The Future of Children’s Care
Critical Perspectives on Children’s Services Reform
Edited by Robin Sen and Christian Kerr
Published
Apr 1, 2023Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447368267Dimensions
216 x 240 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 1, 2023Page count
208 pagesISBN
978-1447368281Dimensions
216 x 240 mmImprint
Policy Press
Robin Sen is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh and a qualified social worker who has practiced in statutory child and family social work in Scotland. He is also a qualified practice educator.
Christian Kerr is Lecturer in Social Work at Northumbria University and has worked as a community mental health worker, a mental health advocate, qualified social worker, practice educator and expert witness.
1. Introduction - Dr. Robin Sen and Christian Kerr
2. Where now? Children’s rights in England in the 2020s - Carolyne Willow
3. Intersectionality: Re-imagining children's services using a decolonial frame - Sweta Rajan-Rankin, Rebekah Pierre and Isobel Drew
4. Humane social work practice: creating a more parent friendly system - Annie, Surviving Safeguarding
5. Moving beyond the social work industrial complex? - Robin Sen and Christian Kerr
6. Networks of power and influence in children's services - Joe Hanley
7. Kinship care for England and Wales in the 2020s: challenges and opportunities - Paul Shuttleworth
8. Looking forward: Adoption in the 2020s and beyond - Avery Bowser
8. The legitimacy of children’s services - Jo Warner
9. Caring for children and young people in state care in the 2020s - John Radoux
10. A social model of child protection into the 2020s - Brid Featherstone and Anna Gupta
11. Conclusion - Dr. Robin Sen and Christian Kerr
