Early Intervention
Supporting and Strengthening Families
1st Edition
Published on 9. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
135 pages
978-1-78046-036-9 (ISBN)
Description
Early investment in vulnerable families, both in terms of the timing of early support or at the onset of issues, is more effective and cheaper than specialist support which is offered only once problems become complex. One of the best ways to keep children safe is to develop innovative ways of enhancing the quality of help received by families, to redesign services around children and families' needs, and to provide an early help through better inter-agency working. This book examines early intervention policy across the UK and promising practice initiatives which have been designed to support vulnerable families.
Reviews / Votes
'As shown in the chapters of the book many families are willing and able to advance their own best interests' The points mentioned here are inspired by reading the very interesting and necessary book and by Jove, it is inspiring to read about a broad range of interventions that succeed. Therefore, practitioners, researchers, and politicians would benefit from reading, understanding and discussing the effects of the various interventions presented in this book.'European Journal of Social Work
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 138 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78046-036-9 (9781780460369)
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05/2015
Dunedin Academic Press
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Person
Dr Sharon Vincent is Reader in Social Work and Communities at Northumbria University. She worked previously at the University of Wolverhampton and at the Edinburgh/NSPCC Centre for UK-wide Learning in Child Protection (CLiCP).
Content
The Contributors. Glossary of Abbreviations. Introduction. 1. Early Intervention: A Perspective from Wales - Andrew Pithouse and Rhoda Emlyn Jones; 2. The Policy Context in Scotland - Wendy Rose; 3. Strengthening Families? From Labour to the Coalition 1997-2014) - Graeme Simpson; 4. Family Support and Child Welfare in Ireland: Capacities and Possibilities - Pat Dolan, Berni Smith, Mary Smith and John Davis; 5. Family Group Conferencing: A Promising Practice in the Context of Early Intervention in Northern Ireland - David Hayes, Michael Hoy and Paul Kellagher; 6. Empowering Vulnerable and Troubled Families - Area Family Support Teams in Walsall - Sharon Vincent; 7. Love Barrow Families: A Case Study of Transforming Public Services - Katrina Robson, Alison Tooby and Robbie Duschinsky; 8. Families as Enablers of Change: The Family by Family Programme in Australia - Dana Shen, Karen Lewis, Lauren Simpson, Danielle Madsen, Leanne Evans, Fiona Arney and Gill Westhorp. References. Index.