A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents
The CARE Programme
1st Edition
Published on 2. October 2006
234 pages
978-0-470-09253-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a practical guide to the CARE programme, a homevisiting programme that aims to assess infants? growth, developmentand psycho-social transitions in their first year of life and thattogether with the Index of Need checklist aims to engage parents inrisk assessment. It provides evidence-based research for theprogramme, and gives clinical examples of how to use the assessmenttools (including the Index of Need) and how to work with parents.The authors take a ?partnership with parents? approach throughout,while bearing in mind the practical workload issues thatpractitioners face.
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"...a timely book...after reading this, I believe it helps inform the debate on how to improve outcomes for children." (Children Now, April 2007)More details
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Kevin D. Browne | Jo Douglas | Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis
A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and Their Parents
The C.A.R.E. Programme
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Wiley
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Kevin D. Browne | Jo Douglas | Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis
A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents
The CARE Programme
Book
08/2006
1st Edition
Wiley
€67.50
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Persons
Jo Douglas is a child clinical psychologist and was Head of Psychology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. She is the author of seven books, including Toddler Troubles published by Wiley in 2002.
Kevin Browne is Professor of Forensic and Family Psychology at Birmingham University. He has edited two Wiley books, and was one of Child Abuse Review's founding editors.
Catherine Hamilton is a lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Birmingham. She is co-editor of Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse, which was published by Wiley.
Content
About the Authors vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction: Childcare and Protection -a Public HealthApproach 1
2 Overview of the CARE Programme - the First Year of Life12
3 The Index of Need 31
4 The Emotional Development of Infants and Their Parents 54
5 Observation of Parent-infant Interaction 70
6 Caseload Management 89
7 How to Help Parents in the Best Interests of the Child 97
8 Child Protection 113
9 Case Illustrations of the CARE Package 121
10 Evaluation of the CARE Programme 134
11 Conclusion - the Cost-effectiveness of Community NurseHome Visiting 149
Appendix 1: 'Looking at Your Needs' Booklet forMidwives 157
Appendix 2: 'Looking at Your Needs' Booklet forHealth Visitors 163
Appendix 3: Form A 169
Appendix 4: Form B 175
Appendix 5: Form C 185
References 199
Index 213
