Good Practice in Child Protection is a timely, practical manual for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases. It is soundly based on theory but, taking into consideration the vast complexities of child protection work and the difficulty of the decisions that have to be made, its main emphasis is on the practice and experiences of the agencies which deal with the work on a daily basis. Designed to be used in any setting to facilitate learning about theory, practice and the multi-disciplinary approach, and including exercises to improve practice in specific areas of child protection work, the book emphasises throughout how the contributions of all agencies can best be used and co-ordinated to help the child and his or her family.