Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: making sense of Every Child Matters - Richard Barker; Beginning to understand Every Child Matters - Richard Barker
Inter-professional working and the Children's Workforce - Alison I. Machin and Pamela Graham; Education and Every Child Matters - Pat Broadhead and Doug Martin; Early years, childcare and Every Child Matters - Joan Santer and Lindey Cookson; Children's centres and Every Child Matters - Sue Barker; Nursing and Every Child Matters - Steve Campbell and Judith Hunter; Maternity care and Every Child Matters - Fiona Hutchinson; Playwork and Every Child Matters - Lesli Godfrey; Social work and Every Child Matters - Richard Barker and Sue Barker; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Every Child Matters - Allan Brownrigg; Every Child Matters: current possibilities, future opportunities, and challenges? - Richard Barker.

About the Author

Richard Barker is Chair in Child Welfare in the School of Health, Community and Education Studies at Northumbria University. He is a qualified social worker and teacher who has extensive practice, evaluation and consultancy experience of children's services in the UK and Europe.

Reviews

"This book provides child practitioners in public, private and voluntary settings with a valuable text to guide their practice. It is an essential text for students studying for child and young people's care qualifications and undergraduate studies, while post-graduate students will find it an excellent reference resource." Brenda Roberts, Academic Lead Children and Young People, Edgehill University"Richard Barker and his fellow contributors have produced an impressive and detailed analysis of the practice implications of Every Child Matters. I am delighted to recommend this book to all those working with children and young people." Michael Leadbetter, Chair, Children's Workforce Development Council. "'... very much an example of a book doing just what it says on the label. It is a must-have for all those working with, planning for or studying the health and social care of children and their families." Charlotte Pearson in Community Care 2009