Social Work with Children

First published in 1972, Social Work with Children presents a detailed examination of children and their needs in our society.

The author moves from an initial discussion of the pleasures and pressures inherent in parenthood, towards considering how children may be helped in their social development. She distinguishes between situations in which children may benefit from direct casework help and those in which aid may be more appropriately offered by parents or ‘caretakers’ and shows how suc...