McCarthy, a social worker who has worked in children's services and as a consultant in the UK, outlines three steps that can improve child safeguarding by local authority social workers in the UK: establishing a culture that enables and leads, involves relationships with clear expectations and respect, and has a clear purpose and focus to identify risk to children, develop a plan to address it, and ensure it is progressing; supporting social workers to create a stable, confident workforce that can deal with emotional challenges; and using strategies to help families change by evaluating risks and finding solutions. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)