For child protection to succeed, parents and professionals must work together. This book focuses on the parental experience of child protection and its importance in professional practice. Using reconstructive research, the author demonstrates the centrality of understanding and being understood for successful cooperation. The author views child protection as a socially constructed, organised concept, offering opportunities for democratic negotiation on an equal footing. Parents express their desire for autonomy, participation and recognition within a support system that they perceive as powerful. This book makes the reality of their lives the central object of investigation.
