What integrated working looks like in practice
- How early years services work
- Ethnicity
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Disability and integrated working
The book encourages the reader to reflect on their own background and how this influences their view of specific children, families and fellow professionals, as well as their own practice. Suitable for all those working with children and young people from Birth to 19 in any aspect of children's services, this book will ensure professionals work together successfully to the benefit of all.
A great text for all those working with children and young people. A highly recommended text for students and staff in the sector.
Accessible and supports many perspectives.
This is an excellent text which will be used extensively to inform sessions.
Very useful, up to date and accessible.
a valuable supplementary reading book for both our nursing and social work students
This is an excellent book for students, clearly written and informative.
Excellent and informative book in the context of multi-professional working
Useful text book which can be used on a variety of programmes such as Education Studies, Health and Social Welfare and Social Work. Contains relevant up to date material.
Interesting updated discussion on issues of integrated services in England. The text provides examples from practice. It helps students to develop a more reflective insight into the issues of working with other professionals
An excellent book that is well structured, and accessible to read. It is very relevant to a range of modules from level 4 through to 6 on the Early Childhood Studies course.
