ABSTRACT
This book is premised on the idea that children’s services transformations, currently happening in the UK and many other countries around the globe, are inherently and inescapably characterized by complexity. The title of this book is therefore likely to resonate forcefully with those concerned with such transformations. Clearly, an urgent need exists to uncover and examine these complexities in order to understand better the nature of current transformations. Further, new ways of conceptualizing children’s services policy and practice are vital if transformations are to bring benefits to children, young people and their families. This volume explores the view that complexities are inherent in the assumptions underlying both current and proposed future policy and practice in interdisciplinary and transprofessional working across children’s services, and, importantly, are produced as an effect of the current professional preparation of practitioners and leaders across the different sectors involved in children’s public services. The aim of this volume is therefore to provide a series of alternative perspectives that respect and draw on the diverse knowledges, skills and experiences of those from across the professions involved, in order to examine and encourage debate around the complexities of inter/professional working.
