Cover; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section One: Setting the Scene; 1 Child Protection Practice; 2 Strengths-Based Practice ; 3 Strengths-Based Child Protection Practice; 4 Hearing from the Front Lines ; Section One Summary; Section Two: Choosing Not to Use Strengths-Based Practice; 5 The Question of Applicability; 6 Relating Therapeutically; 7 Supporting Client Self-Determination; 8 Connecting to Internal and External Resources ; 9 Pursuing a Balanced Understanding ; Section Two Summary; Section Three: Firm, Fair, and Friendly Practice

10 Inviting Maximum Collaboration and Using Strengths11 Using Authority Purposefully ; 12 Being Transparent; 13 Attending to the Interaction; 14 Judging Impartially ; 15 Seeing Clients as Human; Section Three Summary; Section Four: Becoming a Strengths-Based Child Protection Practitioner; 16 Identifying as a Strengths-Based Child Protection Practitioner; 17 Educating the Strengths-Based Child Protection Practitioner; 18 Supporting the Strengths-Based Child Protection Practitioner; Section Four Summary: Looking Back, Out, and Forward; Appendix: Role Plays; References; Index