Social Workers: overworked, under-resourced, misunderstood. Still showing up. Have you ever wondered what it might be like to work with some of the nation's most vulnerable children and families?Jenny Hurst is a Child Protection Social Worker entrusted with the Season children. Can she support this family to stay together, without falling victim to her own burnout?Lisa Season only ever wanted to be a mum.
Is the prospect of having her children permanently removed enough to motivate her to make the changes necessary to avoid losing them?All Autumn Season wants is to be part of a normal family, like her best friend, Starr. Will her mum do what it takes to keep Autumn and her siblings together? Fractured is a novel informed by the authors' experiences of working in child protection social work in the UK and Australia.
Social Workers: overworked, under-resourced, misunderstood. Still showing up. Have you ever wondered what it might be like to work with some of the nation's most vulnerable children and families?Jenny Hurst is a Child Protection Social Worker entrusted with the Season children. Can she support this family to stay together, without falling victim to her own burnout?Lisa Season only ever wanted to be a mum.
Is the prospect of having her children permanently removed enough to motivate her to make the changes necessary to avoid losing them?All Autumn Season wants is to be part of a normal family, like her best friend, Starr. Will her mum do what it takes to keep Autumn and her siblings together? Fractured is a novel informed by the authors' experiences of working in child protection social work in the UK and Australia.