Protecting Children

This fully up-dated second edition of Protecting Children provides the framework for understanding child abuse and child protection issues for people who work with children in a variety of professional and informal settings. Written in Kay's characteristically lucid and approachable style, the text brims with case studies, points for reflection, self-assessment exercises and suggestions for developing readers' own practices.

Written in plain language, this book provides a basic understanding of child abuse and child protection issues in a UK context, for childcare workers, foster carers, and nursery and preschool workers. Some sections will also contribute to the knowledge base of candidates for the NVQ in Early Years Care and Education (level 3) and the NVQ in Caring for Children and Young People (level 3). Coverage progresses from types of abuse through indicators, responses, the legal framework, and protecting children from abuse. Learning features include checklists, exercises and sample answers, case studies, and a glossary. Author information is not given. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Janet Kay is a Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.