{"product_id":"messy-social-work-richard-devine-9781805010067","title":"Messy Social Work: Learning from Frontline Practice with Children and Families","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial work is a complex career - a hugely rewarding way to make a difference in people's lives, paired with an enormous responsibility to get it right. This (unofficial) guide, grounded in the author's decade-long experience on the front line of child protection, explores the intersection between these points and how to handle the challenges of the job while celebrating its joys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis isn't a tidy list of textbook situations and perfect solutions - there are mistakes of all shapes and sizes, there are consequences, and (most importantly) there are reflections on what went wrong and how to \u003cb\u003enot \u003c\/b\u003edo the same thing in your own practice. Case studies and vignettes look into the realities of child protection from both perspectives, and what happens when what \u003cb\u003eshould \u003c\/b\u003ehappen doesn't match with what \u003cb\u003edoes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Devine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805010069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805010067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Kingsley Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard Devine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838419095807,"sku":"9781805010067","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_752c7217-3c1e-4ba3-9ff4-f242fa38de29.jpg?v=1746589778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/messy-social-work-richard-devine-9781805010067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}