Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of figures and tables xi
4. Notes on contributors xii
5. Introduction 1
6. Sense and Sensibility as epistemology for social work
7. Reflections on the possibilities and challenges offered by a social model of protecting children 19
8. The virtuous cycle of using supportive measures to reduce red tape and meet families’ needs 35
9. The potential of practice research to advance a framework for protective support and supportive protection (PS-SP) with children, young people and families 51
10. Rethinking the concept of institutionalisation in child protection 69
11. Sense and Sensibility as practice
12. Towards a collaborative and innovative practice improvement paradigm in child protection? 93
13. Participative and Transformative Evaluation: children, families and practitioners as co-researchers through ‘reflective thinking’ processes 114
14. Community mapping as a participative tool to enhance informal social support: possible pathways for practitioners 134
15. The training of trainers as a way to share sense and sensibility in the P.I.P.P.I. programme 156
16. Care leavers in the Italian child protection system: from action research to advocacy of more inclusive policies and relationships 174
17. A mind for learning and innovation 191
18. Communication as the backbone of intervention with group programmes in the child protection system: exploring challenges and tools 214
19. Epilogue 231
20. Index 234