Respecting Children

At the centre of Margaret Crompton’s book, originally published in 1980, stands the child as client. The book is concerned with the constraints on social workers and their very real difficulties in coping with the children on their caseloads. Means of making contact and establishing helpful relationships with the child are discussed with a wide range of examples reflecting different circumstances and different objectives. The author makes a powerful case that social work with children at risk is vital if they are to grow into mature adults.

The book will be of interest to students of social work who will find their own problems illuminated by the discussion and detailed case histories.