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7SSEC003
7
Spring
30
This module examines the relationship between the family and the state with regard to the welfare and protection of children. We analyse the significance of social and cultural constructions of childhood in defining the concept of maltreatment and consider structural and ecological explanations for the incidence and recognition of child maltreatment as well as individual and familial risk factors for child maltreatment. We discuss the challenges in professional identification and responses to child protection and the appropriate role of the state in supporting parenting and in compulsory intervention in private family life. We study the key features of the English child protection system and consider whether it achieves an appropriate balance between family support, parents' rights and the protection of children. We consider alternative care arrangements for children who are unable to be cared for by their birth parents and the outcomes for children who are parented by the state. Throughout the module our focus is on the promotion of the best interests of the child through the prevention and identification of child maltreatment, understanding the effects on the child and consideration of appropriate legal, policy and professional interventions and treatment.
5,000 word assignment (100%)
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