Sense and Sensibility in Social Work with Families and Children

Introductory chapter - Edgar Marthinsen

Part 1: Sense and sensibility as epistemology for social work

1.Reflections on the possibilities and challenges offered by a social model of protecting children - Brid Featherstone, Anna Gupta and Kate Morris

2.The virtuous cycle of using supportive measures to reduce red tape and meet families’ needs - Edgar Marthinsen

3.The potential of practice research to advance a Framework for Protective Support and Supportive Protection (PS-SP) with Children, Young People, and Families - Carmel Devaney and Caroline McGregor

4.Rethinking the meaning of institutionalization in child protection - Francesca Maci and Paola Milani

Part 2: Sense and sensibility as practice

5.Towards collaborative and innovative practice improvement paradigm in child protection? - Päivi Petrelius, Laura Yliruka, Kaarina Mönkkönen

6.Participative and Transformative Evaluation: children, families, and practitioners as co-researchers through ‘reflective thinking’ processes - Sara Serbati

7.Community Mapping as a participative tool to enhance informal social support: possible pathways for practitioners - Andrea Petrella

8.The training of trainers as a way to share sense and sensibility in the programme P.I.P.P.I. - Marco Ius

9.Care leavers in the Italian child protection system: from action research to advocacy of more inclusive policies and relationships through participatory processes - Federico Zullo, Martina Sabetta, Samanta Ferri, Diletta Mauri

10.A mind for learning and innovation - Lena A. Ulfseth, Willy Lichtwarck, Anne Moe and Edgar Marthinsen

11.Group work with children and vulnerable families - Nuria Fuentes-Peláez, Sara Pérez, Judit Rabassa, Belén Parra, Gemma Crous, Paulo Padilla

Epilogue