This valuable textbook for advanced students and practitioners helps readers cultivate a deeper knowledge and critical understanding of the contexts in which practice with children and young people takes place and to develop as critical reflective practitioners.
This new edition is substantially updated to reflect the changes in the field since the publication of the first edition and contains multiple additional chapters discussing new and emerging topics.

Contributions by: Jonathan Rix, Sue Higham, Jane Martin, Anna Souhami, Jane Payler, Osian Rees, Victoria Cooper, Ximena Poblete, Andy Taylor, Jayne Osgood, Andy Rixon, Keith Pringle, Maria Eriksson, Jenny Douglas, Jennifer Crane, Lisa Arai, Phil Jones