Jan Horwath & Dendy Platt 
The Child’s World, Third Edition [EPUB ebook] 
The Essential Guide to Assessing Vulnerable Children, Young People and their Families

1. Introduction – Jan Horwarth, University Of Sheffield, And Dendy Platt, University Of Bristol; 2. The Assessment Task – Jan Horwath; 3. The Assessment Process: Gathering Information – Jan Horwath; 4. The Assessment Process: Making Sense Of The Information, Analysis And Forming Judgements – Danielle Turney, University Of Bristol, And Dendy Platt; 5. Effective Communication With Children And Young People – Audrey Tait, Captains Road Social Work Centre, Edinburgh And Helen Wosu, University Of Edinburgh; 6. Open Door: Involving Pre-School Children – Ruth Marchant, Triangle, UK; 7. Engaging Parents In The Assessment Process – Danielle Turney And Gillian Ruch, University Of Sussex; 8. Multidisciplinary Participation In Assessment From Early Help To Child Protection – Julie Taylor, University Of Birmingham, Dawn Hodson, NSPCC, UK And Patrick Neil, Consultant, Oxford; 9. Assessing Parenting: Contemporary Perspectives On Parenting – Stan Houston, Queen’s University Belfast; 10. Dimensions of Parenting – Liz Hadcroft, Consultant, Norfolk And David Jones, Oxford; 11. Assessing Parental Motivation And Ability To Change – Dendy Platt And Katie Riches; 12. The Impact Of Parenting Issues On Parenting Capacity – Michael Murphy And Michaela Rogers, University Of Salford; 13. Assessing Parents with Learning Difficulties – Beth Tarleton and Nadine Tilbury, University of Bristol; 14. Assessing The Developmental Needs Of The Child – Aideen Naughton, NHS Wales; 15. Assessing Health Needs – Jane Appleton, Oxford Brookes University and Karen Whittaker, University of Central Lancashire; 16. Assessing Educational Needs – Christine Gould And Barbara Lawrie, Yorkshire; 17. Emotional And Behavioural Development: The Importance Of Attachments – David And Yvonne Shemmings, University Of Kent; 18. Assessing Cumulative Harm In Cases Of Emotional Abuse And Neglect – Jan Horwath; 19. Assessing Possible Physical Abuse – Arnon Bentovim And Stephen Pizzey, The Child And Family Practice, London; 20. Assessing Possible Sexual Abuse In The Family – Arnon Bentovim, Stephen Pizzey And Jenny Gray; 21. Assessing Possible Child Sexual Exploitation And On-Line Abuse – Emilie Smeaton, Paradigm Research, York; 22. Assessing The Needs Of Asylum Seeking And Trafficked Children – Emma Palmer, University Of Lancaster; 23. Assessing The Needs Of Young People Who Sexually Abuse – Simon Hackett, University Of Durham; 24. Assessments Involving Young People With Complex Needs – Ruth Marchant; 25. Assessing The Needs Of Young Carers – Katherine Bishop, Research In Practice, Sheffield; 26. Identifying The Needs Of Young People Leaving Care – Emily Munro, University Of Bedfordshire; 27. Pre-Birth Assessments – Jane Barlow, University Of Warwick; 28. The Impact Of Poverty On Vulnerable Children And Families – Dave Backwith, Anglia Ruskin University; 29. Family And Community Support Needs For Vulnerable Families – Dave Backwith; 30. Working With Cultural & Religious Diversity – Claudia Bernard, Goldsmiths, University Of London; Contributor Bios; Index

Emily R. Munro is Research Fellow at the Centre for Child and Family Research (CCf R), Loughborough University. Her research interests include the interaction between different professional groups in the decision-making process influencing life pathways and outcomes for vulnerable children and innovative methodologies to ensure that services users’ views inform policy and practice.