Protecting children from abuse is a serious matter and demands a number of resources from those practitioners who undertake it. These skills can include critical thinking, tenacity, courage and compassion. This book is designed to show how the social work task of protecting children works. It aims to increase the confidence of the practitioner undertaking the work and the confidence of those who need to know and understand the processes involved in order to be better able to form part of the proactive child protection network. Chapters include: - Sexual abuse - Neglect - Emotional abuse Proactive Child Protection and Social Work locates knowledge and skills within a series of case examples from the authors' actual practice, providing clarity and authenticity, while making the book an indispensible resource for professionals and others concerned with protecting children.