What we seem to have in the UK is child rearing by legislation, and not by love or common sense.
The state interferes too much in all our daily lives, and many parents don't know where they stand.
I abhor the whole 'interference culture' that seems to have become such a growth industry.
I also cannot see what book learning and case studies can teach you about life. Only living can do that, Social work theories are just that, theories, they bear little relation to realities in many cases.
Giok